CFTC commitment of traders report was released on Friday (26th May) and cover positions up to Tuesday (23rd 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
Long positions increased for the first time in four weeks. The net long position decreased by 33,043 contracts to +159.8K contracts.
- Copper – – Net position long and increasing
Long positions increased for second consecutive week. The net longs increased by 4,385 contracts to +13K contracts.
- Silver – Net position long and increasing
Long positions increased for the first time in six weeks and by 8,169 contracts to +51.1K contracts.
- WTI Crude – Net position long and increasing
Speculators increased long positions for the first time in five weeks and by 44,037 contracts, which brought the net positions to +373K contracts.
- Natural gas – Net position long and decreasing
Long position declined by 3,948 contracts and that pushed the net position to +52.7K contracts.