{"id":127647,"date":"2018-06-02T16:01:27","date_gmt":"2018-06-02T20:01:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/countingpips.com\/?p=127647"},"modified":"2018-06-02T16:01:27","modified_gmt":"2018-06-02T20:01:27","slug":"cot-report-usd-bets-rise-6th-week-10yr-bearish-bets-go-record-sp500-vix-wti-bets-fall","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.investmacro.com\/forex\/2018\/06\/cot-report-usd-bets-rise-6th-week-10yr-bearish-bets-go-record-sp500-vix-wti-bets-fall\/","title":{"rendered":"COT Report: USD bets rise 6th week. 10YR bearish bets go record. SP500, VIX, WTI bets fall"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"inves-2742430742\" class=\"inves-below-title-posts inves-entity-placement\"><div id =\"posts_date_custom\"><div align=\"left\">June 2, 2018<\/div><hr style=\"border: none; border-bottom: 3px solid black;\">\r\n<\/div><\/div><p><strong>By CountingPips.com<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/countingpips.net\/forms\/subscribe-to-our-weekly-cot-report\/\"><strong>Receive our weekly COT Reports by Email<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Here is a short summary and this week\u2019s links (below) to the latest Commitment of Traders changes that was released on Friday.<\/p>\n<ul class=\"display-posts-listing\">\n<li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"title\" href=\"http:\/\/countingpips.com\/2018\/06\/wti-crude-oil-speculators-pared-their-bullish-net-positions-for-6th-week\/\">WTI Crude Oil Speculators<\/a> pared their bullish net positions for 6th week<\/li>\n<li>Speculators <a href=\"https:\/\/www.countingpips.com\/2018\/06\/forex-speculators-cut-us-dollar-bearish-positions-for-6th-week\/\">cut US Dollar bearish positions<\/a> for 6th week<\/li>\n<li class=\"listing-item\">10-Year Note Speculators <a class=\"title\" href=\"http:\/\/countingpips.com\/2018\/06\/10-year-note-speculators-strongly-raised-bearish-bets-to-new-record-high\/\">strongly raised bearish bets to new record high<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"listing-item\">Bitcoin Speculators <a class=\"title\" href=\"http:\/\/countingpips.com\/2018\/06\/bitcoin-speculators-edged-their-bearish-net-positions-higher-this-week\/\">edged their bearish net positions higher<\/a> this week<\/li>\n<li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"title\" href=\"http:\/\/countingpips.com\/2018\/06\/gold-speculator-bets-sharply-rebounded-this-week\/\">Gold Speculator<\/a> bets sharply rebounded this week<\/li>\n<li class=\"listing-item\">S&amp;P500 Mini Speculators <a class=\"title\" href=\"http:\/\/countingpips.com\/2018\/06\/sp500-mini-speculators-reduced-bullish-bets-for-2nd-straight-week\/\">reduced bullish bets for 2nd straight week<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"title\" href=\"http:\/\/countingpips.com\/2018\/06\/eurodollar-speculators-sharply-reduced-their-bearish-net-positions-this-week-2\/\">Eurodollar<\/a> Speculators sharply reduced their bearish net positions this week<\/li>\n<li class=\"listing-item\">VIX Speculators <a class=\"title\" href=\"http:\/\/countingpips.com\/2018\/06\/vix-speculators-continued-to-add-bearish-positions-again-this-week\/\">continued to add bearish positions<\/a> again this week<\/li>\n<li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"title\" href=\"http:\/\/countingpips.com\/2018\/06\/silver-speculators-boost-bullish-net-positions-higher-for-4th-week\/\">Silver Speculators boost bullish net positions higher for 4th week<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Copper Speculators <a href=\"http:\/\/countingpips.com\/2018\/06\/copper-speculators-edged-their-bullish-net-positions-lower-this-week\/\">edged their bullish net positions lower<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"http:\/\/countingpips.com\/2018\/06\/forex-speculators-cut-us-dollar-bearish-positions-for-6th-week\/\">Forex Speculators cut US Dollar bearish positions for 6th week<\/a><\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/countingpips.com\/articles-analysis\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Reuters-Spec-Small.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-127694 alignnone\" src=\"http:\/\/countingpips.com\/articles-analysis\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Reuters-Spec-Small.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"398\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h3>US Dollar net speculator positions leveled at $-4.85 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 continued to reduce their aggregate bearish bets for the US dollar this week. <a href=\"https:\/\/countingpips.com\/2018\/06\/forex-speculators-cut-us-dollar-bearish-positions-for-6th-week\/\">See full article<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"http:\/\/countingpips.com\/2018\/06\/wti-crude-oil-speculators-pared-their-bullish-net-positions-for-6th-week\/\">WTI Crude Oil Speculators pared their bullish net positions for 6th week<\/a><\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/countingpips.com\/articles-analysis\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/CL_Specs_Small.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-127695 alignnone\" src=\"http:\/\/countingpips.com\/articles-analysis\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/CL_Specs_Small.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The non-commercial contracts of WTI crude futures totaled a net position of 607,828 contracts, according to data from this week. This was a slide of -25,558 contracts from the previous weekly total. <a href=\"http:\/\/countingpips.com\/2018\/06\/wti-crude-oil-speculators-pared-their-bullish-net-positions-for-6th-week\/\">See full article<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"http:\/\/countingpips.com\/2018\/06\/gold-speculator-bets-sharply-rebounded-this-week\/\">Gold Speculator bets sharply rebounded this week<\/a><\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/countingpips.com\/articles-analysis\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/GC_Specs_Small.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-127696 alignnone\" src=\"http:\/\/countingpips.com\/articles-analysis\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/GC_Specs_Small.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The large speculator contracts of gold futures totaled a net position of 115,130 contracts. This was a weekly advance of 24,173 contracts from the previous week. <a href=\"http:\/\/countingpips.com\/2018\/06\/gold-speculator-bets-sharply-rebounded-this-week\/\">See full article<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"http:\/\/countingpips.com\/2018\/06\/10-year-note-speculators-strongly-raised-bearish-bets-to-new-record-high\/\">10-Year Note Speculators strongly raised bearish bets to new record high<\/a><\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/countingpips.com\/articles-analysis\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/TY_Specs_Small.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-127697 alignnone\" src=\"http:\/\/countingpips.com\/articles-analysis\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/TY_Specs_Small.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The large speculator contracts of 10-year treasury note futures totaled a net position of -471,067 contracts. This was a weekly reduction of -112,440 contracts from the previous week. <a href=\"http:\/\/countingpips.com\/2018\/06\/10-year-note-speculators-strongly-raised-bearish-bets-to-new-record-high\/\">See full article<\/a><\/p><div id=\"inves-3966441699\" 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<hr \/>\n<h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"http:\/\/countingpips.com\/2018\/06\/sp500-mini-speculators-reduced-bullish-bets-for-2nd-straight-week\/\">S&amp;P500 Mini Speculators reduced bullish bets for 2nd straight week<\/a><\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/countingpips.com\/articles-analysis\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/ES_Specs_Small.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-127698 alignnone\" src=\"http:\/\/countingpips.com\/articles-analysis\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/ES_Specs_Small.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The large speculator futures contracts of S&amp;P500 Mini futures, traded by large speculators and hedge funds, totaled a net position of 124,079 contracts in the data reported through Tuesday May 29th. <a href=\"http:\/\/countingpips.com\/2018\/06\/sp500-mini-speculators-reduced-bullish-bets-for-2nd-straight-week\/\">See full article<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"http:\/\/countingpips.com\/2018\/06\/silver-speculators-boost-bullish-net-positions-higher-for-4th-week\/\">Silver Speculators boost bullish net positions higher for 4th week<\/a><\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/countingpips.com\/articles-analysis\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/SI_Specs_Small.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-127693 alignnone\" src=\"http:\/\/countingpips.com\/articles-analysis\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/SI_Specs_Small.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The non-commercial contracts of silver futures totaled a net position of 17,453 contracts, according to data from this week. This was a weekly gain of 2,228 contracts from the previous totals. <a href=\"http:\/\/countingpips.com\/2018\/06\/silver-speculators-boost-bullish-net-positions-higher-for-4th-week\/\">See full article<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"http:\/\/countingpips.com\/2018\/06\/copper-speculators-edged-their-bullish-net-positions-lower-this-week\/\">Copper Speculators edged their bullish net positions lower this week<\/a><\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/countingpips.com\/articles-analysis\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/HG_Specs_Small.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-127692 alignnone\" src=\"http:\/\/countingpips.com\/articles-analysis\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/HG_Specs_Small.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The large speculator contracts of copper futures totaled a net position of 37,600 contracts. This was a weekly shortfall of -1,412 contracts from the data of the previous week. <a href=\"http:\/\/countingpips.com\/2018\/06\/copper-speculators-edged-their-bullish-net-positions-lower-this-week\/\">See full article<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>Article by<strong>\u00a0CountingPips.com<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/countingpips.net\/forms\/subscribe-to-our-weekly-cot-report\/\"><strong>Receive our weekly COT Reports by Email<\/strong><\/a><\/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","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By CountingPips.com\u00a0\u2013\u00a0Receive our weekly COT Reports by Email Here is a short summary and this week\u2019s links (below) to the latest Commitment of Traders changes that was released on Friday. WTI Crude Oil Speculators pared their bullish net positions for 6th week Speculators cut US Dollar bearish positions for 6th week 10-Year Note Speculators strongly [&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-127647","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","no-post-thumbnail"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.investmacro.com\/forex\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/127647","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=127647"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.investmacro.com\/forex\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/127647\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.investmacro.com\/forex\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=127647"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.investmacro.com\/forex\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=127647"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.investmacro.com\/forex\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=127647"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}