Month: April 2013

Crude Oil Light Sweet: Weekly change of +4,243

Crude Oil: Crude Oil speculative contracts increased last week for a second straight week. Crude spec positions rose to a total of +248,850 net speculative positions as of March 26th following a total of +244,607 contracts that were reported for March 26th. This is a weekly change in net large speculator positions of +4,243 contracts.

Crude Oil speculative positions are at their highest level since February 19th when positions reached +257,918 contracts.

See more information and explanation on the weekly COT report from the CFTC website.

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Gold Futures CMX: Weekly change of -12,240

Gold: Gold speculative contracts declined last week to fall for a second straight week. Gold futures positions declined to a total of +120,206 net speculative positions as of April 2nd following a total of +132,446 contracts that were reported for March 26th. This is a weekly change in net large speculator positions of -12,240 contracts.

Gold speculative positions have been on a steady decline since reaching an apex on October 9th 2012 at +211,949 contracts.

See more information and explanation on the weekly COT report from the CFTC website.

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S&P 500 Index Futures: Weekly change of +161

S&P 500: S&P 500 speculative contracts edged higher last week after falling for two weeks in a row. S&P 500 futures positions rose to a total of +4,532 net speculative positions as of April 2nd following a total of +4,371 contracts that were reported for March 26th. This is a weekly change in net large speculator positions of +161 contracts.

See more information and explanation on the weekly COT report from the CFTC website.

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VIX Futures: Weekly change of -4,690

VIX: VIX speculative contracts decreased last week after reaching the highest level (or lowest short level) since August 2012 on the previous week. VIX futures positions fell to a total of -68,273 net speculative positions as of April 2nd following a total of -63,583 contracts that were reported for March 26th. This is a weekly change in net large speculator positions of -4,690 contracts.

See more information and explanation on the weekly COT report from the CFTC website.

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Investors Get the Dip They’ve Been Waiting for, But Will They Act?
Obama seeks deal, proposes cuts to Social Security
U.S. to press Europe on rebalancing demand

Appeals court says housing suit against UBS may proceed
Samsung’s profit soars 53%
Stocks open sharply lower as job growth stalls

Fed’s Evans edges closer to fellow dove’s rate-rise plan
Fed orders Citigroup to improve anti-money laundering controls
Bernanke says Fed’s Easy Money Policy Benefits World Economy

New push for Mideast peace as John Kerry heads back
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NKorea refuses to let SKoreans enter joint factory

Hagel warns of deep, new spending cuts
Barack Obama’s BRAIN Initiative vs. Bioengineered Gills and One-Wheeled SegWays
Hagel tells military to brace for further belt-tightening

According to new reports, Angelia Jolie has been hacked and had her information posted online.