COT Report: Speculators raise USD Index & WTI Crude bets, cut Gold & Silver sharply

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March 9, 2019 – By CountingPips.com – Receive our weekly COT Reports by Email

Here are this week’s links to the latest Commitment of Traders data changes that were released on Friday.

• Speculators rebooted US Dollar Index bullish bets. Yen bets go more bearish
• WTI Crude Oil Speculators raised their bullish bets for 3rd straight week
• 10-Year Note Speculator position is virtually unchanged this week
• Gold Speculators pulled back sharply on their bullish bets this week
• Bitcoin Speculators raised their bearish bets for 4th time in 5 weeks
• S&P500 Mini Speculators added to their bearish bets this week
• Silver Speculators sharply liquidated their bullish bets this week
• Copper Speculators bets rose for 6th time out of 7 weeks

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Speculators rebooted US Dollar Index bullish bets. Yen bets go more bearish

Large currency speculators boosted their net positions in the US Dollar Index futures markets this week, according to the latest Commitment of Traders (COT) data released by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) on Friday. See full article.

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WTI Crude Oil Speculators raised their bullish bets for 3rd straight week

The large speculator contracts of WTI crude futures totaled a net position of 348,801 contracts, according to the latest data this week. This was a change of 21,130 contracts from the previous weekly total. See full article.

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10-Year Note Speculator position is virtually unchanged this week

Large speculator contracts of the 10-Year Bond futures totaled a net position of -233,376 contracts, according to the latest data this week. This was a change of 619 contracts from the previous weekly total. See full article.

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Gold Speculators pulled back sharply on their bullish bets this week

Large precious metals speculator contracts of the Gold futures totaled a net position of 88,018 contracts, according to the latest data this week. This was a change of -47,678 contracts from the previous weekly total. See full article.

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Bitcoin Speculators raised their bearish bets for 4th time in 5 weeks

Cryptocurrency speculator contracts of the Bitcoin futures totaled a net position of -1,438 contracts, according to the latest data this week. This was a change of -158 contracts from the previous weekly total. See full article.

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S&P500 Mini Speculators added to their bearish bets this week

Large stock market speculator contracts of the S&P500 mini futures totaled a net position of -103,387 contracts, according to the latest data this week. This was a change of -16,882 contracts from the previous weekly total. See full article.

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Silver Speculators sharply liquidated their bullish bets this week

Large precious metals speculator contracts of the silver futures totaled a net position of 32,521 contracts, according to the latest data this week. This was a change of -25,792 contracts from the previous weekly total. See full article.

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Copper Speculators bets rose for 6th time out of 7 weeks

Metals speculator contracts of the copper futures totaled a net position of 31,256 contracts, according to the latest data this week. This was a change of 8,872 contracts from the previous weekly total. See full article.

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*COT Report: The COT data, released weekly to the public each Friday, is updated through the most recent Tuesday (data is 3 days old) and shows a quick view of how large speculators or non-commercials (for-profit traders) were positioned in the futures markets.

The CFTC categorizes trader positions according to commercial hedgers (traders who use futures contracts for hedging as part of the business), non-commercials (large traders who speculate to realize trading profits) and nonreportable traders (usually small traders/speculators).

Find CFTC criteria here: (http://www.cftc.gov/MarketReports/CommitmentsofTraders/ExplanatoryNotes/index.htm).