CFTC COT | October 08, 2010

October 08, 2010

Please find attached data and charts detailing the latest CFTC Commitments of Traders Report for the week ending October 5. 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 sharply across the petroleum complex during the week as WTI rallied 8.7% to its highest point in five months. In WTI , net longs rose by .....


CFTC COT | October 01, 2010

October 01, 2010

Please find attached data and charts detailing the latest CFTC Commitments of Traders Report for the week ending September 28. 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. In our discussion of trader positions, we aggregate data on swap contracts along with futures and options, which can present a different picture than detailing the headline N.....


CFTC COT | September 24, 2010

September 24, 2010

Please find attached data and charts detailing the latest CFTC Commitments of Traders Report for the week ending September 21. 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 resumption of operations in Enbridge’s Line 6A on September 17 prompted a fall in non-commercial net length in WTI during the week ending September 21. Non-commercial .....


CFTC COT | September 17, 2010

September 17, 2010

Please find attached data and charts detailing the latest CFTC Commitments of Traders Report for the week ending September 14. 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 discovery of the leak and subsequent shutdown of Enbridge’s Line 6A on September 9 prompted a sharp increase in non-commercial net length across the petroleum complex d.....


CFTC COT | September 10, 2010

September 10, 2010

Please find attached data and charts detailing the latest CFTC Commitments of Traders Report for the week ending September 7. 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 the petroleum complex during the week ending September 7. WTI and gasoline saw slight increases while the increase was sharper in he.....


CFTC COT | September 03, 2010

September 03, 2010

Please find attached data and charts detailing the latest CFTC Commitments of Traders Report for the week ending August 31. 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 bearish streak in the petroleum complex eased somewhat during the week ending August 31 with a fall in heating oil non-commercial net short positions (futures and options .....


CFTC COT | August 27, 2010

August 27, 2010

Please find attached data and charts detailing the latest CFTC Commitments of Traders Report for the week ending August 24. 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. Investors continued to be bearish about the petroleum complex during the week ending August 24. WTI non-commercial net longs (futures only) declined 29%. Non-commercials red.....


CFTC COT | August 20, 2010

August 20, 2010

Please find attached data and charts detailing the latest CFTC Commitments of Traders Report for the week ending August 17. 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. Investors soured on the petroleum complex considerably during the week ending August 17. WTI non-commercial net longs declined slightly while non-commercials slashed net lon.....


CFTC COT | August 13, 2010

August 13, 2010

Please find attached data in charts detailing the latest CFTC Commitments of Traders Report for the week ending August 10. 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 CFTC data indicate mixed news for WTI . Non-commercial net length increased by 5.6k to 191k (futures and options combined), but the disaggregated report indicates that b.....


CFTC COT | August 06, 2010

August 06, 2010

Please find attached stats and charts detailing investor positions in WTI , natural gas, heating oil, and RBOB , as indicated by the latest CFTC Commitments of Traders report. We focus on non-commercial positions as well as the money manager positions in the CFTC’s newer disaggregated report. Risk appetites appear to have returned in energy markets, notwithstanding macroeconomic data that appears mixed at best. Index investors posted their third straight week of strong inflows while non-co.....