{"id":143734,"date":"2019-03-16T08:43:02","date_gmt":"2019-03-16T12:43:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.countingpips.com\/?p=143734"},"modified":"2019-03-16T08:43:02","modified_gmt":"2019-03-16T12:43:02","slug":"sp500-mini-speculators-sharply-pared-their-bearish-bets-this-week","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.investmacro.com\/forex\/2019\/03\/sp500-mini-speculators-sharply-pared-their-bearish-bets-this-week\/","title":{"rendered":"S&#038;P500 Mini Speculators sharply pared their bearish bets this week"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"inves-3299129221\" class=\"inves-below-title-posts inves-entity-placement\"><div id =\"posts_date_custom\"><div align=\"left\">March 16, 2019<\/div><hr style=\"border: none; border-bottom: 3px solid black;\">\r\n<\/div><\/div><p><strong>March 16th &#8211; By CountingPips.com<\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/2QajvYE\"><strong>Receive our weekly COT Reports by Email<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\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-143734 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_2-3.png'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"700\" src=\"https:\/\/www.investmacro.com\/forex\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/ES_2-3.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.investmacro.com\/forex\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/ES_2-3.png 900w, https:\/\/www.investmacro.com\/forex\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/ES_2-3-300x233.png 300w, https:\/\/www.investmacro.com\/forex\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/ES_2-3-768x597.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl>\n<\/div>\n<br style=\"clear: both\" \/><\/div>\n\n<p><b>S&amp;P500 Mini Non-Commercial Speculator Positions:<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Large stock market speculators reduced their bearish net positions in the S&amp;P500 Mini futures markets for the second time in three weeks, according to the latest Commitment of Traders (COT) data released by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) on Friday.<\/p>\n<p>The non-commercial futures contracts of S&amp;P500 Mini futures, traded by large speculators and hedge funds, totaled a net position of -66,898 contracts in the data reported through <strong>Tuesday March 12th<\/strong>. This was a weekly change of 36,489 net contracts from the previous week which had a total of -103,387 net contracts.<\/p>\n<p>The week&#8217;s net position was the result of the gross bullish position (longs) ascending by 10,927 contracts to a weekly total of 339,702 contracts combined with the gross bearish position (shorts) which saw a fall by -25,562 contracts for the week to a total of 406,600 contracts.<\/p>\n<p>The speculator position has risen rather sharply for two out of the past three weeks following a nine-week streak of weakening speculator bets from December to February. The spec standing dropped into bearish territory in late January after the markets took a thrashing in December, reaching a recent high of -130,834 contracts on February 19th.<\/p><div id=\"inves-3214721788\" 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>Since that high point, bearish bets have cooled off and now sit at their lowest level since January 22nd. Overall, spec positions have been in a bearish state for eight consecutive weeks.<\/p>\n<p><b>S&amp;P500 Mini Commercial Positions:<\/b><\/p>\n<p>The commercial traders position, hedgers or traders engaged in buying and selling for business purposes, totaled a net position of 64,069 contracts on the week. This was a weekly fall of -39,536 contracts from the total net of 103,605 contracts reported the previous week.<\/p>\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-143734 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_1-3.png'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"700\" src=\"https:\/\/www.investmacro.com\/forex\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/ES_1-3.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.investmacro.com\/forex\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/ES_1-3.png 900w, https:\/\/www.investmacro.com\/forex\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/ES_1-3-300x233.png 300w, https:\/\/www.investmacro.com\/forex\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/ES_1-3-768x597.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl>\n<\/div>\n<br style=\"clear: both\" \/><\/div>\n\n<p><b>S&amp;P500 Mini Futures:<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Over the same weekly reporting time-frame, from Tuesday to Tuesday, the S&amp;P500 Mini Futures (Front Month) closed at approximately $2797.25 which was a gain of $5.75 from the previous close of $2791.50, according to unofficial market data.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong>*COT Report:<\/strong> 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) as well as the commercial traders (hedgers &amp; traders for business purposes) 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><\/blockquote>\n<p>Article <strong>By CountingPips.com<\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/2QajvYE\"><strong>Receive our weekly COT Reports by Email<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>March 16th &#8211; By CountingPips.com &#8211; Receive our weekly COT Reports by Email S&amp;P500 Mini Non-Commercial Speculator Positions: Large stock market speculators reduced their bearish net positions in the S&amp;P500 Mini futures markets for the second time in three weeks, according to the latest Commitment of Traders (COT) data released by the Commodity Futures Trading [&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-143734","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","no-post-thumbnail"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.investmacro.com\/forex\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/143734","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=143734"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.investmacro.com\/forex\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/143734\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":143787,"href":"https:\/\/www.investmacro.com\/forex\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/143734\/revisions\/143787"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.investmacro.com\/forex\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=143734"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.investmacro.com\/forex\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=143734"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.investmacro.com\/forex\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=143734"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}