{"id":149688,"date":"2019-06-16T08:24:27","date_gmt":"2019-06-16T12:24:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.countingpips.com\/?p=149688"},"modified":"2019-06-16T08:24:27","modified_gmt":"2019-06-16T12:24:27","slug":"cot-report-usd-mxn-crude-oil-bets-fall-this-week-gold-bets-jump-again","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.investmacro.com\/forex\/2019\/06\/cot-report-usd-mxn-crude-oil-bets-fall-this-week-gold-bets-jump-again\/","title":{"rendered":"COT Report: USD, MXN & Crude Oil bets fall this week. Gold bets jump again"},"content":{"rendered":"
June 16, 2019<\/div>
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Here are this week\u2019s links to the latest Commitment of Traders data changes that were released on Friday.<\/strong><\/p>\n

This week in the COT data<\/strong><\/a>, precious metals speculators once again sharply added to their Gold bullish positions<\/strong><\/a> after last week’s<\/a> record gain. Silver bets<\/strong><\/a> improved for a second week and have settled into a small bullish level.<\/p>\n

Copper speculators<\/a><\/strong> continued to push their bets more bearish for an 8th straight week and to the most bearish standing in 155 weeks.<\/p>\n

The VIX<\/strong><\/a> net speculative bearish position rose modestly this week and speculators have now added to bearish bets in three out of the past four weeks. Speculator bets saw huge pull backs in bearish positions on May 7th and 14th after reaching the all-time record high bearish level of -180,359 contracts on April 30th.<\/p>\n

The 10-Year Bond<\/strong><\/a> speculators sharply cut their net short positions this week after having added to bearish bets for four out of the previous five weeks. The speculators have found themselves caught wrong-footed by the sharp rally in 10-Year bond prices in recent months and this week might be a start of trying to get on the right side of the trend.<\/p>

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WTI Crude oil<\/strong><\/a> speculators once again pared their bullish bets for a 7th straight week and have now decreased positions by a whopping total of -195,704 contracts over this period. This week’s drop of -48,513 contracts was the largest one-week shortfall since August 29th of 2017.<\/p>\n

In Currencies<\/strong><\/a>, the USD Index Speculators<\/strong><\/a> continued their recent steady downtrend in positions as the USD Index fell for a 2nd week and to the lowest level since July 2018. Mexican peso<\/strong><\/a> positions furthered their recent declines (for a 4th week in a row) after reaching a record high bullish level on April 16th.<\/p>\n

Finally, Swiss franc<\/strong><\/a> speculators strongly reduced their bearish bets this week by +11,277 contracts. The franc, like the Japanese yen, is a safe haven currency and has started to see improving trends despite remaining in an overall short position.<\/p>\n

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US Dollar Index Speculators dropped bets for 2nd week. Mexican Peso bets decline<\/a><\/h2>\n\t