Latest Commitment of Traders positions (Commodities) as of April 18th 2017

CFTC commitment of traders report was released on Friday (21st April) and cover positions up to Tuesday (18th 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 for a fifth consecutive week.  The net long position increased by 23,102 contracts to +195.8K contracts.               

• Copper – – Net position long and decreasing

Long positions declined for the eleventh time in twelve weeks. The net longs decreased by 9,802 contracts to +16K contracts.

• Silver – Net position long and decreasing

In contrast to gold, the long positions decreased last week and by 1,628 contracts to +103.9K contracts.

• WTI Crude – Net position long and increasing

Speculators increased long positions for the third consecutive week and by 6,840 contracts, which brought the net positions to +443.9K contracts.

• Natural gas – position shifted to long

Shorts declined for a third consecutive week and in such a fashion that the net position turned from negative to the positive. The net long position increased by 6,492 contracts last week that brought the net position to +3K contracts.