According to the CFTC Commitments of Traders report for the week ended July 24, NET LENGTH for gold futures gained +5 749 contracts to 251 250. Speculative long positions rose +2 346 contracts, while shorts fell -3 403. For silver futures, speculative long positions rose +9 680 contracts while shorts declined -7 656. NET LENGTH for silver futures soared +17 336 contracts to 54 761. For PGMs, NET LENGTH of Nymex platinum futures rose +5 298 contracts to 20 890 while that for palladium added +36 contracts to 12 471.