CFTC Commitments of Traders
Speculators turned bearish over the energy complex in the week ended April 3. Net LENGTH for crude oil futures plunged -16 225 contracts from a week ago to 699 545. NET LENGTH of heating oil slipped -586 contracts to 14 401 while net LENGTH for gasoline slipped -1 427 contracts to 78 475. Net SHORT for natural gas added +3 344 contracts to 97 505 for the week.
Speculators were bearish over the precious metal complex last week. Net LENGTH for gold decreased -36 765 contracts to 166 589. Net SHORT for silver gained +3 308 contracts to 16 965 for the week. For PGMs, net LENGTH for platinum fell -4 296 contracts to 23 743 while that for palladium declined -1 830 contracts to 10 217.
