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 as of August 16th, 2016 - EconoTimes)
CFTC commitment of traders report was released on Friday (19th August) and cover positions up to Tuesday (16th August). COT report is not a complete presenter of entire market positions, however, it represents a good chunk of institutional traders, to have a feel of what expected by the big players.
Kindly note, in some cases, numbers are rounded to nearest decimal.
- Gold – Net position long and decreasing
The net-longs in gold decreased again last week. The net long position declined by 2,596 contracts to +283.8K contracts.
- Copper – Net position short and decreasing
Net short positions decreased only marginally last week. The net-shorts decreased by 104 contracts to -5.1K contracts.
- Silver – Net position long and decreasing
The net long position in silver got reduced by 6,075 contracts to +85K contracts. Net-longs saw a third consecutive decrease after long seven weeks of consecutive gains.
- WTI Crude – Net position long and increasing
Crude oil saw big rise in net long positions by 49,250 contracts to +307.5K contracts. Net longs rose after seven weeks decline.
- Natural gas – Net position short and increasing
Natural gas net-shorts increased sharply last week. Net-short positions rose sharply by 20,243 contracts to -134.8K contracts.
