CFTC Commitment of Traders Report: Net long positions increased in gold, silver, and copper, while net long positions decreased in crude oil.
2026-05-09 06:23:54
Data from the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) shows that in the week ending May 5, speculators on the COMEX gold exchange increased their net long positions by 4,090 contracts to 95,664 contracts; speculators on the COMEX silver exchange increased their net long positions by 196 contracts to 10,941 contracts; and speculators on the COMEX copper exchange increased their net long positions by 2,348 contracts to 63,144 contracts.
As of the week ending May 5, crude oil speculators reduced their net long positions in West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude oil by 2,220 contracts to 106,278 contracts; natural gas speculators reduced their net short positions in the four major markets of the New York Mercantile Exchange (NYMEX) and the Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) by 2,466 contracts to 8,652 contracts.
As of the week ending May 5, the net short position in British pounds was -63,908 contracts; the net long position in euros was 32,202 contracts; the net short position in Japanese yen was 61,738 contracts; and the net short position in Swiss francs was -34,521 contracts.
As of the week ending May 5, equity fund speculators reduced their net short positions in the CME S&P 500 by 6,871 contracts to 389,571 contracts.
As of the week ending May 5, speculators reduced their net short positions in 5-year U.S. Treasury futures on the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) by 100,106 contracts to 1,421,299 contracts; they reduced their net short positions in 10-year U.S. Treasury futures on the CBOT by 23,868 contracts to 815,269 contracts; and they reduced their net short positions in 2-year U.S. Treasury futures on the CBOT by 35,934 contracts to 1,673,329 contracts.
As of the week ending May 5, net short positions in Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) U.S. ultra-long-term Treasury futures were reduced by 34,850 contracts to 259,435 contracts. Speculators increased their net short positions in CBOT U.S. Treasury futures by 59,287 contracts to 172,942 contracts.
As of the week ending May 5, ICE coffee speculators increased their net long positions by 1,644 contracts to 18,271 contracts. ICE cotton speculators increased their net long positions by 12,977 contracts to 79,676 contracts; ICE cocoa market speculators reduced their net short positions by 3,685 contracts to 32,668 contracts. ICE raw sugar market speculators reduced their net short positions by 39,185 contracts to 102,448 contracts.
As of the week ending May 5, Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) corn speculators increased their net long positions by 77,572 contracts to 206,559 contracts; soybean speculators increased their net long positions by 31,638 contracts to 143,245 contracts.
As of the week ending May 5, crude oil speculators reduced their net long positions in West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude oil by 2,220 contracts to 106,278 contracts; natural gas speculators reduced their net short positions in the four major markets of the New York Mercantile Exchange (NYMEX) and the Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) by 2,466 contracts to 8,652 contracts.
As of the week ending May 5, the net short position in British pounds was -63,908 contracts; the net long position in euros was 32,202 contracts; the net short position in Japanese yen was 61,738 contracts; and the net short position in Swiss francs was -34,521 contracts.
As of the week ending May 5, equity fund speculators reduced their net short positions in the CME S&P 500 by 6,871 contracts to 389,571 contracts.
As of the week ending May 5, speculators reduced their net short positions in 5-year U.S. Treasury futures on the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) by 100,106 contracts to 1,421,299 contracts; they reduced their net short positions in 10-year U.S. Treasury futures on the CBOT by 23,868 contracts to 815,269 contracts; and they reduced their net short positions in 2-year U.S. Treasury futures on the CBOT by 35,934 contracts to 1,673,329 contracts.
As of the week ending May 5, net short positions in Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) U.S. ultra-long-term Treasury futures were reduced by 34,850 contracts to 259,435 contracts. Speculators increased their net short positions in CBOT U.S. Treasury futures by 59,287 contracts to 172,942 contracts.
As of the week ending May 5, ICE coffee speculators increased their net long positions by 1,644 contracts to 18,271 contracts. ICE cotton speculators increased their net long positions by 12,977 contracts to 79,676 contracts; ICE cocoa market speculators reduced their net short positions by 3,685 contracts to 32,668 contracts. ICE raw sugar market speculators reduced their net short positions by 39,185 contracts to 102,448 contracts.
As of the week ending May 5, Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) corn speculators increased their net long positions by 77,572 contracts to 206,559 contracts; soybean speculators increased their net long positions by 31,638 contracts to 143,245 contracts.
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