CFTC COT | March 18, 2011

March 18, 2011

Please find attached data and charts detailing the latest CFTC Commitments of Traders Report for the week ending March 15. We focus on net length of non-commercial traders as well as net length of money managers and swap dealers as indicated in the disaggregated data for WTI , natural gas, gasoline, and heating oil. This week saw the largest outflow of index investment funds (-$7.49 billion) from the commodity markets since end-October 2008. Index investors withdrew -$5.41 billion from the .....


CFTC COT | March 11, 2011

March 11, 2011

Please find attached data and charts detailing the latest CFTC Commitments of Traders Report for the week ending March 8. We focus on net length of non-commercial traders as well as net length of money managers and swap dealers as indicated in the disaggregated data for WTI , natural gas, gasoline, and heating oil. Non-commercial net length climbed across the board in the petroleum complex this week. The rise in non-commercial net length in WTI was much weaker compared to the last couple .....


CFTC COT | March 04, 2011

March 04, 2011

Please find attached data and charts detailing the latest CFTC Commitments of Traders Report for the week ending March 1. We focus on net length of non-commercial traders as well as net length of money managers and swap dealers as indicated in the disaggregated data for WTI , natural gas, gasoline, and heating oil. Non-commercial net length jumped in WTI again this week, reaching yet another record high (since the CFTC started releasing disaggregated data in January 2010). Non-commercia.....


CFTC COT | February 25, 2011

February 25, 2011

Please find attached data and charts detailing the latest CFTC Commitments of Traders Report for the week ending February 22. We focus on net length of non-commercial traders as well as net length of money managers and swap dealers as indicated in the disaggregated data for WTI , natural gas, gasoline, and heating oil. Non-commercials increased net length in WTI sharply to reach a new record high (since the CFTC started releasing disaggregated data in January 2010) this week. Non-commer.....


CFTC COT | February 18, 2011

February 18, 2011

Please find attached data and charts detailing the latest CFTC Commitments of Traders Report for the week ending February 15. We focus on net length of non-commercial traders as well as net length of money managers and swap dealers as indicated in the disaggregated data for WTI , natural gas, gasoline, and heating oil. The non-commercial net short position strengthened in the natural gas market and reached a new record low (since the CFTC started releasing disaggregated data in January 20.....


CFTC COT | February 11, 2011

February 11, 2011

Please find attached data and charts detailing the latest CFTC Commitments of Traders Report for the week ending February 8. We focus on net length of non-commercial traders as well as net length of money managers and swap dealers as indicated in the disaggregated data for WTI , natural gas, gasoline, and heating oil. Non-commercials increased net length in WTI slightly and reduced net length in gasoline and heating oil this week. Net longs rose by 2.2k to 228.5k in futures only and by 8......


CFTC COT | February 04, 2011

February 04, 2011

Please find attached data and charts detailing the latest CFTC Commitments of Traders Report for the week ending February 1. We focus on net length of non-commercial traders as well as net length of money managers and swap dealers as indicated in the disaggregated data for WTI , natural gas, gasoline, and heating oil. Non-commercial net length increased in WTI and gasoline and was flat in heating oil this week. Net longs rose by 21.6k to 226.3k in futures only and by 28.0k to 291.6k in fu.....


CFTC COT | January 28, 2011

January 28, 2011

Please find attached data and charts detailing the latest CFTC Commitments of Traders Report for the week ending January 25. We focus on net length of non-commercial traders as well as net length of money managers and swap dealers as indicated in the disaggregated data for WTI , natural gas, gasoline, and heating oil. Non-commercial net length declined across the petroleum complex this week. Net longs fell by 20.8k to 204.6k in futures only and by 22.5k to 263.6k in futures and options comb.....


CFTC COT | January 21, 2011

January 21, 2011

Please find attached data and charts detailing the latest CFTC Commitments of Traders Report for the week ending January 18. We focus on net length of non-commercial traders as well as net length of money managers and swap dealers as indicated in the disaggregated data for WTI , natural gas, gasoline, and heating oil. Though noncommercial net length was little changed across the petroleum complex, noncommercial traders became increasingly short natural gas for the second week in a row. Afte.....


CFTC COT | January 14, 2011

January 14, 2011

Please find attached data and charts detailing the latest CFTC Commitments of Traders Report for the week ending January 11. We focus on net length of non-commercial traders as well as net length of money managers and swap dealers as indicated in the disaggregated data for WTI , natural gas, gasoline, and heating oil. The big story on the week revolved around natural gas. Although index investors withdrew -$1.26 billion from energy markets (and -$5.4 billion from commodity markets), natural.....