Commitment of Traders Macro Financial Markets Report:
Weekly Commitment of Traders Data by CFTC shows which way Large Traders and Hedge Funds were leaning the previous week in the Futures Market
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10 Year Treasuries: Weekly change of +14,593
10 Year Notes: 10-Year Treasury Note speculative contracts advanced higher last week to rise for a fifth consecutive week. 10-Year positions increased to a total of +135,372 net speculative positions as of April 16th following a total of +120,779 contracts that were reported for April 9th.
This is a weekly change in net large speculator positions of +14,593 contracts following the previous week’s change of +10,087 contracts.
Crude Oil Light Sweet: Weekly change of -12,695
Crude Oil: Crude Oil speculative contracts decreased last week to fall for a second straight week after rising for the previous two weeks. Crude spec positions decreased to a total of +210,703 net speculative positions as of April 16th following a total of +223,398 contracts that were reported for April 9th.
This is a weekly change in net large speculator positions of -12,695 contracts after the previous weekly change of -25,452 contracts.
Gold Futures CMX: Weekly change of +9,523
Gold: Gold contracts rose last week to end a three week skid for speculative net positions. Gold futures positions increased to a total of +128,882 net speculative positions as of April 16th following a total of +119,359 contracts that were reported for April 9th.
This is a weekly change in net large speculator positions of +9,523 contracts following the previous week’s change of -847 contracts.
S&P 500 Index Futures: Weekly change of -5,592
S&P 500: S&P 500 speculative contracts decreased last week after advancing the previous two weeks. S&P 500 futures positions declined to a total of +1,239 net speculative positions as of April 16th following a total of +6,831 contracts that were reported for April 9th.
This is a weekly change in net large speculator positions of -5,592 contracts.
VIX Futures: Weekly change of -20,045
VIX: VIX speculative contracts declined last week to fall for a third week. VIX futures positions dropped to a total of -89,698 net speculative positions as of April 16th following a total of -69,653 contracts that were reported for April 9th.
This is a weekly change in net large speculator positions of -20,045 contracts following the previous week’s change of -1,380 contracts.
The Commitment of Traders report is published every Friday by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) and shows futures positions data that was reported as of the previous Tuesday (3 days behind).
See more information and explanation on the weekly COT report from the CFTC website.
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