Latest Commitment of Traders positions (Commodities) as of May 8th 2018

CFTC commitment of traders report was released on Friday (11th May) and cover positions up to Tuesday (8th 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 increasing

Long positions rose marginally last week. The net long positions got increased by 661 contracts to +107.4K contracts.               

• Copper – Net position long and decreasing

Long positions declined for a sixth consecutive week. The net longs decreased by 1,464 contracts to +33.4K contracts.

• Silver – Net position shifted from long to short

The long positions declined last week and by 7,075 contracts to -121 contracts.

• WTI Crude – Net position long and decreasing

Speculators reduced long positions for a third consecutive week and by 10,799 contracts, which brought the net positions to +679.9K contracts.

• Natural gas – Net position short and increasing

Short positions rose last week and by 29,174 contracts that pushed the net position to -124K contracts.

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