{"id":129711,"date":"2018-07-09T21:15:14","date_gmt":"2018-07-10T01:15:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.countingpips.com\/?p=129711"},"modified":"2018-07-09T22:18:22","modified_gmt":"2018-07-10T02:18:22","slug":"cot-report-10-yr-bearish-bets-set-record-usd-index-crude-gold-spmini-bets-rise","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.investmacro.com\/forex\/2018\/07\/cot-report-10-yr-bearish-bets-set-record-usd-index-crude-gold-spmini-bets-rise\/","title":{"rendered":"COT Report: 10-YR bearish bets set Record. USD Index, Crude, Gold &#038; SPMini bets rise"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"inves-25374237\" class=\"inves-below-title-posts inves-entity-placement\"><div id =\"posts_date_custom\"><div align=\"left\">July 9, 2018<\/div><hr style=\"border: none; border-bottom: 3px solid black;\">\r\n<\/div><\/div><p><strong>By CountingPips.com\u00a0\u2013\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/countingpips.net\/forms\/subscribe-to-our-weekly-cot-report\/\">Receive our weekly COT Reports by Email<\/a><\/strong><\/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 Monday (delayed due to last week&#8217;s holiday).<\/p>\n<ul class=\"display-posts-listing\">\n<li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.countingpips.com\/2018\/07\/currency-speculators-raised-us-dollar-index-peso-bets-cut-cad-gbp-nzd-bets\/\">Currency Speculators<\/a> raised US Dollar Index, Peso bets. Cut CAD, GBP, NZD bets<\/li>\n<li class=\"listing-item\">WTI Crude Oil Speculators <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.countingpips.com\/2018\/07\/wti-crude-oil-speculators-lifted-their-bullish-net-positions-for-2nd-week-2\/\">lifted their bullish net positions for 2nd week<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.countingpips.com\/2018\/07\/10-year-note-speculators-raised-bearish-bets-to-new-record-level\/\">10-Year Note Speculators<\/a> raised bearish bets to new record level<\/li>\n<li class=\"listing-item\">Bitcoin Speculators <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.countingpips.com\/2018\/07\/bitcoin-speculators-added-to-their-bearish-net-positions-this-week-2\/\">added to their bearish net positions<\/a> this week<\/li>\n<li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.countingpips.com\/2018\/07\/sp500-mini-speculators-reduced-bullish-bets-for-1st-time-in-5-weeks\/\">S&amp;P500 Mini Speculators<\/a> reduced bullish bets for 1st time in 5 weeks<\/li>\n<li class=\"listing-item\">Gold Speculators <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.countingpips.com\/2018\/07\/gold-speculators-slightly-advanced-their-bullish-bets-after-2-down-weeks\/\">slightly advanced their bullish bets<\/a> after 2 down weeks<\/li>\n<li class=\"listing-item\">Silver Speculators <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.countingpips.com\/2018\/07\/silver-speculators-decreased-bullish-net-positions-again-this-week\/\">decreased bullish net positions<\/a> again this week<\/li>\n<li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.countingpips.com\/2018\/07\/copper-speculators-cut-back-on-their-bullish-net-positions-for-3rd-week-2\/\">Copper Speculators<\/a> cut back on their bullish net positions for 3rd week<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<h2><a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.countingpips.com\/2018\/07\/currency-speculators-raised-us-dollar-index-peso-bets-cut-cad-gbp-nzd-bets\/\">Currency Speculators raised US Dollar Index, Peso bets. Cut CAD, GBP, NZD bets<\/a><\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-129792\" src=\"https:\/\/www.countingpips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/DX_Specs_Small.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.investmacro.com\/forex\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/DX_Specs_Small.png 600w, https:\/\/www.investmacro.com\/forex\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/DX_Specs_Small-300x150.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<h3>Last week\u2019s data showed 5 out of 8 major currency levels are bearish<\/h3>\n<p>The latest data for the weekly Commitment of Traders (COT) report, released by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) on\u00a0Monday due to the 4th of July holiday, showed that large traders and currency speculators raised their bets again for the US dollar index this week while sharply betting against the Canadian dollar and the New Zealand dollar. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.countingpips.com\/2018\/07\/currency-speculators-raised-us-dollar-index-peso-bets-cut-cad-gbp-nzd-bets\/\">See full article<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2><a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.countingpips.com\/2018\/07\/wti-crude-oil-speculators-lifted-their-bullish-net-positions-for-2nd-week-2\/\">WTI Crude Oil Speculators lifted their bullish net positions for 2nd week<\/a><\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.countingpips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/image-3.png\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-129714\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-129714\" title=\"image-3-png\" src=\"https:\/\/www.countingpips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/image-3.png\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.investmacro.com\/forex\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/image-3.png 600w, https:\/\/www.investmacro.com\/forex\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/image-3-300x150.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The non-commercial contracts of WTI crude futures totaled a net position of 656,720 contracts, according to data from this week. This was a lift of 31,629 contracts from the previous weekly total. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.countingpips.com\/2018\/07\/wti-crude-oil-speculators-lifted-their-bullish-net-positions-for-2nd-week-2\/\">See full article<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2><a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.countingpips.com\/2018\/07\/gold-speculators-slightly-advanced-their-bullish-bets-after-2-down-weeks\/\">Gold Speculators slightly advanced their bullish bets after 2 down weeks<\/a><\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.countingpips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/image-6.png\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-129717\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-129717\" title=\"image-6-png\" src=\"https:\/\/www.countingpips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/image-6.png\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.investmacro.com\/forex\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/image-6.png 600w, https:\/\/www.investmacro.com\/forex\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/image-6-300x150.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The large speculator contracts of gold futures totaled a net position of 78,327 contracts. This was a weekly advance of 1,655 contracts from the previous week. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.countingpips.com\/2018\/07\/gold-speculators-slightly-advanced-their-bullish-bets-after-2-down-weeks\/\">See full article<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2><a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.countingpips.com\/2018\/07\/10-year-note-speculators-raised-bearish-bets-to-new-record-level\/\">10-Year Note Speculators raised bearish bets to new record level<\/a><\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.countingpips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/image-8.png\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-129720\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-129720\" title=\"image-8-png\" src=\"https:\/\/www.countingpips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/image-8.png\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.investmacro.com\/forex\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/image-8.png 600w, https:\/\/www.investmacro.com\/forex\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/image-8-300x150.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The large speculator contracts of 10-year treasury note futures totaled a net position of -500,076 contracts. This was a weekly reduction of -144,752 contracts from the previous week. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.countingpips.com\/2018\/07\/10-year-note-speculators-raised-bearish-bets-to-new-record-level\/\">See full article<\/a><\/p><div id=\"inves-2293016490\" 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><a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.countingpips.com\/2018\/07\/sp500-mini-speculators-reduced-bullish-bets-for-1st-time-in-5-weeks\/\">S&amp;P500 Mini Speculators reduced bullish bets for 1st time in 5 weeks<\/a><\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-129793\" src=\"https:\/\/www.countingpips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/ES_Specs_Small.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.investmacro.com\/forex\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/ES_Specs_Small.png 600w, https:\/\/www.investmacro.com\/forex\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/ES_Specs_Small-300x150.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Large stock market speculators cut back on their bullish net positions in the S&amp;P500 Mini futures markets last week. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.countingpips.com\/2018\/07\/sp500-mini-speculators-reduced-bullish-bets-for-1st-time-in-5-weeks\/\">See full article<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2><a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.countingpips.com\/2018\/07\/silver-speculators-decreased-bullish-net-positions-again-this-week\/\">Silver Speculators decreased bullish net positions again this week<\/a><\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.countingpips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/image-11.png\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-129724\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-129724\" title=\"image-11-png\" src=\"https:\/\/www.countingpips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/image-11.png\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.investmacro.com\/forex\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/image-11.png 600w, https:\/\/www.investmacro.com\/forex\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/image-11-300x150.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The non-commercial contracts of silver futures totaled a net position of 24,682 contracts, according to data from this week. This was a weekly fall of -9,539 contracts from the previous totals. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.countingpips.com\/2018\/07\/silver-speculators-decreased-bullish-net-positions-again-this-week\/\">See full article<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2><a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.countingpips.com\/2018\/07\/copper-speculators-cut-back-on-their-bullish-net-positions-for-3rd-week-2\/\">Copper Speculators cut back on their bullish net positions for 3rd week<\/a><\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.countingpips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/image-12.png\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-129726\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-129726\" title=\"image-12-png\" src=\"https:\/\/www.countingpips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/image-12.png\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.investmacro.com\/forex\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/image-12.png 600w, https:\/\/www.investmacro.com\/forex\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/image-12-300x150.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The large speculator contracts of copper futures totaled a net position of 25,505 contracts. This was a weekly shortfall of -8,540 contracts from the data of the previous week. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.countingpips.com\/2018\/07\/copper-speculators-cut-back-on-their-bullish-net-positions-for-3rd-week-2\/\">See full article<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>Article by <strong>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><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 Monday (delayed due to last week&#8217;s holiday). Currency Speculators raised US Dollar Index, Peso bets. 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