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Here are this week’s links to the latest Commitment of Traders data changes that were released on Friday.
- Forex Speculators raised US Dollar Index bets for 18th week
- WTI Crude Oil Speculators dropped their bullish bets for 3rd week
- 10-Year Note Speculators edged bearish bets higher to new record
- Bitcoin Speculators cut their bearish bets to lowest since 2017
- Gold Speculators pushed their bets more bearish
- S&P500 Mini Speculators sharply lowered their bullish bets
- Eurodollar Speculators reduced bearish bets for sixth straight week
- VIX Speculators decreased their bearish net positions
- Silver Speculators added to their bearish net positions
- Copper Speculators go bearish for 1st time since 2016
Forex Speculators raised US Dollar Index bets for 18th week
US Dollar Index bets at highest since May 2017
The latest data for the weekly Commitment of Traders (COT) report, released by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) on Friday, showed that large traders and currency speculators once again boosted their bets for the US Dollar Index this week while also raising their bearish bets for the euro and British pound sterling. See full article
WTI Crude Oil Speculators dropped their bullish bets for 3rd week
The non-commercial contracts of WTI crude futures totaled a net position of 538,785 contracts, according to data from this week. This was a slide of -34,643 contracts from the previous weekly total. See full article
Gold Speculators pushed their bets more bearish
The large speculator contracts of gold futures totaled a net position of -8,710 contracts. This was a weekly decline of -5,022 contracts from the previous week. See full article
10-Year Note Speculators edged bearish bets higher to new record this week
The large speculator contracts of 10-year treasury note futures totaled a net position of -700,514 contracts. This was a weekly reduction of -2,320 contracts from the previous week. See full article
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S&P500 Mini Speculators sharply lowered their bullish bets this week
Large stock market speculators strongly cut back on their bullish net positions in the S&P500 Mini futures markets this week. See full article
Silver Speculators added to their bearish net positions this week
The non-commercial contracts of silver futures totaled a net position of -7,158 contracts, according to data from this week. This was a weekly fall of -4,322 contracts from the previous totals. See full article
Copper Speculators go bearish for 1st time since 2016
The large speculator contracts of copper futures totaled a net position of -1,699 contracts. This was a weekly shortfall of -4,787 contracts from the data of the previous week. See full article
Article by CountingPips.com
The Commitment of Traders report data is published in raw form every Friday by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) and shows the futures positions of market participants as of the previous Tuesday (data is reported 3 days behind).
To learn more about this data please visit the CFTC website at http://www.cftc.gov/MarketReports/CommitmentsofTraders/index.htm
