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Here are the latest links to our coverage of the Commitment of Traders data changes. Data updated through October 15th.
The COT currency market speculator bets were decidedly lower this week as just one out of the eleven out of the eleven currency markets we cover had higher positioning.
Leading the gains was the Brazilian Real (4,836 contracts) which came through as the only currency having a positive week this week.
The currencies seeing declines in speculator bets on the week were the Canadian Dollar (-33,242 contracts), the EuroFX (-21,948 contracts), the Australian Dollar (-14,153 contracts), the British Pound (-7,333 contracts), the Mexican Peso (-3,947 contracts), the Swiss Franc (-3,702 contracts), the Japanese Yen (-2,418 contracts), the New Zealand Dollar (-1,573 contracts), Bitcoin (-590 contracts) and with the US Dollar Index (-211 contracts) also registering lower bets on the week.
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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 lower this week as four out of the nine bond markets we cover had higher positioning.
Leading the gains for the bond markets was the 10-Year Bonds (95,064 contracts) with the US Treasury Bonds (15,997 contracts), the Ultra 10-Year Bonds (7,419 contracts) and the SOFR 1-Month (7,304 contracts) showing positive weeks as well.
The bond markets with declines in speculator bets for the week were the SOFR 3-Months (-246,502 contracts), the 2-Year Bonds (-117,224 contracts), the Fed Funds (-64,706 contracts), the 5-Year Bonds (-29,699 contracts) and the Ultra Treasury Bonds (-38,975 contracts) also registering lower bets on the week.
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COT Metals
The COT metals markets speculator bets were overall higher this week as four out of the six metals markets we cover had higher positioning.
Leading the gains for the metals was Gold (8,254 contracts) with Platinum (4,730 contracts), Palladium (619 contracts), and Steel (159 contracts) also showing positive weeks.
The markets with declines in speculator bets for the week were Copper (-7,574 contracts) with Silver (-683 contracts) registering lower bets on the week as well.
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COT Soft Commodities
The COT soft commodities speculator bets were slightly higher this week as six out of the eleven softs markets we cover had higher positioning.
Leading the gains for the softs markets was Lean Hogs (7,337 contracts) with Live Cattle (6,658 contracts), Coffee (4,235 contracts), Cocoa (3,376 contracts), Sugar (2,387 contracts) and Cotton (999 contracts) also recording positive weeks.
The markets with declines in speculator bets were Corn (-41,223 contracts), Soybean Meal (-37,962 contracts), Soybeans (-14,193 contracts), Soybean Oil (-7,454 contracts) and with Wheat (-216 contracts) also seeing lower bets on the week.
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COT Stock Markets
The COT stock markets speculator bets were overall lower this week as four out of the seven stock markets we cover had higher speculator net contract positions.
Leading the gains for the stock markets was the S&P500-Mini (33,779 contracts) with the Russell-Mini (21,330 contracts) and the VIX (3,330 contracts) also showing positive weeks.
The markets with the declines in speculator bets this week were the Nasdaq-Mini (-11,891 contracts), MSCI EAFE-Mini (-2,773 contracts), the DowJones-Mini (-1,570 contracts) and the Nikkei 225 (-498 contracts) also registering lower bets on the week.
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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).
