COT Report: Speculators sharply drop 10-Year bearish bets. USD Index, VIX continue climbing

November 17, 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 raised US Dollar Index bets for 7th week. Japanese Yen bearish bets grew
  • WTI Crude Oil Speculators continued to pare their bullish bets for 7th week
  • 10-Year Note Speculators sharply cut back on their US bonds bearish bets
  • Gold Speculators sharply dropped their bets back into overall bearish position
  • Bitcoin Speculators slightly trimmed their bearish bets for 1st time in 3 weeks
  • S&P500 Mini Speculators edged their bullish bets higher
  • VIX Speculators continued to lift their bullish bets higher
  • Silver Speculators sharply raised their bearish bets this week to 5-week high
  • Copper Speculators reduced their bets this week, remain in small bullish position

Currency Speculators raised US Dollar Index bets for 7th week. Japanese Yen bearish bets grew

Large currency speculators increased their net positions in the US Dollar Index futures markets this week, according to the latest Commitment of Traders (COT) data released by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) on Friday. See full article.

WTI Crude Oil Speculators continued to pare their bullish bets for 7th week

The large speculator contracts of WTI crude futures totaled a net position of 381,198 contracts, according to the latest data this week. This was a change of -22,585 contracts from the previous weekly total. See full article.

10-Year Note Speculators sharply cut back on their US bonds bearish bets

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Large speculator contracts of the 10-Year Bond futures totaled a net position of -333,195 contracts, according to the latest data this week. This was a change of 205,991 contracts from the previous weekly total. See full article.

Gold Speculators sharply dropped their bets back into overall bearish position

Large precious metals speculator contracts of the Gold futures totaled a net position of -9,247 contracts, according to the latest data this week. This was a change of -28,273 contracts from the previous weekly total. See full article.

Bitcoin Speculators slightly trimmed their bearish bets for 1st time in 3 weeks

Cryptocurrency speculator contracts of the Bitcoin futures totaled a net position of -1,185 contracts, according to the latest data this week. This was a change of 36 contracts from the previous weekly total. See full article.

S&P500 Mini Speculators edged their bullish bets higher this week

Large stock market speculator contracts of the S&P500 mini futures totaled a net position of 201,412 contracts, according to the latest data this week. This was a change of 3,390 contracts from the previous weekly total. See full article.

VIX Speculators continued to lift their bullish bets higher this week

Large stock market volatility speculator contracts of the VIX futures totaled a net position of 22,046 contracts, according to the latest data this week. This was a change of 9,041 contracts from the previous weekly total. See full article.

Silver Speculators sharply raised their bearish bets this week to 5-week high

Large precious metals speculator contracts of the silver futures totaled a net position of -17,145 contracts, according to the latest data this week. This was a change of -14,675 contracts from the previous weekly total. See full article.

Copper Speculators reduced their bets this week, remain in small bullish position

Metals speculator contracts of the copper futures totaled a net position of 3,415 contracts, according to the latest data this week. This was a change of -2,971 contracts from the previous weekly total. See full article.

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*COT Report: The COT data, released weekly to the public each Friday, is updated through the most recent Tuesday (data is 3 days old) and shows a quick view of how large speculators or non-commercials (for-profit traders) were positioned in the futures markets.

The CFTC categorizes trader positions according to commercial hedgers (traders who use futures contracts for hedging as part of the business), non-commercials (large traders who speculate to realize trading profits) and nonreportable traders (usually small traders/speculators).

Find CFTC criteria here: (http://www.cftc.gov/MarketReports/CommitmentsofTraders/ExplanatoryNotes/index.htm).

 

 

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