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Bitcoin Non-Commercial Speculator Positions:

Large cryptocurrency speculators raised their bearish net positions in the Bitcoin futures markets this week, according to the latest Commitment of Traders (COT) data released by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) on Friday.

The non-commercial futures contracts of Bitcoin futures, traded by large speculators and hedge funds, totaled a net position of -1,874 contracts in the data reported through Tuesday May 15th. This was a weekly decrease of -239 contracts from the previous week which had a total of -1,635 net contracts.

Speculative positions are now at the most bearish level over the last four weeks.

Small traders, meanwhile, raised their existing bullish positions this week by an equally offsetting 239 contracts to the current level of 1,874 net contracts.

Bitcoin Futures COT Data: Speculators vs Small Traders

The Bitcoin futures data is in its twenty-second week since the beginning of the cryptocurrency futures data on December 19th. The data includes trader classifications of only speculators and small traders and without commercial traders (typically business hedgers or producers of a commodity).

Speculators have been on bearish side since the beginning of the bitcoin data releases while the small traders remain on the bullish side of this market.

Bitcoin per USD:

Over the same weekly reporting time-frame, from Tuesday to Tuesday, the Bitcoin Cryptocurrency Futures closed at approximately $8496.18 which was a fall of $-686.56 from the previous close of $9182.74, according to unofficial market data.

*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) as well as the commercial traders (hedgers & traders for business purposes) 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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Bitcoin Non-Commercial Speculator Positions:

Large cryptocurrency speculators raised their bearish net positions in the Bitcoin futures markets this week, according to the latest Commitment of Traders (COT) data released by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) on Friday.

The non-commercial futures contracts of Bitcoin futures, traded by large speculators and hedge funds, totaled a net position of -1,874 contracts in the data reported through Tuesday May 15th. This was a weekly decrease of -239 contracts from the previous week which had a total of -1,635 net contracts.

Speculative positions are now at the most bearish level over the last four weeks.

Small traders, meanwhile, raised their existing bullish positions this week by an equally offsetting 239 contracts to the current level of 1,874 net contracts.

Bitcoin Futures COT Data: Speculators vs Small Traders

The Bitcoin futures data is in its twenty-second week since the beginning of the cryptocurrency futures data on December 19th. The data includes trader classifications of only speculators and small traders and without commercial traders (typically business hedgers or producers of a commodity).

Speculators have been on bearish side since the beginning of the bitcoin data releases while the small traders remain on the bullish side of this market.

Bitcoin per USD:

Over the same weekly reporting time-frame, from Tuesday to Tuesday, the Bitcoin Cryptocurrency Futures closed at approximately $8496.18 which was a fall of $-686.56 from the previous close of $9182.74, according to unofficial market data.

*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) as well as the commercial traders (hedgers & traders for business purposes) 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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Gold Non-Commercial Speculator Positions:

Large metals speculators continued to decrease their bullish net positions in the Gold futures markets this week, according to the latest Commitment of Traders (COT) data released by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) on Friday.

The non-commercial futures contracts of Gold futures, traded by large speculators and hedge funds, totaled a net position of 92,443 contracts in the data reported through Tuesday May 15th. This was a weekly lowering of -14,997 contracts from the previous week which had a total of 107,440 net contracts.

Speculative bullish positions have declined for three out of the past four weeks and for five out of the last seven weeks as well. The overall net position has now fallen under the +100,000 contract level for the first time since July 25th of 2017 when net positions totaled +90,831 contracts.

Gold Commercial Positions:

The commercial traders position, hedgers or traders engaged in buying and selling for business purposes, totaled a net position of -118,089 contracts on the week. This was a weekly rise of 16,895 contracts from the total net of -134,984 contracts reported the previous week.

GLD ETF:

Over the same weekly reporting time-frame, from Tuesday to Tuesday, the GLD ETF, which tracks the price of gold, closed at approximately $122.48 which was a drop of $-2.11 from the previous close of $124.59, according to unofficial market data.

*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) as well as the commercial traders (hedgers & traders for business purposes) 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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Gold Non-Commercial Speculator Positions:

Large metals speculators continued to decrease their bullish net positions in the Gold futures markets this week, according to the latest Commitment of Traders (COT) data released by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) on Friday.

The non-commercial futures contracts of Gold futures, traded by large speculators and hedge funds, totaled a net position of 92,443 contracts in the data reported through Tuesday May 15th. This was a weekly lowering of -14,997 contracts from the previous week which had a total of 107,440 net contracts.

Speculative bullish positions have declined for three out of the past four weeks and for five out of the last seven weeks as well. The overall net position has now fallen under the +100,000 contract level for the first time since July 25th of 2017 when net positions totaled +90,831 contracts.

Gold Commercial Positions:

The commercial traders position, hedgers or traders engaged in buying and selling for business purposes, totaled a net position of -118,089 contracts on the week. This was a weekly rise of 16,895 contracts from the total net of -134,984 contracts reported the previous week.

GLD ETF:

Over the same weekly reporting time-frame, from Tuesday to Tuesday, the GLD ETF, which tracks the price of gold, closed at approximately $122.48 which was a drop of $-2.11 from the previous close of $124.59, according to unofficial market data.

*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) as well as the commercial traders (hedgers & traders for business purposes) 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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S&P500 Mini Non-Commercial Speculator Positions:

Large stock market speculators sharply raised their bullish net positions in the S&P500 Mini futures markets this week, according to the latest Commitment of Traders (COT) data released by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) on Friday.

The non-commercial futures contracts of S&P500 Mini futures, traded by large speculators and hedge funds, totaled a net position of 198,805 contracts in the data reported through Tuesday May 15th. This was a weekly increase of 36,450 contracts from the previous week which had a total of 162,355 net contracts.

Speculative positions rebounded this week after falling by -66,878 contracts in the previous week. The overall net position remains under the +200,000 contracts for the second week in a row after six weeks above that threshold.

S&P500 Mini Commercial Positions:

The commercial traders position, hedgers or traders engaged in buying and selling for business purposes, totaled a net position of -511,373 contracts on the week. This was a weekly decline of -46,369 contracts from the total net of -465,004 contracts reported the previous week.

The commercials bearish positions have increased for seven out of the past eight weeks and are now at the largest bearish level since 1997.

SPY ETF:

Over the same weekly reporting time-frame, from Tuesday to Tuesday, the SPY ETF, which tracks the price of S&P500 Index, closed at approximately $271.1 which was a gain of $4.18 from the previous close of $266.92, according to unofficial market data.

*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) as well as the commercial traders (hedgers & traders for business purposes) 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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S&P500 Mini Non-Commercial Speculator Positions:

Large stock market speculators sharply raised their bullish net positions in the S&P500 Mini futures markets this week, according to the latest Commitment of Traders (COT) data released by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) on Friday.

The non-commercial futures contracts of S&P500 Mini futures, traded by large speculators and hedge funds, totaled a net position of 198,805 contracts in the data reported through Tuesday May 15th. This was a weekly increase of 36,450 contracts from the previous week which had a total of 162,355 net contracts.

Speculative positions rebounded this week after falling by -66,878 contracts in the previous week. The overall net position remains under the +200,000 contracts for the second week in a row after six weeks above that threshold.

S&P500 Mini Commercial Positions:

The commercial traders position, hedgers or traders engaged in buying and selling for business purposes, totaled a net position of -511,373 contracts on the week. This was a weekly decline of -46,369 contracts from the total net of -465,004 contracts reported the previous week.

The commercials bearish positions have increased for seven out of the past eight weeks and are now at the largest bearish level since 1997.

SPY ETF:

Over the same weekly reporting time-frame, from Tuesday to Tuesday, the SPY ETF, which tracks the price of S&P500 Index, closed at approximately $271.1 which was a gain of $4.18 from the previous close of $266.92, according to unofficial market data.

*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) as well as the commercial traders (hedgers & traders for business purposes) 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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Silver Non-Commercial Speculator Positions:

Large precious metals speculators slightly edged their net positions higher in the Silver futures markets this week, according to the latest Commitment of Traders (COT) data released by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) on Friday.

The non-commercial futures contracts of Silver futures, traded by large speculators and hedge funds, totaled a net position of 658 contracts in the data reported through Tuesday May 15th. This was a weekly gain of 779 contracts from the previous week which had a total of -121 net contracts.

Speculative positions have improved for two consecutive weeks and had been in an bearish position for the previous two weeks before this week’s rise back into bullish territory. Overall, the net position has been in a bearish standing for seven out of the past ten weeks.

Silver Commercial Positions:

The commercial traders position, hedgers or traders engaged in buying and selling for business purposes, totaled a net position of -18,066 contracts on the week. This was a weekly fall of -989 contracts from the total net of -17,077 contracts reported the previous week.

SLV ETF:

Over the same weekly reporting time-frame, from Tuesday to Tuesday, the SLV ishares ETF, which tracks the price of silver, closed at approximately $15.33 which was a fall of $-0.18 from the previous close of $15.51, according to unofficial market data.

*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) as well as the commercial traders (hedgers & traders for business purposes) 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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Silver Non-Commercial Speculator Positions:

Large precious metals speculators slightly edged their net positions higher in the Silver futures markets this week, according to the latest Commitment of Traders (COT) data released by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) on Friday.

The non-commercial futures contracts of Silver futures, traded by large speculators and hedge funds, totaled a net position of 658 contracts in the data reported through Tuesday May 15th. This was a weekly gain of 779 contracts from the previous week which had a total of -121 net contracts.

Speculative positions have improved for two consecutive weeks and had been in an bearish position for the previous two weeks before this week’s rise back into bullish territory. Overall, the net position has been in a bearish standing for seven out of the past ten weeks.

Silver Commercial Positions:

The commercial traders position, hedgers or traders engaged in buying and selling for business purposes, totaled a net position of -18,066 contracts on the week. This was a weekly fall of -989 contracts from the total net of -17,077 contracts reported the previous week.

SLV ETF:

Over the same weekly reporting time-frame, from Tuesday to Tuesday, the SLV ishares ETF, which tracks the price of silver, closed at approximately $15.33 which was a fall of $-0.18 from the previous close of $15.51, according to unofficial market data.

*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) as well as the commercial traders (hedgers & traders for business purposes) 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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VIX Non-Commercial Speculator Positions:

Large volatility speculators lowered their net positions in the VIX futures markets for a fifth straight week this week, according to the latest Commitment of Traders (COT) data released by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) on Friday.

The non-commercial futures contracts of VIX futures, traded by large speculators and hedge funds, totaled a net position of -3,732 contracts in the data reported through Tuesday May 15th. This was a weekly fall of -21,321 contracts from the previous week which had a total of 17,589 net contracts.

Speculative positions have declined by a total of -96,645 contracts over the past five weeks after reaching a record high bullish position on April 10th. This week’s bearish position is the first since market volatility spiked in early February and bets went bullish on February 6th.

VIX Commercial Positions:

The commercial traders position, hedgers or traders engaged in buying and selling for business purposes, totaled a net position of 8,514 contracts on the week. This was a weekly uptick of 22,002 contracts from the total net of -13,488 contracts reported the previous week.

VIX:

Over the same weekly reporting time-frame, from Tuesday to Tuesday, the VIX, which tracks the volatility of the S&P500, closed at approximately $14.63 which was a fall of $-0.08 from the previous close of $14.71, according to unofficial market data.

*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) as well as the commercial traders (hedgers & traders for business purposes) 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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VIX Non-Commercial Speculator Positions:

Large volatility speculators lowered their net positions in the VIX futures markets for a fifth straight week this week, according to the latest Commitment of Traders (COT) data released by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) on Friday.

The non-commercial futures contracts of VIX futures, traded by large speculators and hedge funds, totaled a net position of -3,732 contracts in the data reported through Tuesday May 15th. This was a weekly fall of -21,321 contracts from the previous week which had a total of 17,589 net contracts.

Speculative positions have declined by a total of -96,645 contracts over the past five weeks after reaching a record high bullish position on April 10th. This week’s bearish position is the first since market volatility spiked in early February and bets went bullish on February 6th.

VIX Commercial Positions:

The commercial traders position, hedgers or traders engaged in buying and selling for business purposes, totaled a net position of 8,514 contracts on the week. This was a weekly uptick of 22,002 contracts from the total net of -13,488 contracts reported the previous week.

VIX:

Over the same weekly reporting time-frame, from Tuesday to Tuesday, the VIX, which tracks the volatility of the S&P500, closed at approximately $14.63 which was a fall of $-0.08 from the previous close of $14.71, according to unofficial market data.

*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) as well as the commercial traders (hedgers & traders for business purposes) 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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