COT: Speculators dropped USD bets for 10th week. Crude bets jump up to 32-week high

December 15, 2019

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Currency Speculators cut US Dollar Index bullish bets for 10th straight week

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 boosted their bullish bets to 32-week high

The large speculator contracts of WTI crude futures totaled a net position of 495,539 contracts, according to the latest data this week. This was a change of 67,504 contracts from the previous weekly total. See full article.

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10-Year Note Speculators pulled back on their bearish bets for 3rd time in 5 weeks

Large speculator contracts of the 10-Year Bond futures totaled a net position of -178,921 contracts, according to the latest data this week. This was a change of 42,974 contracts from the previous weekly total. See full article.

Gold Speculators cut back on their bullish net positions this week

Large precious metals speculator contracts of the Gold futures totaled a net position of 270,920 contracts, according to the latest data this week. This was a change of -19,785 contracts from the previous weekly total. See full article.

VIX Speculators pared their bearish bets for a 3rd week after record highs

Large stock market volatility speculator contracts of the VIX futures totaled a net position of -183,028 contracts, according to the latest data this week. This was a change of 16,284 contracts from the previous weekly total. See full article.

Silver Speculators lowered their bullish bets for 2nd week

Large precious metals speculator contracts of the silver futures totaled a net position of 40,742 contracts, according to the latest data this week. This was a change of -9,485 contracts from the previous weekly total. See full article.

Copper Speculators sharply dropped their bearish bets to 31-week low

Metals speculator contracts of the copper futures totaled a net position of -17,148 contracts, according to the latest data this week. This was a change of 20,559 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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