Futures sentiment by category
Futures open interest on CME&CBOE
Funds(leveraged funds) - These are typically hedge funds and various types of money managers
Other(Other Reportables) - Reporable traders(ie big professional traders)
Small(Non Reportable) - Traders below reportable limit(ie small unprofessional traders)
Dealer and Asset managers hidden by default due to small amount
Spread positions are not shown due to same reason
Other(Other Reportables) - Reporable traders(ie big professional traders)
Small(Non Reportable) - Traders below reportable limit(ie small unprofessional traders)
Dealer and Asset managers hidden by default due to small amount
Spread positions are not shown due to same reason
CME - Chicago Mercantile Exchange(CFTC/1330E1),
CBOE - Chicago Board Options Exchange(CFTC/133741), available from 2018-04-10 due to insufficient amount of traders.
The Commitments of Traders is a weekly market report issued by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) enumerating the holdings of participants in various futures markets in the United States.
Futures report as of 2018-12-18 CME & CBOE combined
Open Interest: 26,386 (2,277)
| Category | Short | Long | Sentiment |
|---|---|---|---|
| Funds |
17,681 2,617
|
16,380 1,116
|
|
| Others |
4,940 530
|
2,010 -218
|
|
| Small |
1,990 -354
|
6,176 610
|
|
Short brief
Overall an increase in open interest held.
Leveraged funds in the NEUTRAL positions
Other professional traders increased overall position held. Staying in the SHORT positions since 2017-07-30 and price $8,168
Small traders increased positioning and still in the LONG positions since the beginning of reports 2017-12-19 and price $18,924
Leveraged funds in the NEUTRAL positions
Other professional traders increased overall position held. Staying in the SHORT positions since 2017-07-30 and price $8,168
Small traders increased positioning and still in the LONG positions since the beginning of reports 2017-12-19 and price $18,924