Latest Commitment of Traders positions (Commodities) as of May 16th 2017

CFTC commitment of traders report was released on Friday (19th May) and cover positions up to Tuesday (16th May). 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

Long positions declined for the third consecutive week.  The net long position decreased by 23,282 contracts to +126.7K contracts.          

• Copper – – Net position long and increasing

Long positions increased marginally last week. The net longs increased by 565 contracts to +8.6K contracts.

• Silver – Net position long and decreasing

Long positions declined for a fifth consecutive week and by 10,651 contracts to +43K contracts.

• WTI Crude – Net position long and decreasing

Speculators covered long positions for a fourth consecutive week and by 12,152 contracts, which brought the net positions to +388.7K contracts.

• Natural gas – Net position long and increasing

Long position increased by 37,143 contracts and that pushed the net position to +56.6K contracts.