Author: FX_Trdr

VIX Futures: Weekly change of -4,690

VIX: VIX speculative contracts decreased last week after reaching the highest level (or lowest short level) since August 2012 on the previous week. VIX futures positions fell to a total of -68,273 net speculative positions as of April 2nd following a total of -63,583 contracts that were reported for March 26th. This is a weekly change in net large speculator positions of -4,690 contracts.

See more information and explanation on the weekly COT report from the CFTC website.

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