COT Speculators drop USD bets for 9th week. Gold bets rise to 10-week high

December 7, 2019

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Currency Speculators trim US Dollar Index bets for 9th week. AUD & NZD bets rise

Large currency speculators cut back on 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.

WTI Crude Oil Speculators sharply dropped their bullish bets after strong run up

The large speculator contracts of WTI crude futures totaled a net position of 428,035 contracts, according to the latest data this week. This was a change of -42,901 contracts from the previous weekly total. See full article.

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10-Year Note Speculators raised their bearish bets to 11-week high

Large speculator contracts of the 10-Year Bond futures totaled a net position of -221,895 contracts, according to the latest data this week. This was a change of -76,150 contracts from the previous weekly total. See full article.

Gold Speculators lifted their bullish bets to highest in 10 weeks

Large precious metals speculator contracts of the Gold futures totaled a net position of 290,705 contracts, according to the latest data this week. This was a change of 19,071 contracts from the previous weekly total. See full article

VIX Speculators cut bearish bets for a 2nd week after record high

Large stock market volatility speculator contracts of the VIX futures totaled a net position of -199,312 contracts, according to the latest data this week. This was a change of 11,387 contracts from the previous weekly total. See full article.

Silver Speculators cut back on their bullish bets for 1st time in 3 weeks

Large precious metals speculator contracts of the silver futures totaled a net position of 50,227 contracts, according to the latest data this week. This was a change of -2,283 contracts from the previous weekly total. See full article.

Copper Speculators slightly reduced their bearish bets this week

Metals speculator contracts of the copper futures totaled a net position of -37,707 contracts, according to the latest data this week. This was a change of 855 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).

 

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