{"id":112567,"date":"2017-09-09T15:14:44","date_gmt":"2017-09-09T19:14:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/countingpips.com\/?p=112567"},"modified":"2017-09-09T15:29:44","modified_gmt":"2017-09-09T19:29:44","slug":"cot-report-gold-silver-copper-bets-surge-higher-usd-more-bearish-crude-bets-gain","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.investmacro.com\/forex\/2017\/09\/cot-report-gold-silver-copper-bets-surge-higher-usd-more-bearish-crude-bets-gain\/","title":{"rendered":"COT Report: Gold, Silver, Copper bets surge higher. USD more bearish. Crude bets gain"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"inves-864081553\" class=\"inves-below-title-posts inves-entity-placement\"><div id =\"posts_date_custom\"><div align=\"left\">September 9, 2017<\/div><hr style=\"border: none; border-bottom: 3px solid black;\">\r\n<\/div><\/div><p><strong>By CountingPips.com<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Here is a short summary and this week\u2019s links (below) to the latest <strong>Commitment of Traders<\/strong> changes.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">&#8211;\u00a0<strong>US Dollar<\/strong>\u00a0Speculators add to USD bearish bets, USD has been down 10 out of 11 weeks<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">&#8211;\u00a0<strong>WTI Crude Oil<\/strong>\u00a0Speculator bets rebounded after 4 down weeks<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">&#8211;\u00a0<strong>10-Year Note<\/strong>\u00a0Speculators bullish bets fell after 2 weeks of gains,\u00a0back under +250,000 level<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">&#8211;\u00a0<strong>Gold<\/strong>\u00a0bets go sharply higher for 7th straight week<\/p><div id=\"inves-976135674\" class=\"inves-in-content inves-entity-placement\"><hr style=\"border: 1px solid #ddd;\">\r\n<div id=\"inpost_ads_header\">\r\n<p style=\"font-size:10px; float:left; color:#666;\">Free Reports:<\/p><\/div>\r\n<div id=\"inpost_ads\"> \r\n<p style=\"font-size:15px; float:left;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/goo.gl\/1ApBOV\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/investmacro.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/graph_techs_PD.png\" align=\"left\" width=\"80\"  height=\"55\"\/><\/a>\r\n\t     <a href=\"https:\/\/goo.gl\/1ApBOV\"><b><u>Get Our Free Metatrader 4 Indicators<\/u><\/b><\/a> - Put Our Free MetaTrader 4 Custom Indicators on your charts when you join our Weekly Newsletter<\/p><br><br>\r\n<br>\r\n<br>\r\n<p style=\"font-size:15px; float:left;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/goo.gl\/f3RrHX\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/investmacro.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/cot_pie_80.png\" align=\"left\" width=\"80\"  height=\"55\"\/><\/a>\r\n\t    <a href=\"https:\/\/goo.gl\/f3RrHX\"><b><u>Get our Weekly Commitment of Traders Reports<\/u><\/b><\/a> - See where the biggest traders (Hedge Funds and Commercial Hedgers) are positioned in the futures markets on a weekly basis.<\/p><br><br>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<hr style=\"border: 1px solid #ddd;\">\r\n<br><\/div>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">&#8211; Large\u00a0<strong>S&amp;P500<\/strong>\u00a0Speculators pushed bearish bets higher for 4th week<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">&#8211;\u00a0<strong>Silver<\/strong>\u00a0Speculator bets rise for 7th consecutive week, continue strong bullishness<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">&#8211;\u00a0<strong>Copper<\/strong>\u00a0bets gained for 8th week in a row<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"http:\/\/countingpips.com\/2017\/09\/fx-speculators-added-to-us-dollar-bearish-bets-again-this-week\/\">FX Speculators added to US Dollar bearish bets again this week<\/a><\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/countingpips.com\/articles-analysis\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/image-88.png\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-112569\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-112569\" title=\"image-88-png\" src=\"http:\/\/countingpips.com\/articles-analysis\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/image-88.png\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h3>US Dollar net speculator positions leveled at $-10.89 billion as of Tuesday<\/h3>\n<p>The latest data for the weekly Commitment of Traders (COT) report, released by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) on Friday, showed that large traders and currency speculators added to their bearish bets for the US dollar this week for a third straight week.\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/countingpips.com\/2017\/09\/fx-speculators-added-to-us-dollar-bearish-bets-again-this-week\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">See full article<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"http:\/\/countingpips.com\/2017\/09\/wti-crude-oil-speculator-bets-bounce-back-after-4-down-weeks\/\">WTI Crude Oil Speculator bets bounce back after 4 down weeks<\/a><\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/countingpips.com\/articles-analysis\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/image-90.png\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-112572\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-112572\" title=\"image-90-png\" src=\"http:\/\/countingpips.com\/articles-analysis\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/image-90.png\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The non-commercial contracts of WTI crude futures totaled a net position of 382,113 contracts, according to data from last week. This was a lift of 16,248 contracts from the previous weekly total.\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/countingpips.com\/2017\/09\/wti-crude-oil-speculator-bets-bounce-back-after-4-down-weeks\/\">See full article<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"http:\/\/countingpips.com\/2017\/09\/gold-speculators-continued-to-sharply-raise-bullish-positions-this-week\/\">Gold Speculators continued to sharply raise bullish positions this week<\/a><\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/countingpips.com\/articles-analysis\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/image-92.png\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-112574\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-112574\" title=\"image-92-png\" src=\"http:\/\/countingpips.com\/articles-analysis\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/image-92.png\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The large speculator contracts of gold futures totaled a net position of 245,298 contracts. This was a weekly advance of 14,251 contracts from the previous week.\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/countingpips.com\/2017\/09\/gold-speculators-continued-to-sharply-raise-bullish-positions-this-week\/\">See full article<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"http:\/\/countingpips.com\/2017\/09\/10-year-note-speculators-cut-back-on-bullish-net-positions-this-week\/\">10-Year Note Speculators cut back on bullish net positions this week<\/a><\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/countingpips.com\/articles-analysis\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/image-93.png\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-112575\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-112575\" title=\"image-93-png\" src=\"http:\/\/countingpips.com\/articles-analysis\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/image-93.png\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The large speculator contracts of 10-year treasury note futures totaled a net position of 221,806 contracts. This was a weekly reduction of -61,913 contracts from the previous week.\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/countingpips.com\/2017\/09\/10-year-note-speculators-cut-back-on-bullish-net-positions-this-week\/\">See full article<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"http:\/\/countingpips.com\/2017\/09\/sp500-speculators-edged-their-bearish-net-positions-higher\/\">S&amp;P500 Speculators edged their bearish net positions higher<\/a><\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/countingpips.com\/articles-analysis\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/image-95.png\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-112577\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-112577\" title=\"image-95-png\" src=\"http:\/\/countingpips.com\/articles-analysis\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/image-95.png\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The large speculator contracts of S&amp;P 500 futures totaled a net position of -4,028 contracts. This was a decrease of -73 contracts from the reported data of the previous week.\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/countingpips.com\/2017\/09\/sp500-speculators-edged-their-bearish-net-positions-higher\/\">See full article<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2><a href=\"http:\/\/countingpips.com\/2017\/09\/silver-speculators-sharply-boosted-bullish-net-positions-up-for-7th-week\/\">Silver Speculators their positions last week<\/a><\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/countingpips.com\/articles-analysis\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/image-97.png\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-112579\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-112579\" title=\"image-97-png\" src=\"http:\/\/countingpips.com\/articles-analysis\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/image-97.png\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The non-commercial contracts of silver futures totaled a net position of 64,171 contracts, according to data from last week. This was a weekly gain of 10,526 contracts from the previous totals.\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/countingpips.com\/2017\/09\/silver-speculators-sharply-boosted-bullish-net-positions-up-for-7th-week\/\">See full article<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"http:\/\/countingpips.com\/2017\/09\/copper-speculators-pushed-bullish-net-positions-higher-for-8th-week\/\">Copper Speculators pushed bullish net positions higher for 8th week<\/a><\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/countingpips.com\/articles-analysis\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/image-99.png\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-112581\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-112581\" title=\"image-99-png\" src=\"http:\/\/countingpips.com\/articles-analysis\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/image-99.png\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The large speculator contracts of copper futures totaled a net position of 48,865 contracts. This was a weekly boost of 5,213 contracts from the data of the previous week.\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/countingpips.com\/2017\/09\/copper-speculators-pushed-bullish-net-positions-higher-for-8th-week\/\">See full article<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>Article by <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/CountingPips.com\">CountingPips.com<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>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).<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>To learn more about this data please visit the CFTC website at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.cftc.gov\/MarketReports\/CommitmentsofTraders\/index.htm\">http:\/\/www.cftc.gov\/MarketReports\/CommitmentsofTraders\/index.htm<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By CountingPips.com Here is a short summary and this week\u2019s links (below) to the latest Commitment of Traders changes. &#8211;\u00a0US Dollar\u00a0Speculators add to USD bearish bets, USD has been down 10 out of 11 weeks &#8211;\u00a0WTI Crude Oil\u00a0Speculator bets rebounded after 4 down weeks &#8211;\u00a010-Year Note\u00a0Speculators bullish bets fell after 2 weeks of gains,\u00a0back under [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-112567","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","no-post-thumbnail"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.investmacro.com\/forex\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/112567","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.investmacro.com\/forex\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.investmacro.com\/forex\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.investmacro.com\/forex\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.investmacro.com\/forex\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=112567"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.investmacro.com\/forex\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/112567\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":112598,"href":"https:\/\/www.investmacro.com\/forex\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/112567\/revisions\/112598"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.investmacro.com\/forex\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=112567"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.investmacro.com\/forex\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=112567"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.investmacro.com\/forex\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=112567"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}