Market News Interpretation of CFTC commodity positions: Hedge fund crude oil net long positions rose to the highest in 12 weeks, gold bullish willingness to increase (the week of May 24)
Interpretation of CFTC commodity positions: Hedge fund crude oil net long positions rose to the highest in 12 weeks, gold bullish willingness to increase (the week of May 24)
Huitong.com CTFC position data: A report released by the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) on May 27 showed that hedge funds’ net long positions in Brent and WTI crude oil increased by 5,252 in the week from May 18 to May 24. The hand reached 470,663 contracts, the highest in 12 weeks; the net long position of COMEX gold futures increased by 22,924 contracts to 77,493 contracts, and the net long position was the highest level in three weeks; COMEX silver futures turned bearish, holding total short positions. The position exceeds the long position by 541 lots
2022-05-28
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1. U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) data show that as of May 18 to May 24, the net long position of hedge funds in gold increased by 22,924 contracts to 77,493 contracts, and the net long position was three weeks. Only long positions increased by 10,895 to 136,718, and long positions were the highest in three weeks; short positions decreased by 12,029 to 59,225, and short positions were the lowest in nearly four weeks.
2. U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) data show that as of May 18 to May 24, the COMEX silver futures hedge fund turned bearish, with 541 more short positions than long positions, and a net long position of 670 a week ago hand, the net short position is the most bearish in about three years;
Among them, only long positions increased by 606 hands to 41,831 hands, and the long positions were the highest in four weeks; short positions increased by 1,817 hands to 42,372 hands, and the short positions were the highest level in more than seven months.
3. ICE futures and U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) data show that hedge funds’ net long positions in Brent and WTI crude oil increased by 5,252 contracts to 470,663 contracts in the week from May 18 to May 24. The position was the highest level in 12 weeks; among them, only long positions increased by 3,514 contracts to 570,964 contracts, and the total number of long contracts reached the highest level in 11 weeks; short positions decreased by 1,738 contracts to 100,301 contracts, and short positions were the lowest in more than three years. (Note: Positions are based on an index of four contracts traded on Nymex and ICE)
As of the week of May 18 to May 24, hedge funds increased their ICE Brent crude long positions by a net 12,639 contracts to 197,072 contracts, the largest net long position in 12 weeks; of which only long positions increased by 8,831 contracts to 197,072 contracts. 254,705 lots, the long position was the highest in 12 weeks; the short position was reduced by 3,808 to 57,633 hands, and the short position was the lowest in about 8 months.
As of the week of May 18 to May 24, hedge funds reduced their long positions in WTI crude oil on the New York Mercantile Exchange by a net 8,812 contracts to 276,018 contracts; only long positions decreased by 4,764 contracts to 295,362 contracts; short positions increased by 4,048 contracts to 19344 hands.
Attached: Changes in hedge fund net long positions in commodities for the week of May 18 to May 24 (Source: CFTC)
2. U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) data show that as of May 18 to May 24, the COMEX silver futures hedge fund turned bearish, with 541 more short positions than long positions, and a net long position of 670 a week ago hand, the net short position is the most bearish in about three years;
Among them, only long positions increased by 606 hands to 41,831 hands, and the long positions were the highest in four weeks; short positions increased by 1,817 hands to 42,372 hands, and the short positions were the highest level in more than seven months.
3. ICE futures and U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) data show that hedge funds’ net long positions in Brent and WTI crude oil increased by 5,252 contracts to 470,663 contracts in the week from May 18 to May 24. The position was the highest level in 12 weeks; among them, only long positions increased by 3,514 contracts to 570,964 contracts, and the total number of long contracts reached the highest level in 11 weeks; short positions decreased by 1,738 contracts to 100,301 contracts, and short positions were the lowest in more than three years. (Note: Positions are based on an index of four contracts traded on Nymex and ICE)
As of the week of May 18 to May 24, hedge funds increased their ICE Brent crude long positions by a net 12,639 contracts to 197,072 contracts, the largest net long position in 12 weeks; of which only long positions increased by 8,831 contracts to 197,072 contracts. 254,705 lots, the long position was the highest in 12 weeks; the short position was reduced by 3,808 to 57,633 hands, and the short position was the lowest in about 8 months.
As of the week of May 18 to May 24, hedge funds reduced their long positions in WTI crude oil on the New York Mercantile Exchange by a net 8,812 contracts to 276,018 contracts; only long positions decreased by 4,764 contracts to 295,362 contracts; short positions increased by 4,048 contracts to 19344 hands.
Attached: Changes in hedge fund net long positions in commodities for the week of May 18 to May 24 (Source: CFTC)
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