Copper Non-Commercial Speculator Positions:
Large metals speculators edged their bullish net positions higher in the Copper Futures markets this week, according to the latest Commitment of Traders (COT) data released by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) on Friday.
The non-commercial futures contracts of Copper futures, traded by large speculators and hedge funds, totaled a net position of 9,347 contracts in the data reported through Tuesday October 23rd. This was a weekly boost of 429 contracts from the previous week which had a total of 8,918 net contracts.
Speculative bets have risen for two straight weeks and have improved for five out of the past six weeks. The current standing has now been in an overall bullish position for the past five weeks following a three-week stretch in bearish territory.
Copper Commercial Positions:
The commercial traders position, hedgers or traders engaged in buying and selling for business purposes, totaled a net position of -10,010 contracts on the week. This was a weekly decrease of -1,052 contracts from the total net of -8,958 contracts reported the previous week.
Over the same weekly reporting time-frame, from Tuesday to Tuesday, the Copper Futures (Front Month) closed at approximately $275.80 which was a decrease of $-2.15 from the previous close of $277.95, according to unofficial market data.