{"id":147020,"date":"2019-05-04T11:35:14","date_gmt":"2019-05-04T15:35:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.countingpips.com\/?p=147020"},"modified":"2019-05-04T11:35:14","modified_gmt":"2019-05-04T15:35:14","slug":"cot-report-vix-bets-at-new-record-specs-push-yen-bets-lower-for-11th-week","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.investmacro.com\/forex\/2019\/05\/cot-report-vix-bets-at-new-record-specs-push-yen-bets-lower-for-11th-week\/","title":{"rendered":"COT Report: VIX bets at New Record, Specs push Yen bets lower for 11th week"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"inves-124116822\" class=\"inves-below-title-posts inves-entity-placement\"><div id =\"posts_date_custom\"><div align=\"left\">May 4, 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>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\"><strong><a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.countingpips.com\/2019\/05\/us-dollar-index-bets-edge-higher-specs-push-yen-bets-lower-for-11th-week\/\">US Dollar Index<\/a><\/strong> bets edge higher. Specs push Yen bets lower for 11th week<\/li>\n<li class=\"listing-item\"><strong><a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.countingpips.com\/2019\/05\/wti-crude-oil-speculators-reduced-their-bullish-bets-amid-strong-bullish-streak\/\">WTI Crude Oil<\/a><\/strong> Speculators reduced their bullish bets amid strong bullish streak<\/li>\n<li class=\"listing-item\"><strong><a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.countingpips.com\/2019\/05\/10-year-note-speculators-reduced-bearish-bets-for-the-first-time-in-6-weeks\/\">10-Year Note<\/a><\/strong> Speculators reduced bearish bets for the first time in 6 weeks<\/li>\n<li class=\"listing-item\"><strong><a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.countingpips.com\/2019\/05\/gold-speculators-bets-rebounded-this-week-as-shorts-pull-back\/\">Gold<\/a><\/strong> Speculators bets rebounded this week as shorts pull back<\/li>\n<li class=\"listing-item\"><strong><a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.countingpips.com\/2019\/05\/sp500-mini-speculators-sharply-lifted-their-bullish-bets-by-most-in-5-weeks\/\">S&amp;P500 Mini<\/a><\/strong> Speculators sharply lifted their bullish bets by most in 5 weeks<\/li>\n<li class=\"listing-item\"><strong><a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.countingpips.com\/2019\/05\/vix-speculators-pushed-their-record-bearish-position-further-this-week\/\">VIX<\/a><\/strong> Speculators pushed their record bearish position further this week<\/li>\n<li class=\"listing-item\"><strong><a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.countingpips.com\/2019\/05\/silver-speculators-bets-edged-up-into-a-small-bullish-position\/\">Silver<\/a><\/strong> Speculators bets edged up into a small bullish position<\/li>\n<li class=\"listing-item\"><strong><a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.countingpips.com\/2019\/05\/copper-speculator-bets-fall-into-a-small-bearish-position\/\">Copper<\/a><\/strong> Speculator bets fall into a small bearish position<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<h2><a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.countingpips.com\/2019\/05\/us-dollar-index-bets-edge-higher-specs-push-yen-bets-lower-for-11th-week\/\">US Dollar Index bets edge higher. Specs push Yen bets lower for 11th week<\/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-147020 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\/05\/DX_Specs_Small.png'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.investmacro.com\/forex\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/DX_Specs_Small.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.investmacro.com\/forex\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/DX_Specs_Small.png 600w, https:\/\/www.investmacro.com\/forex\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/DX_Specs_Small-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 increased 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\/05\/us-dollar-index-bets-edge-higher-specs-push-yen-bets-lower-for-11th-week\/\"><u>See full article<\/u>.<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2><a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.countingpips.com\/2019\/05\/wti-crude-oil-speculators-reduced-their-bullish-bets-amid-strong-bullish-streak\/\">WTI Crude Oil Speculators reduced their bullish bets amid strong bullish streak<\/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-147020 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\/05\/CL_Specs_Small.png'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.investmacro.com\/forex\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/CL_Specs_Small.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.investmacro.com\/forex\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/CL_Specs_Small.png 600w, https:\/\/www.investmacro.com\/forex\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/CL_Specs_Small-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 524,103 contracts, according to the latest data this week. This was a change of -23,256 contracts from the previous weekly total. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.countingpips.com\/2019\/05\/wti-crude-oil-speculators-reduced-their-bullish-bets-amid-strong-bullish-streak\/\"><u>See full article<\/u>.<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2><a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.countingpips.com\/2019\/05\/10-year-note-speculators-reduced-bearish-bets-for-the-first-time-in-6-weeks\/\">10-Year Note Speculators reduced bearish bets for the first time in 6 weeks<\/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-147020 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\/05\/TY_Specs_Small.png'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.investmacro.com\/forex\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/TY_Specs_Small.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.investmacro.com\/forex\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/TY_Specs_Small.png 600w, https:\/\/www.investmacro.com\/forex\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/TY_Specs_Small-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 -287,921 contracts, according to the latest data this week. This was a change of 35,870 contracts from the previous weekly total. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.countingpips.com\/2019\/05\/10-year-note-speculators-reduced-bearish-bets-for-the-first-time-in-6-weeks\/\"><u>See full article<\/u>.<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2><a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.countingpips.com\/2019\/05\/gold-speculators-bets-rebounded-this-week-as-shorts-pull-back\/\">Gold Speculators bets rebounded this week as shorts pull back<\/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-147020 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\/05\/GC_Specs_Small.png'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.investmacro.com\/forex\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/GC_Specs_Small.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.investmacro.com\/forex\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/GC_Specs_Small.png 600w, https:\/\/www.investmacro.com\/forex\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/GC_Specs_Small-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 66,219 contracts, according to the latest data this week. This was a change of 28,824 contracts from the previous weekly total. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.countingpips.com\/2019\/05\/gold-speculators-bets-rebounded-this-week-as-shorts-pull-back\/\"><u>See full article<\/u>.<\/a><\/p><div id=\"inves-3395277465\" 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\/05\/sp500-mini-speculators-sharply-lifted-their-bullish-bets-by-most-in-5-weeks\/\">S&amp;P500 Mini Speculators sharply lifted their bullish bets by most 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-147020 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\/05\/ES_Specs_Small.png'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.investmacro.com\/forex\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/ES_Specs_Small.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.investmacro.com\/forex\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/ES_Specs_Small.png 600w, https:\/\/www.investmacro.com\/forex\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/ES_Specs_Small-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 61,297 contracts, according to the latest data this week. This was a change of 58,868 contracts from the previous weekly total. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.countingpips.com\/2019\/05\/sp500-mini-speculators-sharply-lifted-their-bullish-bets-by-most-in-5-weeks\/\"><u>See full article<\/u>.<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2><a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.countingpips.com\/2019\/05\/vix-speculators-pushed-their-record-bearish-position-further-this-week\/\">VIX Speculators pushed their record bearish position further 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-147020 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\/05\/VIX_Specs_Small.png'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.investmacro.com\/forex\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/VIX_Specs_Small.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.investmacro.com\/forex\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/VIX_Specs_Small.png 600w, https:\/\/www.investmacro.com\/forex\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/VIX_Specs_Small-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 volatility speculator contracts of the <b>VIX<\/b> futures totaled a net position of -180,359 contracts, according to the latest data this week. This was a change of -2,605 contracts from the previous weekly total. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.countingpips.com\/2019\/05\/vix-speculators-pushed-their-record-bearish-position-further-this-week\/\"><u>See full article<\/u>.<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2><a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.countingpips.com\/2019\/05\/silver-speculators-bets-edged-up-into-a-small-bullish-position\/\">Silver Speculators bets edged up into a small bullish position<\/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-147020 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\/05\/SI_Specs_Small.png'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.investmacro.com\/forex\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/SI_Specs_Small.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.investmacro.com\/forex\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/SI_Specs_Small.png 600w, https:\/\/www.investmacro.com\/forex\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/SI_Specs_Small-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 2,136 contracts, according to the latest data this week. This was a change of 2,246 contracts from the previous weekly total. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.countingpips.com\/2019\/05\/silver-speculators-bets-edged-up-into-a-small-bullish-position\/\"><u>See full article<\/u>.<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2><a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.countingpips.com\/2019\/05\/copper-speculator-bets-fall-into-a-small-bearish-position\/\">Copper Speculator bets fall into a small bearish position<\/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-147020 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\/05\/HG_Specs_Small.png'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.investmacro.com\/forex\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/HG_Specs_Small.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.investmacro.com\/forex\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/HG_Specs_Small.png 600w, https:\/\/www.investmacro.com\/forex\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/HG_Specs_Small-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 -133 contracts, according to the latest data this week. This was a change of -2,259 contracts from the previous weekly total. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.countingpips.com\/2019\/05\/copper-speculator-bets-fall-into-a-small-bearish-position\/\"><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>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 bets edge higher. Specs push Yen bets lower for 11th week WTI Crude Oil Speculators reduced their bullish bets amid strong bullish streak 10-Year [&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-147020","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","no-post-thumbnail"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.investmacro.com\/forex\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/147020","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=147020"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/www.investmacro.com\/forex\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/147020\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":147068,"href":"https:\/\/www.investmacro.com\/forex\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/147020\/revisions\/147068"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.investmacro.com\/forex\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=147020"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.investmacro.com\/forex\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=147020"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.investmacro.com\/forex\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=147020"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}