{"id":143344,"date":"2019-03-09T16:12:39","date_gmt":"2019-03-09T21:12:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.countingpips.com\/?p=143344"},"modified":"2019-03-09T16:12:39","modified_gmt":"2019-03-09T21:12:39","slug":"cot-report-speculators-raise-usd-index-wti-crude-bets-cut-gold-silver-sharply","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.investmacro.com\/forex\/2019\/03\/cot-report-speculators-raise-usd-index-wti-crude-bets-cut-gold-silver-sharply\/","title":{"rendered":"COT Report: Speculators raise USD Index &#038; WTI Crude bets, cut Gold &#038; Silver sharply"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"inves-955962646\" class=\"inves-below-title-posts inves-entity-placement\"><div id =\"posts_date_custom\"><div align=\"left\">March 9, 2019<\/div><hr style=\"border: none; border-bottom: 3px solid black;\">\r\n<\/div><\/div><hr \/>\n<p><strong>March 9, 2019 &#8211; By CountingPips.com<\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/2BiPJZF\"><strong>Receive our weekly COT Reports by Email<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.countingpips.com\/macro-forex-blog\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-137417\" src=\"https:\/\/www.countingpips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/COT_Speculators_Market_Traders.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Here are this week\u2019s links to the latest Commitment of Traders data changes that were released on Friday.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li class=\"listing-item\">Speculators rebooted <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.countingpips.com\/2019\/03\/speculators-rebooted-us-dollar-index-bullish-bets-yen-bets-go-more-bearish\/\"><strong>US Dollar Index<\/strong><\/a> bullish bets. <strong>Yen<\/strong> bets go more bearish<\/li>\n<li class=\"listing-item\"><strong><a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.countingpips.com\/2019\/03\/wti-crude-oil-speculators-raised-their-bullish-bets-for-3rd-straight-week\/\">WTI Crude Oil<\/a><\/strong> Speculators raised their bullish bets for 3rd straight week<\/li>\n<li class=\"listing-item\"><strong><a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.countingpips.com\/2019\/03\/10-year-note-speculator-position-is-virtually-unchanged-this-week\/\">10-Year Note<\/a><\/strong> Speculator position is virtually unchanged this week<\/li>\n<li class=\"listing-item\"><strong><a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.countingpips.com\/2019\/03\/gold-speculators-pulled-back-sharply-on-their-bullish-bets-this-week\/\">Gold<\/a><\/strong> Speculators pulled back sharply on their bullish bets this week<\/li>\n<li class=\"listing-item\"><strong><a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.countingpips.com\/2019\/03\/bitcoin-speculators-raised-their-bearish-bets-for-4th-time-in-5-weeks\/\">Bitcoin<\/a><\/strong> Speculators raised their bearish bets for 4th time in 5 weeks<\/li>\n<li class=\"listing-item\"><strong><a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.countingpips.com\/2019\/03\/sp500-mini-speculators-added-to-their-bearish-bets-this-week\/\">S&amp;P500 Mini<\/a> <\/strong>Speculators added to their bearish bets this week<\/li>\n<li class=\"listing-item\"><strong><a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.countingpips.com\/2019\/03\/silver-speculators-sharply-liquidated-their-bullish-bets-this-week\/\">Silver<\/a><\/strong> Speculators sharply liquidated their bullish bets this week<\/li>\n<li class=\"listing-item\"><strong><a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.countingpips.com\/2019\/03\/copper-speculators-bets-rose-for-6th-time-out-of-7-weeks\/\">Copper<\/a><\/strong> Speculators bets rose for 6th time out of 7 weeks<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<h2><a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.countingpips.com\/2019\/03\/speculators-rebooted-us-dollar-index-bullish-bets-yen-bets-go-more-bearish\/\">Speculators rebooted US Dollar Index bullish bets. Yen bets go more bearish<\/a><\/h2>\n\t<style type=\"text\/css\" scoped=\"scoped\">\n\t\t#gallery-1 {\n\t\t\tclear: both;\n\t\t}\n\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-item-wrapper {\n\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\tmargin: 0;\n\t\t\tpadding: 0;\n\t\t\twidth: 100%;\n\t\t}\n\t\t#ie6 #gallery-1 .gallery-item-wrapper,\n\t\t#ie7 #gallery-1 .gallery-item-wrapper {\n\t\t\twidth: 100%;\n\t\t}\n\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\tdisplay: block;\n\t\t\tfloat: none;\n\t\t\tmargin: 5px;\n\t\t\twidth: auto !important;\n\t\t}\n\t\t#ie6 #gallery-1 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\tdisplay: inline;\n\t\t}\n\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-icon a {\n\t\t\tdisplay: block;\n\t\t\tline-height: 0;\n\t\t}\n\t\t#gallery-1 img {\n\t\t\twidth: 100% !important;\n\t\t\tmax-width: 100% !important;\n\t\t\theight: auto !important;\n\t\t}\n\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\toverflow: hidden;\n\t\t}\n\t\t#ie6 #gallery-1 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\tword-wrap: break-word;\n\t\t}\n\t<\/style>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-143344 gallery-columns-1 gallery-size-full clearfix'>\n<div class='gallery-item-wrapper'>\n<dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.investmacro.com\/forex\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/DX_Specs_Small-2.png'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.investmacro.com\/forex\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/DX_Specs_Small-2.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.investmacro.com\/forex\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/DX_Specs_Small-2.png 600w, https:\/\/www.investmacro.com\/forex\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/DX_Specs_Small-2-300x150.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl>\n<\/div>\n<br style=\"clear: both\" \/><\/div>\n\n<p>Large currency speculators boosted their net positions in the <b>US Dollar Index<\/b> futures markets this week, according to the latest Commitment of Traders (COT) data released by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) on Friday. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.countingpips.com\/2019\/03\/speculators-rebooted-us-dollar-index-bullish-bets-yen-bets-go-more-bearish\/\"><u>See full article<\/u>.<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2><a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.countingpips.com\/2019\/03\/wti-crude-oil-speculators-raised-their-bullish-bets-for-3rd-straight-week\/\">WTI Crude Oil Speculators raised their bullish bets for 3rd straight week<\/a><\/h2>\n\t<style type=\"text\/css\" scoped=\"scoped\">\n\t\t#gallery-2 {\n\t\t\tclear: both;\n\t\t}\n\t\t#gallery-2 .gallery-item-wrapper {\n\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\tmargin: 0;\n\t\t\tpadding: 0;\n\t\t\twidth: 100%;\n\t\t}\n\t\t#ie6 #gallery-2 .gallery-item-wrapper,\n\t\t#ie7 #gallery-2 .gallery-item-wrapper {\n\t\t\twidth: 100%;\n\t\t}\n\t\t#gallery-2 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\tdisplay: block;\n\t\t\tfloat: none;\n\t\t\tmargin: 5px;\n\t\t\twidth: auto !important;\n\t\t}\n\t\t#ie6 #gallery-2 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\tdisplay: inline;\n\t\t}\n\t\t#gallery-2 .gallery-icon a {\n\t\t\tdisplay: block;\n\t\t\tline-height: 0;\n\t\t}\n\t\t#gallery-2 img {\n\t\t\twidth: 100% !important;\n\t\t\tmax-width: 100% !important;\n\t\t\theight: auto !important;\n\t\t}\n\t\t#gallery-2 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\toverflow: hidden;\n\t\t}\n\t\t#ie6 #gallery-2 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\tword-wrap: break-word;\n\t\t}\n\t<\/style>\n<div id='gallery-2' class='gallery galleryid-143344 gallery-columns-1 gallery-size-full clearfix'>\n<div class='gallery-item-wrapper'>\n<dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.investmacro.com\/forex\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/CL_Specs_Small-2.png'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.investmacro.com\/forex\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/CL_Specs_Small-2.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.investmacro.com\/forex\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/CL_Specs_Small-2.png 600w, https:\/\/www.investmacro.com\/forex\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/CL_Specs_Small-2-300x150.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl>\n<\/div>\n<br style=\"clear: both\" \/><\/div>\n\n<p>The large speculator contracts of <b>WTI crude<\/b> futures totaled a net position of 348,801 contracts, according to the latest data this week. This was a change of 21,130 contracts from the previous weekly total. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.countingpips.com\/2019\/03\/wti-crude-oil-speculators-raised-their-bullish-bets-for-3rd-straight-week\/\"><u>See full article<\/u>.<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2><a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.countingpips.com\/2019\/03\/10-year-note-speculator-position-is-virtually-unchanged-this-week\/\">10-Year Note Speculator position is virtually unchanged this week<\/a><\/h2>\n\t<style type=\"text\/css\" scoped=\"scoped\">\n\t\t#gallery-3 {\n\t\t\tclear: both;\n\t\t}\n\t\t#gallery-3 .gallery-item-wrapper {\n\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\tmargin: 0;\n\t\t\tpadding: 0;\n\t\t\twidth: 100%;\n\t\t}\n\t\t#ie6 #gallery-3 .gallery-item-wrapper,\n\t\t#ie7 #gallery-3 .gallery-item-wrapper {\n\t\t\twidth: 100%;\n\t\t}\n\t\t#gallery-3 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\tdisplay: block;\n\t\t\tfloat: none;\n\t\t\tmargin: 5px;\n\t\t\twidth: auto !important;\n\t\t}\n\t\t#ie6 #gallery-3 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\tdisplay: inline;\n\t\t}\n\t\t#gallery-3 .gallery-icon a {\n\t\t\tdisplay: block;\n\t\t\tline-height: 0;\n\t\t}\n\t\t#gallery-3 img {\n\t\t\twidth: 100% !important;\n\t\t\tmax-width: 100% !important;\n\t\t\theight: auto !important;\n\t\t}\n\t\t#gallery-3 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\toverflow: hidden;\n\t\t}\n\t\t#ie6 #gallery-3 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\tword-wrap: break-word;\n\t\t}\n\t<\/style>\n<div id='gallery-3' class='gallery galleryid-143344 gallery-columns-1 gallery-size-full clearfix'>\n<div class='gallery-item-wrapper'>\n<dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.investmacro.com\/forex\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/TY_Specs_Small-2.png'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.investmacro.com\/forex\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/TY_Specs_Small-2.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.investmacro.com\/forex\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/TY_Specs_Small-2.png 600w, https:\/\/www.investmacro.com\/forex\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/TY_Specs_Small-2-300x150.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl>\n<\/div>\n<br style=\"clear: both\" \/><\/div>\n\n<p>Large speculator contracts of the <b>10-Year Bond<\/b> futures totaled a net position of -233,376 contracts, according to the latest data this week. This was a change of 619 contracts from the previous weekly total. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.countingpips.com\/2019\/03\/10-year-note-speculator-position-is-virtually-unchanged-this-week\/\"><u>See full article<\/u>.<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2><a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.countingpips.com\/2019\/03\/gold-speculators-pulled-back-sharply-on-their-bullish-bets-this-week\/\">Gold Speculators pulled back sharply on their bullish bets this week<\/a><\/h2>\n\t<style type=\"text\/css\" scoped=\"scoped\">\n\t\t#gallery-4 {\n\t\t\tclear: both;\n\t\t}\n\t\t#gallery-4 .gallery-item-wrapper {\n\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\tmargin: 0;\n\t\t\tpadding: 0;\n\t\t\twidth: 100%;\n\t\t}\n\t\t#ie6 #gallery-4 .gallery-item-wrapper,\n\t\t#ie7 #gallery-4 .gallery-item-wrapper {\n\t\t\twidth: 100%;\n\t\t}\n\t\t#gallery-4 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\tdisplay: block;\n\t\t\tfloat: none;\n\t\t\tmargin: 5px;\n\t\t\twidth: auto !important;\n\t\t}\n\t\t#ie6 #gallery-4 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\tdisplay: inline;\n\t\t}\n\t\t#gallery-4 .gallery-icon a {\n\t\t\tdisplay: block;\n\t\t\tline-height: 0;\n\t\t}\n\t\t#gallery-4 img {\n\t\t\twidth: 100% !important;\n\t\t\tmax-width: 100% !important;\n\t\t\theight: auto !important;\n\t\t}\n\t\t#gallery-4 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\toverflow: hidden;\n\t\t}\n\t\t#ie6 #gallery-4 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\tword-wrap: break-word;\n\t\t}\n\t<\/style>\n<div id='gallery-4' class='gallery galleryid-143344 gallery-columns-1 gallery-size-full clearfix'>\n<div class='gallery-item-wrapper'>\n<dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.investmacro.com\/forex\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/GC_Specs_Small-2.png'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.investmacro.com\/forex\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/GC_Specs_Small-2.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.investmacro.com\/forex\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/GC_Specs_Small-2.png 600w, https:\/\/www.investmacro.com\/forex\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/GC_Specs_Small-2-300x150.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl>\n<\/div>\n<br style=\"clear: both\" \/><\/div>\n\n<p>Large precious metals speculator contracts of the <b>Gold<\/b> futures totaled a net position of 88,018 contracts, according to the latest data this week. This was a change of -47,678 contracts from the previous weekly total. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.countingpips.com\/2019\/03\/gold-speculators-pulled-back-sharply-on-their-bullish-bets-this-week\/\"><u>See full article<\/u>.<\/a><\/p><div id=\"inves-2025962719\" 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\/2019\/03\/bitcoin-speculators-raised-their-bearish-bets-for-4th-time-in-5-weeks\/\">Bitcoin Speculators raised their bearish bets for 4th time in 5 weeks<\/a><\/h2>\n\t<style type=\"text\/css\" scoped=\"scoped\">\n\t\t#gallery-5 {\n\t\t\tclear: both;\n\t\t}\n\t\t#gallery-5 .gallery-item-wrapper {\n\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\tmargin: 0;\n\t\t\tpadding: 0;\n\t\t\twidth: 100%;\n\t\t}\n\t\t#ie6 #gallery-5 .gallery-item-wrapper,\n\t\t#ie7 #gallery-5 .gallery-item-wrapper {\n\t\t\twidth: 100%;\n\t\t}\n\t\t#gallery-5 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\tdisplay: block;\n\t\t\tfloat: none;\n\t\t\tmargin: 5px;\n\t\t\twidth: auto !important;\n\t\t}\n\t\t#ie6 #gallery-5 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\tdisplay: inline;\n\t\t}\n\t\t#gallery-5 .gallery-icon a {\n\t\t\tdisplay: block;\n\t\t\tline-height: 0;\n\t\t}\n\t\t#gallery-5 img {\n\t\t\twidth: 100% !important;\n\t\t\tmax-width: 100% !important;\n\t\t\theight: auto !important;\n\t\t}\n\t\t#gallery-5 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\toverflow: hidden;\n\t\t}\n\t\t#ie6 #gallery-5 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\tword-wrap: break-word;\n\t\t}\n\t<\/style>\n<div id='gallery-5' class='gallery galleryid-143344 gallery-columns-1 gallery-size-full clearfix'>\n<div class='gallery-item-wrapper'>\n<dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.investmacro.com\/forex\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/XBT_Specs_Small-3.png'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.investmacro.com\/forex\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/XBT_Specs_Small-3.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.investmacro.com\/forex\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/XBT_Specs_Small-3.png 600w, https:\/\/www.investmacro.com\/forex\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/XBT_Specs_Small-3-300x150.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl>\n<\/div>\n<br style=\"clear: both\" \/><\/div>\n\n<p>Cryptocurrency speculator contracts of the <b>Bitcoin<\/b> futures totaled a net position of -1,438 contracts, according to the latest data this week. This was a change of -158 contracts from the previous weekly total. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.countingpips.com\/2019\/03\/bitcoin-speculators-raised-their-bearish-bets-for-4th-time-in-5-weeks\/\"><u>See full article<\/u>.<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2><a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.countingpips.com\/2019\/03\/sp500-mini-speculators-added-to-their-bearish-bets-this-week\/\">S&amp;P500 Mini Speculators added to their bearish bets this week<\/a><\/h2>\n\t<style type=\"text\/css\" scoped=\"scoped\">\n\t\t#gallery-6 {\n\t\t\tclear: both;\n\t\t}\n\t\t#gallery-6 .gallery-item-wrapper {\n\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\tmargin: 0;\n\t\t\tpadding: 0;\n\t\t\twidth: 100%;\n\t\t}\n\t\t#ie6 #gallery-6 .gallery-item-wrapper,\n\t\t#ie7 #gallery-6 .gallery-item-wrapper {\n\t\t\twidth: 100%;\n\t\t}\n\t\t#gallery-6 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\tdisplay: block;\n\t\t\tfloat: none;\n\t\t\tmargin: 5px;\n\t\t\twidth: auto !important;\n\t\t}\n\t\t#ie6 #gallery-6 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\tdisplay: inline;\n\t\t}\n\t\t#gallery-6 .gallery-icon a {\n\t\t\tdisplay: block;\n\t\t\tline-height: 0;\n\t\t}\n\t\t#gallery-6 img {\n\t\t\twidth: 100% !important;\n\t\t\tmax-width: 100% !important;\n\t\t\theight: auto !important;\n\t\t}\n\t\t#gallery-6 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\toverflow: hidden;\n\t\t}\n\t\t#ie6 #gallery-6 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\tword-wrap: break-word;\n\t\t}\n\t<\/style>\n<div id='gallery-6' class='gallery galleryid-143344 gallery-columns-1 gallery-size-full clearfix'>\n<div class='gallery-item-wrapper'>\n<dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.investmacro.com\/forex\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/ES_Specs_Small-2.png'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.investmacro.com\/forex\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/ES_Specs_Small-2.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.investmacro.com\/forex\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/ES_Specs_Small-2.png 600w, https:\/\/www.investmacro.com\/forex\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/ES_Specs_Small-2-300x150.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl>\n<\/div>\n<br style=\"clear: both\" \/><\/div>\n\n<p>Large stock market speculator contracts of the <b>S&amp;P500 mini<\/b> futures totaled a net position of -103,387 contracts, according to the latest data this week. This was a change of -16,882 contracts from the previous weekly total. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.countingpips.com\/2019\/03\/sp500-mini-speculators-added-to-their-bearish-bets-this-week\/\"><u>See full article<\/u>.<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2><a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.countingpips.com\/2019\/03\/silver-speculators-sharply-liquidated-their-bullish-bets-this-week\/\">Silver Speculators sharply liquidated their bullish bets this week<\/a><\/h2>\n\t<style type=\"text\/css\" scoped=\"scoped\">\n\t\t#gallery-7 {\n\t\t\tclear: both;\n\t\t}\n\t\t#gallery-7 .gallery-item-wrapper {\n\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\tmargin: 0;\n\t\t\tpadding: 0;\n\t\t\twidth: 100%;\n\t\t}\n\t\t#ie6 #gallery-7 .gallery-item-wrapper,\n\t\t#ie7 #gallery-7 .gallery-item-wrapper {\n\t\t\twidth: 100%;\n\t\t}\n\t\t#gallery-7 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\tdisplay: block;\n\t\t\tfloat: none;\n\t\t\tmargin: 5px;\n\t\t\twidth: auto !important;\n\t\t}\n\t\t#ie6 #gallery-7 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\tdisplay: inline;\n\t\t}\n\t\t#gallery-7 .gallery-icon a {\n\t\t\tdisplay: block;\n\t\t\tline-height: 0;\n\t\t}\n\t\t#gallery-7 img {\n\t\t\twidth: 100% !important;\n\t\t\tmax-width: 100% !important;\n\t\t\theight: auto !important;\n\t\t}\n\t\t#gallery-7 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\toverflow: hidden;\n\t\t}\n\t\t#ie6 #gallery-7 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\tword-wrap: break-word;\n\t\t}\n\t<\/style>\n<div id='gallery-7' class='gallery galleryid-143344 gallery-columns-1 gallery-size-full clearfix'>\n<div class='gallery-item-wrapper'>\n<dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.investmacro.com\/forex\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/SI_Specs_Small-2.png'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.investmacro.com\/forex\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/SI_Specs_Small-2.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.investmacro.com\/forex\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/SI_Specs_Small-2.png 600w, https:\/\/www.investmacro.com\/forex\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/SI_Specs_Small-2-300x150.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl>\n<\/div>\n<br style=\"clear: both\" \/><\/div>\n\n<p>Large precious metals speculator contracts of the <b>silver<\/b> futures totaled a net position of 32,521 contracts, according to the latest data this week. This was a change of -25,792 contracts from the previous weekly total. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.countingpips.com\/2019\/03\/silver-speculators-sharply-liquidated-their-bullish-bets-this-week\/\"><u>See full article<\/u>.<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2><a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.countingpips.com\/2019\/03\/copper-speculators-bets-rose-for-6th-time-out-of-7-weeks\/\">Copper Speculators bets rose for 6th time out of 7 weeks<\/a><\/h2>\n\t<style type=\"text\/css\" scoped=\"scoped\">\n\t\t#gallery-8 {\n\t\t\tclear: both;\n\t\t}\n\t\t#gallery-8 .gallery-item-wrapper {\n\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\tmargin: 0;\n\t\t\tpadding: 0;\n\t\t\twidth: 100%;\n\t\t}\n\t\t#ie6 #gallery-8 .gallery-item-wrapper,\n\t\t#ie7 #gallery-8 .gallery-item-wrapper {\n\t\t\twidth: 100%;\n\t\t}\n\t\t#gallery-8 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\tdisplay: block;\n\t\t\tfloat: none;\n\t\t\tmargin: 5px;\n\t\t\twidth: auto !important;\n\t\t}\n\t\t#ie6 #gallery-8 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\tdisplay: inline;\n\t\t}\n\t\t#gallery-8 .gallery-icon a {\n\t\t\tdisplay: block;\n\t\t\tline-height: 0;\n\t\t}\n\t\t#gallery-8 img {\n\t\t\twidth: 100% !important;\n\t\t\tmax-width: 100% !important;\n\t\t\theight: auto !important;\n\t\t}\n\t\t#gallery-8 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\toverflow: hidden;\n\t\t}\n\t\t#ie6 #gallery-8 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\tword-wrap: break-word;\n\t\t}\n\t<\/style>\n<div id='gallery-8' class='gallery galleryid-143344 gallery-columns-1 gallery-size-full clearfix'>\n<div class='gallery-item-wrapper'>\n<dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.investmacro.com\/forex\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/HG_Specs_Small-2.png'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.investmacro.com\/forex\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/HG_Specs_Small-2.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.investmacro.com\/forex\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/HG_Specs_Small-2.png 600w, https:\/\/www.investmacro.com\/forex\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/HG_Specs_Small-2-300x150.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl>\n<\/div>\n<br style=\"clear: both\" \/><\/div>\n\n<p>Metals speculator contracts of the <b>copper<\/b> futures totaled a net position of 31,256 contracts, according to the latest data this week. This was a change of 8,872 contracts from the previous weekly total. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.countingpips.com\/2019\/03\/copper-speculators-bets-rose-for-6th-time-out-of-7-weeks\/\"><u>See full article<\/u>.<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>Article <strong>By CountingPips.com<\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/2BiPJZF\"><strong>Receive our weekly COT Reports by Email<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>*<\/strong>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) were positioned in the futures markets.<\/p>\n<p>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).<\/p>\n<p>Find CFTC criteria here: (http:\/\/www.cftc.gov\/MarketReports\/CommitmentsofTraders\/ExplanatoryNotes\/index.htm).<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>March 9, 2019 &#8211; By CountingPips.com &#8211; Receive our weekly COT Reports by Email Here are this week\u2019s links to the latest Commitment of Traders data changes that were released on Friday. Speculators rebooted US Dollar Index bullish bets. Yen bets go more bearish WTI Crude Oil Speculators raised their bullish bets for 3rd straight [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-143344","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","no-post-thumbnail"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.investmacro.com\/forex\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/143344","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\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.investmacro.com\/forex\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=143344"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.investmacro.com\/forex\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/143344\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":143376,"href":"https:\/\/www.investmacro.com\/forex\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/143344\/revisions\/143376"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.investmacro.com\/forex\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=143344"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.investmacro.com\/forex\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=143344"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.investmacro.com\/forex\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=143344"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}