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COT-Trend Traders Hold Record Net Short Position in Copper

COT-Trend Traders Hold Record Net Short Position in Copper

Jamie Saettele, CMT, Sr. Technical Strategist

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  • Largest net short position for large Cable traders since January 2015
  • Yen ownership profile returns to February 2012 level
  • Copper record net short position for trend followers

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The COT Index is the difference between net speculative positioning and net commercial positioning measured. A blue colored bar indicates that the difference in positioning is the greatest it has been in 52 weeks (bullish) with speculators selling and commercials buying. A red colored bar indicates that the difference in positioning is the greatest it has been in 52 weeks (bearish) with speculators buying and commercials selling. Non-commercials tend to be on the wrong side at the turn and commercials the correct side. Use of the index is covered closely in detail in my book.

Latest CFTC Release dated January 19th, 2015:

Week (Data for Tuesdays)
US Dollar20
Euro61
British Pound4
Australian Dollar51
Japanese Yen100
Canadian Dollar6
Swiss Franc45
Mexican Peso10
Gold28
Silver61
Copper6
Crude2

Charts (all charts are continuous contract)

Non Commercials (speculators) – Red

Commercials – Blue

Small Speculators – Black

COTDiff (COT Index) – Black

US Dollar ICEUS Continuous Contract

Chart prepared by Jamie Saettele, CMT

Euro CME Continuous Contract

Chart prepared by Jamie Saettele, CMT

British Pound CME Continuous Contract

Chart prepared by Jamie Saettele, CMT

Australian DollarCME Continuous Contract

Chart prepared by Jamie Saettele, CMT

Japanese YenCME Continuous Contract

Chart prepared by Jamie Saettele, CMT

Large speculators have flipped to a net long position (very small) after being net short since October 2012. Large speculators are trend followers and will catch the large move but get chopped up in sideways markets. Irrespective of multi-week pullbacks in Yen, the massive shift in positioning is a clear change in behavior (which is seen in price of course too). For a shorter term look at sentiment, check out SSI.

Canadian DollarCME Continuous Contract

Chart prepared by Jamie Saettele, CMT

Swiss Franc CME Continuous Contract

Chart prepared by Jamie Saettele, CMT

Mexican Peso CME Continuous Contract

Chart prepared by Jamie Saettele, CMT

Gold COMEX Continuous Contract

Chart prepared by Jamie Saettele, CMT

Silver COMEX Continuous Contract

Chart prepared by Jamie Saettele, CMT

Copper COMEX Continuous Contract

Chart prepared by Jamie Saettele, CMT

Crude Oil NYMEX Continuous Contract

Chart prepared by Jamie Saettele, CMT

--- Written by Jamie Saettele, CMT, Senior Technical Strategist for DailyFX.com

To contact Jamie e-mail jsaettele@dailyfx.com. Follow me on Twitter for real time updates @JamieSaettele

Jamie is the author of Sentiment in the Forex Market and co-founder of SB Trade Desk.

DailyFX provides forex news and technical analysis on the trends that influence the global currency markets.

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