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Here are the latest links to our coverage of the Commitment of Traders data changes.

This week in the COT data, currency speculators reduced their US Dollar Index bullish bets for a third straight week following a streak of six straight weekly gains that had pushed USD index bets to 2-year highs.

Japanese yen bets fell sharply this week and deeper into overall bearish territory for a second week. Euro bets surged higher by over +25,000 contracts this week while British pound sterling bets and Canadian dollar bets also gained by over +20,000 contracts on the week.

Precious metals speculators raised their Gold bullish positions this week after strong declines over the past three weeks (previous 3-week total decline of -59,417 contracts).

Silver speculators increased their bullish bets this week for second time in the past three weeks after a streak of four straight declining weeks.

Copper speculators cut back on their bearish bets for a second straight week. The copper position continues to be in strongly bearish territory (-41,573 contracts) but below the recent record high bearish level of September 3rd at a total of -58,841 contracts.

VIX speculators once again added to their bearish positions for the seventh time out of the past eight weeks this week. The VIX spec bearish position remains at the most bearish level since the April 30th record high bearish position.

The 10-Year Bond speculators continued to unwind their bearish bets for a seventh consecutive week and pushed the net position to the least bearish level in ninety-four weeks.

Lastly, the WTI Crude Oil speculators increased their bullish bets higher for a second straight week following four consecutive weekly declines. Despite this week’s small gain, the overall bullish position is under the +400,000 net contract level for a fourth week (the 2019 average position is +398,827 contracts).

Speculators reduce US Dollar Index, Japanese Yen bets while boosting British Pound, CAD & Euro bets

Large currency speculators decreased 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 raised their bullish bets for 2nd week

The large speculator contracts of WTI crude futures totaled a net position of 366,172 contracts, according to the latest data this week. This was a change of 9,288 contracts from the previous weekly total. See full article.

10-Year Note Speculators dropped their bearish bets for 7th straight week

Large speculator contracts of the 10-Year Bond futures totaled a net position of -84,353 contracts, according to the latest data this week. This was a change of 15,339 contracts from the previous weekly total. See full article.

Gold Speculators lifted their bullish bets this week after recent sharp declines

Large precious metals speculator contracts of the Gold futures totaled a net position of 259,132 contracts, according to the latest data this week. This was a change of 6,105 contracts from the previous weekly total. See full article.

VIX Speculators boosted their bearish bets for 7th time in 8 weeks

Large stock market volatility speculator contracts of the VIX futures totaled a net position of -171,236 contracts, according to the latest data this week. This was a change of -15,256 contracts from the previous weekly total. See full article.

Silver Speculators added to their bullish bets for 2nd time in 3 weeks

Large precious metals speculator contracts of the silver futures totaled a net position of 46,743 contracts, according to the latest data this week. This was a change of 2,754 contracts from the previous weekly total. See full article.

Copper Speculators shed bearish bets for a 2nd week

Metals speculator contracts of the copper futures totaled a net position of -41,573 contracts, according to the latest data this week. This was a change of 5,682 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).