CFTC commitment of traders report was released on Friday (15th June) and cover positions up to Tuesday (5th June). 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 rose last week. The net long positions got increased by 8,824 contracts to +120.2K contracts.
- Copper – Net position long and increasing
Long positions rose for the fifth consecutive week. The net longs rose by 22,830 contracts to +70.5K contracts.
- Silver – Net position long and increasing
The long positions rose for a third straight week and by 30,296 contracts to +49.7K contracts.
- WTI Crude – Net position long and decreasing
Speculators increased long positions for the first time in eight weeks, and by 11,717 contracts, which brought the net positions to +595.3K contracts.
- Natural gas – Net position short and decreasing
Short positions rose for the first time in six weeks and by 1,688 contracts that pushed the net position to -61.1K contracts.