Latest Commitment of Traders positions (Commodities) as of September 20th, 2016

CFTC commitment of traders report was released on Friday (23rd September) and cover positions up to Tuesday (20th September). 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

Gold traders sharply decreased their net long positions in gold. The net long position decreased by 29,234 contracts to +256.2K contracts.         

• Copper – Net position short and decreasing

Net short positions decreased for second consecutive week.  The net-shorts decreased by 12,142 contracts to -13.2K contracts.

• Silver – Net position long and increasing

The net long position in silver rose marginally after a decline last week. The net longs increased by 1,067 contracts to +82.6K contracts.

• WTI Crude – Net position long and decreasing

Crude oil saw a sharp decrease in net long position. The net long positions decreased by 34,429 contracts to +278.9K contracts.

• Natural gas – Net position short and decreasing

Natural gas net-shorts decreased marginally last week. Net-short positions declined by 1,738 contracts to -75.4K contracts.