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Here are the latest links to our coverage of the Commitment of Traders data changes. Data updated through September 17th.
The COT currency market speculator bets were overall lower this week as just three out of the eleven out of the eleven currency markets we cover had higher positioning.
Leading the gains for the currency markets was the Swiss Franc (4,196 contracts) with the New Zealand Dollar (1,425 contracts) and the Japanese Yen (1,070 contracts) also recording positive weeks.
The currencies seeing declines in speculator bets on the week were the British Pound (-27,309 contracts), the Australian Dollar (-26,080 contracts), the Mexican Peso (-19,303 contracts), the US Dollar Index (-18,412 contracts), the EuroFX (-11,787 contracts), the Canadian Dollar (-4,197 contracts), the Brazilian Real (-1,942 contracts) and Bitcoin (-620 contracts) also registering lower bets on the week. See full article…
Weekly Market Price Changes
See Weekly Price Changes for major markets and their performance.
COT Speculator Extremes
This weekly Extreme Positions report highlights the Most Bullish and Most Bearish Positions for the speculator category. See full article…
COT Bonds
The COT bond market speculator bets were overall lower this week as just three out of the nine bond markets we cover had higher positioning.
Leading the gains for the bond markets was the Fed Funds (235,228 contracts) with the 5-Year Bonds (126,136 contracts) and the Ultra 10-Year Bonds (10,506 contracts) also showing positive weeks.
The bond markets with declines in speculator bets for the week were the SOFR 3-Months (-77,632 contracts), the 10-Year Bonds (-71,921 contracts), the SOFR 1-Month (-44,450 contracts), the US Treasury Bonds (-45,481 contracts), the 2-Year Bonds (-20,204 contracts) and with the Ultra Treasury Bonds (-15,145 contracts) also registering lower bets on the week. See full article…
COT Metals
The COT metals markets speculator bets were higher this week as five out of the six metals markets we cover had higher speculator contracts.
Leading the gains for the metals was Gold (27,565 contracts) with Silver (13,556 contracts), Platinum (11,975 contracts), Copper (6,870 contracts) and with Palladium (3,988 contracts) also showing positive weeks.
The market with a decrease was Steel with a shortfall by -346 contracts on the week. See full article…
COT Soft Commodities
The COT soft commodities speculator bets were overall higher this week as eight out of the eleven softs markets we cover had higher positioning.
Leading the gains for the softs markets was Cotton (19,749 contracts) with Soybeans (9,593 contracts), Sugar (8,847 contracts), Coffee (6,681 contracts), Soybean Meal (4,390 contracts), Lean Hogs (4,171 contracts), Wheat (2,114 contracts) and Cocoa (1,528 contracts) also showing positive weeks.
The markets with the declines in speculator bets this week were Corn (-18,535 contracts) with Soybean Oil (-4,028 contracts) and Live Cattle (-2,551 contracts) also registering lower bets on the week. See full article…
COT Stock Markets
The COT stock markets speculator bets were lower this week as just two out of the seven stock markets we cover had higher speculator net contract positions.
Leading the gains for the stock markets was the VIX (8,598 contracts) with the DowJones-Mini (6,446 contracts) also showing a positive week.
The markets with the declines in speculator bets this week were the S&P500-Mini (-63,560 contracts), the MSCI EAFE-Mini (-11,500 contracts), the Nasdaq-Mini (-6,393 contracts), the Russell-Mini (-2,741 contracts) and with the Nikkei 225 (-498 contracts) also registering lower bets on the week. See full article…
Have a Wonderful Trading Week
By InvestMacro.com
*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, non-commercials (for-profit traders), commercial traders and small traders were positioned in the futures markets.
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).
Find CFTC criteria here: (http://www.cftc.gov/MarketReports/CommitmentsofTraders/ExplanatoryNotes/index.htm).
