Latest Commitment of Traders positions (Commodities) as of November 14th 2017

CFTC commitment of traders report was released on Friday (17th November) and cover positions up to Tuesday (14th November). 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 of the big players.

Kindly note, in some cases, numbers are rounded to nearest decimal.

• Gold – Net position long and decreasing

Long positions declined last week but marginally.  The net long position decreased by 706 contracts to +195.1K contracts.           

• Copper – Net position long and decreasing

Long positions declined for the third consecutive week. The net longs decreased by 2,861 contracts to +39.7K contracts.

• Silver – Net position long and increasing

Long positions rose last week contrasting with gold and this time by 271 contracts to +69.2K contracts.

• WTI Crude – Net position long and increasing

Speculators increased long positions for a fifth consecutive week and by 51,260 contracts, which brought the net positions to +596.5K contracts.

• Natural gas – Net position short and decreasing

Short positions declined for the second consecutive week and by 21,974 contracts that pushed the net position to -63.4K contracts.

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