Latest Commitment of Traders positions (Commodities) as of May 17th, 2016

CFTC commitment of traders report was released on Friday (20th May) and cover positions up to Tuesday (17th 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 increasing

Gold saw marginal increase in net long position by 1,390 contracts to +266.3K contracts.

• Copper – Net position short and increasing

Copper net short position saw another sharp increase in short position. Net short position increased by 7,820 contracts to -30.6K contracts.

• Silver – Net position long and decreasing

Silver net long position declined by 3,069 contracts to +77.2K contracts.

• WTI Crude – Net position long and increasing

Crude oil saw sharp increase in net long position by 76,809 contracts to +368.8K contracts.          

• Natural gas – Net position short and decreasing

Natural gas saw marginal net short covering of 2,132 contracts to -132.5K contracts.