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CFTC Commitments of Traders – Net Length for Crude Oil Futures Gained Most in Three Months

According to the CFTC Commitments of Traders report for the week ended July 17, NET LENGTH for crude oil futures jumped +33 613 contracts to 423 762 for the week. Speculative long positions surged +39 788 contracts and shorts were up +6 175 contracts. For refined oil products, NET LENGTH for gasoline gained +3 633 contracts to 79 975, while NET SHORT for heating oil dropped -2 589 contracts to 5 745 for the week. NET SHORT for natural gas futures dropped -1892 contracts to 155 615 contracts for the week.

NET LENGTH for gold futures added +738 contracts to 245 501. Speculative long positions rose +3 430 contracts, while shorts added +2 692. For silver futures, speculative long positions gained +4 369 contracts while shorts declined -7 905. NET LENGTH for silver futures soared +12 274 contracts to 37 425. For PGMs, NET LENGTH of Nymex platinum futures jumped +8 899 contracts to 15 592 while that for palladium slipped -461 contracts to 12 435.

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