According to the CFTC Commitments of Traders report for the week ended November 12, NET LENGTH for crude oil futures gained +18 457 contracts to 424 597 for the week. Speculative long positions declined -25 944 contracts while shorts slumped -44 401 contracts. For refined oil products, NET LENGTH for gasoline declined -5 814 contracts to 74 188, while NET SHORT for heating oil added +500 contracts to 757 for the week. NET SHORT for natural gas futures plunged -15 049 contracts to 121 088 contracts for the week.
NET LENGTH for gold futures declined -12 762 contracts to 267 066. Speculative long positions plunged -21 402 contracts, while shorts fell -8 640. Silver futures saw decrease in NET LENGTH, by -10 633 contracts to 37 364. Speculative long positions fell -7 847 contracts while shorts added +2 786. For PGMs, NET LENGTH of Nymex platinum futures fell -7 236 contracts to 38 459 while that for palladium decreased -1 184 contracts to 11 106.
CFTC Commitments of Traders – NET LENGTH on Gold Declined as Traders Trimmed Bets on Both Sides
