{"id":125493,"date":"2018-04-21T14:15:17","date_gmt":"2018-04-21T18:15:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/countingpips.com\/?p=125493"},"modified":"2018-06-01T15:39:50","modified_gmt":"2018-06-01T15:39:50","slug":"cot-report-usd-bets-drop-euro-bets-at-record-high-wti-gold-bets-rise","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.investmacro.com\/forex\/2018\/04\/cot-report-usd-bets-drop-euro-bets-at-record-high-wti-gold-bets-rise\/","title":{"rendered":"COT Report: USD bets drop. Euro bets at record high. WTI, Gold bets rise"},"content":{"rendered":"
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By CountingPips.com<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013\u00a0Receive our weekly COT Reports by Email<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

Here is a short summary and this week\u2019s links (below) to the latest Commitment of Traders changes that was released on Friday. Have a wonderful weekend.<\/p>\n

Speculators raise US Dollar bearish bets for 2nd week,<\/a> Euro bets at record high<\/p>\n

Bitcoin Speculators<\/a> push bearish net positions to highest in ten weeks<\/p>\n

WTI Crude Oil Speculators pushed their bullish net positions higher<\/a> this week<\/p>\n

10-Year Note Speculators<\/a> boosted their bearish net positions this week<\/p>

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Eurodollar Speculators<\/a> raised their bearish net positions for 4th week<\/p>\n

Gold Speculators lifted their bullish net positions<\/a> after 2 down weeks<\/p>\n

S&P500 Mini Speculators edged bullish net positions higher<\/a> this week<\/p>\n

Silver Speculators<\/a> sharply reduced their bearish bets<\/p>\n

VIX Speculators<\/a> cut back on their bullish net positions this week<\/p>\n

Copper Speculators boosted their bullish net positions<\/a> for 3rd week<\/p>\n

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FX Speculators raise US Dollar bearish bets for 2nd week, Euro bets at record high<\/a><\/h2>\n

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US Dollar net speculator positions leveled at $-23.42 billion as of Tuesday<\/h3>\n

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 increased their aggregate bearish bets for the US dollar this week. Meanwhile, in the individual currency contracts this week, speculators pushed their bullish bets to a new record high level. See full article<\/a><\/p>\n

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WTI Crude Oil Speculators pushed their bullish net positions higher this week<\/a><\/h2>\n

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The non-commercial contracts of WTI crude futures totaled a net position of 728,131 contracts, according to data from this week. This was a lift of 21,051 contracts from the previous weekly total. See full article<\/a><\/p>\n

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Gold Speculators lifted their bullish net positions after 2 down weeks<\/a><\/h2>\n

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The large speculator contracts of gold futures totaled a net position of 163,069 contracts. This was a weekly advance of 7,697 contracts from the previous week. See full article<\/a><\/p>\n

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10-Year Note Speculators boosted their bearish net positions this week<\/a><\/h2>\n

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The large speculator contracts of 10-year treasury note futures totaled a net position of -371,689 contracts. This was a weekly reduction of -41,054 contracts from the previous week. See full article<\/a><\/p>\n

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S&P500 Mini Speculators edged bullish net positions higher this week<\/a><\/h2>\n

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Large stock market speculators slightly raised their bullish net positions in the S&P500 Mini futures markets this week. See full article<\/a><\/p>\n

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Silver Speculators sharply reduced their bearish bets this week<\/a><\/h2>\n

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The non-commercial contracts of silver futures totaled a net position of -87 contracts, according to data from this week. This was a weekly gain of 14,746 contracts from the previous totals. See full article<\/a><\/p>\n

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Copper Speculators boosted their bullish net positions for 3rd week<\/a><\/h2>\n

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The large speculator contracts of copper futures totaled a net position of 23,706 contracts. This was a weekly boost of 2,796 contracts from the data of the previous week. See full article<\/a><\/p>\n

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Article by CountingPips.com<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

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

To learn more about this data please visit the CFTC website at http:\/\/www.cftc.gov\/MarketReports\/CommitmentsofTraders\/index.htm<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

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