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 as of August 30th, 2016 - EconoTimes)
CFTC commitment of traders report was released on Friday (2nd September) and cover positions up to Tuesday (30th August). 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 decreasing
After a rise in the last week, net long positions declined again. Long positions have declined in three of the past four weeks. The net long position declined by 18,268 contracts to +276.3K contracts.
- Copper – Net position short and increasing
Net short positions increased for second consecutive week. The net-short increased by 15,207 contracts to -21.9K contracts.
- Silver – Net position long and increasing
The net-long position in silver increased for the first time in five weeks. The net longs increased by 1,151 contracts to +84.3K contracts.
- WTI Crude – Net position long and increasing
Crude oil saw a sizable decrease in net long position after a big rise in the last two weeks. The net long positions decreased by 12,456 contracts to +341.3K contracts.
- Natural gas – Net position short and decreasing
Natural gas net-shorts decreased sharply last week. Net-short positions declined by 22,795 contracts to -95.9K contracts.
