Gold Prices Fall Amid Rate Jitters; Copper Steady as China Stimulus Eyed 
 as of August 9th, 2016 - EconoTimes)
CFTC commitment of traders report was released on Friday (12th August) and cover positions up to Tuesday (9th 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
The net-long in gold decreased last week. The net long position declined by 7,736 contracts to +286.4K contracts.
- Copper – Net position long and decreasing
Net short positions increased so that net position flipped from long to short. The net-longs decreased by 7,860 contracts to -5.2K contracts.
- Silver – Net position long and decreasing
The net-long position in silver got reduced by 2,370 contracts to +91.1K contracts. Net-longs saw a second consecutive decrease after long seven weeks of consecutive gains.
- WTI Crude – Net position long and decreasing
Crude oil saw another reduction in net long positions by 8,942 contracts to +258.2K contracts. Net longs have declined for seventh consecutive week.
- Natural gas – Net position short and increasing
Natural gas net-shorts increased after a decline for third consecutive week. Net-short positions rose sharply by 11,724 contracts to -114.6K contracts.
