Gold Prices Fall Amid Rate Jitters; Copper Steady as China Stimulus Eyed 
 as of May 2nd 2017 - EconoTimes)
CFTC commitment of traders report was released on Friday (5th May) and cover positions up to Tuesday (2nd May). 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
Long positions declined for the first time in seven weeks. The net long position decreased by 11,043 contracts to +189.6K contracts.
- Copper – – Net position long and increasing
Long positions increased for the second time in fourteen weeks. The net longs increased by 6,080 contracts to +18.5K contracts.
- Silver – Net position long and decreasing
Long positions declined for a third consecutive week and by 22,246 contracts to +71.4K contracts.
- WTI Crude – Net position long and decreasing
Speculators covered long positions for a second consecutive week and by 38,678 contracts, which brought the net positions to +373.1K contracts.
- Natural gas – position shifted to long
Long position increased by 23,992 contracts and that pushed the net position from short to long. The current position is at +20.9K contracts.
