CFTC commitment of traders report was released on Friday (20th April) and cover positions up to Tuesday (17th April). COT report is not a complete presenter of entire market positions; however, it represents a good chunk of institutional traders, to have a feel of what expected by the big players.
Kindly note, in some cases, numbers are rounded to nearest decimal.
- Gold – Net position long and increasing
Long positions rose last week. The net long positions got increased by 7,697 contracts to +163.1K contracts.
- Copper – Net position long and increasing
Long positions rose for a third consecutive week. The net longs increased by 7,011 contracts to +30.7K contracts.
- Silver – Net position short and decreasing
The short positions declined for a second consecutive week and by 14,746 contracts to -87 contracts.
- WTI Crude – Net position long and increasing
Speculators increased long positions for a second consecutive week and by 21,051 contracts, which brought the net positions to +728.1 contracts.
- Natural gas – Net position short and decreasing
Short positions rose last week marginally and by 8,976 contracts that pushed the net position to -89.3K contracts.
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