{"id":143780,"date":"2019-03-16T12:46:47","date_gmt":"2019-03-16T16:46:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.countingpips.com\/?p=143780"},"modified":"2019-03-16T13:25:21","modified_gmt":"2019-03-16T17:25:21","slug":"cot-report-speculators-boost-usd-index-crude-oil-bets-trim-10-year-sp500-mini-shorts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.investmacro.com\/forex\/2019\/03\/cot-report-speculators-boost-usd-index-crude-oil-bets-trim-10-year-sp500-mini-shorts\/","title":{"rendered":"COT Report: Speculators boost USD Index, Crude Oil bets. Trim 10-Year, SP500-Mini Shorts"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"inves-596985809\" 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>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\"><a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.countingpips.com\/2019\/03\/us-dollar-index-speculators-raise-bets-to-a-12-week-high-peso-bets-fall\/\"><strong>US Dollar Index<\/strong><\/a> Speculators raise bets to a 12-week high. Peso bets fall<\/li>\n<li class=\"listing-item\"><strong><a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.countingpips.com\/2019\/03\/wti-crude-oil-speculators-boosted-their-bullish-bets-for-4th-week\/\">WTI Crude Oil<\/a><\/strong> Speculators boosted their bullish bets for 4th week<\/li>\n<li class=\"listing-item\"><strong><a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.countingpips.com\/2019\/03\/10-year-note-speculators-sharply-cut-their-bearish-bets-this-week-2\/\">10-Year Note<\/a><\/strong> Speculators sharply cut their bearish bets this week<\/li>\n<li class=\"listing-item\"><strong><a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.countingpips.com\/2019\/03\/bitcoin-speculators-lessened-their-bearish-bets-this-week\/\">Bitcoin<\/a><\/strong> Speculators lessened their bearish bets this week<\/li>\n<li class=\"listing-item\"><strong><a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.countingpips.com\/2019\/03\/gold-speculators-lowered-their-bullish-bets-for-3rd-straight-week\/\">Gold<\/a><\/strong> Speculators lowered their bullish bets for 3rd straight week<\/li>\n<li class=\"listing-item\"><strong><a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.countingpips.com\/2019\/03\/sp500-mini-speculators-sharply-pared-their-bearish-bets-this-week\/\">S&amp;P500 Mini<\/a> <\/strong>Speculators sharply pared their bearish bets this week<\/li>\n<li class=\"listing-item\"><strong><a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.countingpips.com\/2019\/03\/silver-speculators-lowered-their-bullish-bets-for-a-2nd-week\/\">Silver<\/a><\/strong> Speculators lowered their bullish bets for a 2nd week<\/li>\n<li class=\"listing-item\"><strong><a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.countingpips.com\/2019\/03\/copper-speculators-reduced-their-bullish-bets-for-1st-time-in-3-weeks\/\">Copper<\/a><\/strong> Speculators reduced their bullish bets for 1st time in 3 weeks<\/li>\n<li><strong><a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.countingpips.com\/2019\/03\/speculator-extremes-eurodollar-corn-lead-weekly-bullish-bearish-positions\/\">Speculator Extremes:<\/a><\/strong> Eurodollar, Corn lead weekly Bullish &amp; Bearish Positions<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<h2><a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.countingpips.com\/2019\/03\/us-dollar-index-speculators-raise-bets-to-a-12-week-high-peso-bets-fall\/\">US Dollar Index Speculators raise bets to a 12-week high. Peso bets fall<\/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-143780 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-3.png'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.investmacro.com\/forex\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/DX_Specs_Small-3.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.investmacro.com\/forex\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/DX_Specs_Small-3.png 600w, https:\/\/www.investmacro.com\/forex\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/DX_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>Large currency speculators raised 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\/us-dollar-index-speculators-raise-bets-to-a-12-week-high-peso-bets-fall\/\"><u>See full article<\/u>.<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2><a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.countingpips.com\/2019\/03\/speculator-extremes-eurodollar-corn-lead-weekly-bullish-bearish-positions\/\">Speculator Extremes: Eurodollar, Corn lead weekly Bullish &amp; Bearish Positions<\/a><\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.countingpips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/ED_Specs_Small.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-143813\" src=\"https:\/\/www.countingpips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/ED_Specs_Small.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.investmacro.com\/forex\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/ED_Specs_Small.png 600w, https:\/\/www.investmacro.com\/forex\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/ED_Specs_Small-300x150.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a>This weekly Extreme Positions report highlights the Top 5 Most Bullish and Top 5 Most Bearish Positions for the speculator category. <strong>Extreme positioning<\/strong> in these markets can foreshadow strong moves in the underlying instrument. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.countingpips.com\/2019\/03\/speculator-extremes-eurodollar-corn-lead-weekly-bullish-bearish-positions\/\">See full article.<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2><a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.countingpips.com\/2019\/03\/wti-crude-oil-speculators-boosted-their-bullish-bets-for-4th-week\/\">WTI Crude Oil Speculators boosted their bullish bets for 4th 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-143780 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-3.png'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.investmacro.com\/forex\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/CL_Specs_Small-3.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.investmacro.com\/forex\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/CL_Specs_Small-3.png 600w, https:\/\/www.investmacro.com\/forex\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/CL_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>The large speculator contracts of <b>WTI crude<\/b> futures totaled a net position of 362,265 contracts, according to the latest data this week. This was a change of 13,464 contracts from the previous weekly total. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.countingpips.com\/2019\/03\/wti-crude-oil-speculators-boosted-their-bullish-bets-for-4th-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-speculators-sharply-cut-their-bearish-bets-this-week-2\/\">10-Year Note Speculators sharply cut their bearish bets 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-143780 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-3.png'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.investmacro.com\/forex\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/TY_Specs_Small-3.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.investmacro.com\/forex\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/TY_Specs_Small-3.png 600w, https:\/\/www.investmacro.com\/forex\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/TY_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>Large speculator contracts of the <b>10-Year Bond<\/b> futures totaled a net position of -176,434 contracts, according to the latest data this week. This was a change of 56,942 contracts from the previous weekly total. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.countingpips.com\/2019\/03\/10-year-note-speculators-sharply-cut-their-bearish-bets-this-week-2\/\"><u>See full article<\/u>.<\/a><\/p><div id=\"inves-1060073098\" 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\/gold-speculators-lowered-their-bullish-bets-for-3rd-straight-week\/\">Gold Speculators lowered their bullish bets for 3rd straight 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-143780 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-3.png'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.investmacro.com\/forex\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/GC_Specs_Small-3.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.investmacro.com\/forex\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/GC_Specs_Small-3.png 600w, https:\/\/www.investmacro.com\/forex\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/GC_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>Large precious metals speculator contracts of the <b>Gold<\/b> futures totaled a net position of 78,819 contracts, according to the latest data this week. This was a change of -9,199 contracts from the previous weekly total. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.countingpips.com\/2019\/03\/gold-speculators-lowered-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\/bitcoin-speculators-lessened-their-bearish-bets-this-week\/\">Bitcoin Speculators lessened their bearish bets this week<\/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-143780 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-5.png'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.investmacro.com\/forex\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/XBT_Specs_Small-5.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.investmacro.com\/forex\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/XBT_Specs_Small-5.png 600w, https:\/\/www.investmacro.com\/forex\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/XBT_Specs_Small-5-300x150.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 -1,331 contracts, according to the latest data this week. This was a change of 107 contracts from the previous weekly total. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.countingpips.com\/2019\/03\/bitcoin-speculators-lessened-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\/sp500-mini-speculators-sharply-pared-their-bearish-bets-this-week\/\">S&amp;P500 Mini Speculators sharply pared 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-143780 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-3.png'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.investmacro.com\/forex\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/ES_Specs_Small-3.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.investmacro.com\/forex\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/ES_Specs_Small-3.png 600w, https:\/\/www.investmacro.com\/forex\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/ES_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>Large stock market speculator contracts of the <b>S&amp;P500 mini<\/b> futures totaled a net position of -66,898 contracts, according to the latest data this week. This was a change of 36,489 contracts from the previous weekly total. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.countingpips.com\/2019\/03\/sp500-mini-speculators-sharply-pared-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-lowered-their-bullish-bets-for-a-2nd-week\/\">Silver Speculators lowered their bullish bets for a 2nd 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-143780 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-3.png'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.investmacro.com\/forex\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/SI_Specs_Small-3.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.investmacro.com\/forex\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/SI_Specs_Small-3.png 600w, https:\/\/www.investmacro.com\/forex\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/SI_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>Large precious metals speculator contracts of the <b>silver<\/b> futures totaled a net position of 27,082 contracts, according to the latest data this week. This was a change of -5,439 contracts from the previous weekly total. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.countingpips.com\/2019\/03\/silver-speculators-lowered-their-bullish-bets-for-a-2nd-week\/\"><u>See full article<\/u>.<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2><a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.countingpips.com\/2019\/03\/copper-speculators-reduced-their-bullish-bets-for-1st-time-in-3-weeks\/\">Copper Speculators reduced their bullish bets for 1st time in 3 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-143780 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-3.png'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.investmacro.com\/forex\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/HG_Specs_Small-3.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.investmacro.com\/forex\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/HG_Specs_Small-3.png 600w, https:\/\/www.investmacro.com\/forex\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/HG_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>Metals speculator contracts of the <b>copper<\/b> futures totaled a net position of 25,567 contracts, according to the latest data this week. This was a change of -5,689 contracts from the previous weekly total. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.countingpips.com\/2019\/03\/copper-speculators-reduced-their-bullish-bets-for-1st-time-in-3-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","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>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. US Dollar Index Speculators raise bets to a 12-week high. Peso bets fall WTI Crude Oil Speculators boosted their bullish bets for 4th week 10-Year Note Speculators [&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-143780","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","no-post-thumbnail"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.investmacro.com\/forex\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/143780","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=143780"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/www.investmacro.com\/forex\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/143780\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":143829,"href":"https:\/\/www.investmacro.com\/forex\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/143780\/revisions\/143829"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.investmacro.com\/forex\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=143780"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.investmacro.com\/forex\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=143780"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.investmacro.com\/forex\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=143780"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}