Gold Prices Fall Amid Rate Jitters; Copper Steady as China Stimulus Eyed 
 as of November 29th, 2016 - EconoTimes)
CFTC commitment of traders report was released on Friday (2nd December) and cover positions up to Tuesday (29th November). 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 long positions declined for third consecutive week. The net long position decreased by 15,515 contracts to +151.6K contracts.
- Copper – – Net position long and increasing
Traders increased their net longs for fifth consecutive week. The net longs increased by 7,049 contracts to +53.4K contracts.
- Silver – Net position long and decreasing
The net long position decreased in silver for third consecutive week. The net longs declined by 1,127 contracts to +59K contracts.
- WTI Crude – Net position long and increasing
Minor change last week as traders increased the net long positions by 11,561 contracts to +287.9K contracts.
- Natural gas – Net position short and decreasing
Traders reduced their short bets for second consecutive week. Net-short positions declined by 11,992 contracts to -77.7K contracts.
