{"id":161317,"date":"2019-12-07T09:22:41","date_gmt":"2019-12-07T14:22:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.countingpips.com\/?p=161317"},"modified":"2019-12-07T09:23:59","modified_gmt":"2019-12-07T14:23:59","slug":"vix-speculators-cut-bearish-bets-for-a-2nd-week-after-record-high","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.investmacro.com\/forex\/2019\/12\/vix-speculators-cut-bearish-bets-for-a-2nd-week-after-record-high\/","title":{"rendered":"VIX Speculators cut bearish bets for a 2nd week after record high"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"inves-3503844293\" class=\"inves-below-title-posts inves-entity-placement\"><div id =\"posts_date_custom\"><div align=\"left\">December 7, 2019<\/div><hr style=\"border: none; border-bottom: 3px solid black;\">\r\n<\/div><\/div><p><strong>December 7th &#8211; By CountingPips.com<\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/2qTwa4h\"><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-161317 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\/12\/VIX_2-1.png'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"700\" src=\"https:\/\/www.investmacro.com\/forex\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/VIX_2-1.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.investmacro.com\/forex\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/VIX_2-1.png 900w, https:\/\/www.investmacro.com\/forex\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/VIX_2-1-300x233.png 300w, https:\/\/www.investmacro.com\/forex\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/VIX_2-1-768x597.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>VIX Non-Commercial Speculator Positions:<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Large volatility speculators dropped their bearish net positions in the VIX futures markets for a second straight week this week, 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 VIX futures, traded by large speculators and hedge funds, totaled a net position of -199,312 contracts in the data reported through Tuesday December 3rd. This was a weekly change of 11,387 net contracts from the previous week which had a total of -210,699 net contracts.<\/p>\n<p>The week&#8217;s net position was the result of the gross bullish position (longs) sliding by -4,902 contracts (to a weekly total of 75,209 contracts) while the gross bearish position (shorts) fell by a larger amount of -16,289 contracts for the week (to a total of 274,521 contracts).<\/p>\n<p>VIX speculators decreased their bearish positions for two straight weeks and by a total of 19,050 contracts over that period. Previously, speculative positions had risen to an all-time record high bearish level for four consecutive weeks with the latest bearish top coming in at a total of -218,362 contracts on November 19th. This week&#8217;s total standing of -199,312 contracts marks the first time contracts have been under -200,000 since late October.<\/p><div id=\"inves-2694554380\" 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><b>VIX 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 208,807 contracts on the week. This was a weekly shortfall of -12,052 contracts from the total net of 220,859 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-161317 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\/12\/VIX_1-1.png'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"700\" src=\"https:\/\/www.investmacro.com\/forex\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/VIX_1-1.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.investmacro.com\/forex\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/VIX_1-1.png 900w, https:\/\/www.investmacro.com\/forex\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/VIX_1-1-300x233.png 300w, https:\/\/www.investmacro.com\/forex\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/VIX_1-1-768x597.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>VIX Futures:<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Over the same weekly reporting time-frame, from Tuesday to Tuesday, the VIX Futures (Front Month) closed at approximately $16.22 which was a rise of $2.35 from the previous close of $13.87, 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\/2qTwa4h\"><strong>Receive our weekly COT Reports by Email<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>December 7th &#8211; By CountingPips.com &#8211; Receive our weekly COT Reports by Email VIX Non-Commercial Speculator Positions: Large volatility speculators dropped their bearish net positions in the VIX futures markets for a second straight week this week, according to the latest Commitment of Traders (COT) data released by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) on [&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-161317","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","no-post-thumbnail"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.investmacro.com\/forex\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/161317","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=161317"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/www.investmacro.com\/forex\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/161317\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":161358,"href":"https:\/\/www.investmacro.com\/forex\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/161317\/revisions\/161358"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.investmacro.com\/forex\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=161317"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.investmacro.com\/forex\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=161317"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.investmacro.com\/forex\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=161317"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}