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Weekly CFTC Net Speculator Report
VIX: Large traders and speculators increased their bearish positions in the VIX futures market on December 3rd for a fifth consecutive week, according to the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) data released on Friday. The VIX non-commercial contracts, consisting of large speculators and hedge funds, totaled a net position of -62,050 contracts in the data reported for December 3rd. This was a change of -2,026 contracts from the previous week’s total of -60,024 net contracts that was registered on November 26th. Over the same time-frame, the VIX index score increased from 12.81 on Tuesday November 26th to 14.55 on Tuesday December 3rd, according to the Chicago Board Options Exchange (CBOE) Volatility Index.
Last 6 Weeks of Large Trader Positions
| Date | Net Non-Commericals | Change | VIX Score |
| 10/29/2013 | -39673 | 3624 | 13.41 |
| 11/05/2013 | -41908 | -2235 | 13.27 |
| 11/12/2013 | -44525 | -2617 | 12.82 |
| 11/19/2013 | -54855 | -10330 | 13.39 |
| 11/26/2013 | -60024 | -5169 | 12.81 |
| 12/03/2013 | -62050 | -2026 | 14.55 |
*COT Report: The weekly commitment of traders report summarizes the total trader positions for open contracts in the futures trading 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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