 as of March 28th 2017 - EconoTimes)
CFTC commitment of traders report was released on Friday (31st March) and cover positions up to Tuesday (28th March). 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 increasing
Long positions rose for second consecutive week. The net long position increased by 21,568 contracts to +137.8K contracts.
- Copper – – Net position long and decreasing
Long positions rose for the first time in eight weeks. The net longs increased by 8,195 contracts to +29.9K contracts.
- Silver – Net position long and increasing
Long positions increased last week after three consecutive declines and by 11,576 contracts to +90.7K contracts.
- WTI Crude – Net position long and decreasing
Speculators reduced long positions for a fifth consecutive week and by 20,437 contracts, which brought the net positions to +398.1K contracts.
- Natural gas – Net position short and increasing
Shorts increased for the first time in three weeks and by 5,722 contracts last week that brought the net position to -22.8K contracts.
