COT Report: USD Index bets up for 19th week. 10-YR bearish bets drop sharply

September 1, 2018

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Here are this week’s links to the latest Commitment of Traders data changes that were released on Friday.

  • Currency Speculators raise US Dollar Index bets again, trim Euro & Pound bets
  • WTI Crude Oil Speculators raised their bullish positions for 1st time in 4 weeks
  • 10-Year Note Speculators sharply cut back on their bearish bets
  • Bitcoin Speculators added to their bearish net positions
  • Gold Speculators trimmed their bearish net position
  • S&P500 Mini Speculators raised their bullish net positions
  • Eurodollar Speculators added to bearish bets for 1st time in 7 weeks
  • VIX Speculators increased their bearish bets for 7th time out of 8 weeks
  • Silver Speculators continue to drive their bets more bearish
  • Copper Speculators pushed bets back into small bullish position

Currency Speculators raise US Dollar Index bets again, trim Euro & Pound bets

US Dollar aggregate speculator positions leveled at $23.34 billion as of Tuesday

The latest data for the weekly Commitment of Traders (COT) report, released by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) on Friday, showed that large currency speculators continued to increase their bets in favor of the US Dollar Index this week and bet against the euro and British pound sterling. See full article

WTI Crude Oil Speculators raised their bullish positions for 1st time in 4 weeks

The non-commercial contracts of WTI crude futures totaled a net position of 550,313 contracts, according to data from this week. This was a lift of 11,528 contracts from the previous weekly total. See full article

Gold Speculators trimmed their bearish net position this week

The large speculator contracts of gold futures totaled a net position of -3,063 contracts. This was a weekly advance of 5,647 contracts from the previous week. See full article

10-Year Note Speculators sharply cut back on their bearish bets this week

The large speculator contracts of 10-year treasury note futures totaled a net position of -529,820 contracts. This was a weekly increase of 170,694 contracts from the previous week. See full article

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S&P500 Mini Speculators raised their bullish net positions this week

The non-commercial futures contracts of S&P500 Mini futures, traded by large speculators and hedge funds, totaled a net position of 144,469 contracts in the data reported through Tuesday August 28th. See full article

Silver Speculators continue to drive their bets more bearish this week

The non-commercial contracts of silver futures totaled a net position of -16,598 contracts, according to data from this week. This was a weekly fall of -9,440 contracts from the previous totals. See full article

Copper Speculators pushed bets back into small bullish position

The large speculator contracts of copper futures totaled a net position of 291 contracts. This was a weekly boost of 1,990 contracts from the data of the previous week. See full article

Article by CountingPips.com

The Commitment of Traders report data is published in raw form every Friday by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) and shows the futures positions of market participants as of the previous Tuesday (data is reported 3 days behind).

To learn more about this data please visit the CFTC website at http://www.cftc.gov/MarketReports/CommitmentsofTraders/index.htm

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