Wednesday 30 October 2013

COT data of Oct 15th 2013 - British Pound [BP]

British Pounds - Total o/i  183979; spreads 4102 (= 2.2%). Closing price on Oct 15th: 1.5990
Nett differences:
Commercials -22978 (from -20998)  Large Specs +12231 (from +8771)  Small Specs +10747 (from +12227)

Proportions: 
Commercials (52.9% of total o/i) - 46.5% of Longs, 59.3% of Shorts, balance minus 12.8
Large Specs (30.0% of total) - 33.4% of Longs, 26.6% of Shorts, balance plus 6.8
Small Specs (17.1% of total) - 20.1% of Longs, 14.1% of Shorts, balance plus 6.0 

[Updated for reference purposes - but note that Small Specs were apparently knocked out of some of their longs on the decline ... ]

Tuesday 29 October 2013

COT data of Oct 8th 2013 - British Pound [BP]


British Pounds - Total o/i  184643; spreads 4017 (= 2.2%). Closing price on Oct 8th: 1.6085

Nett differences:
Commercials -20998 (from -14773)  Large Specs +8771 (from +1496)  Small Specs +12227 (from 13277)
 

Proportions: 

Commercials (52.6% of total o/i) - 46.7% of Longs, 58.3% of Shorts, balance minus 11.6

Large Specs (30.0% of total) - 32.5% of Longs, 27.7% of Shorts, balance plus 4.8
Small Specs (17.4% of total) - 20.8% of Longs, 14.0% of Shorts, balance plus 6.8 

[Updated for reference purposes]

COT data of Oct 1st 2013 - British Pound [BP]

British Pounds - Total o/i  172422; spreads 3840 (= 2.2%). Closing price on Oct 1st: 1.6195

Nett differences:
Commercials -14773 (from -12372)  Large Specs +1496 (from 1174)  Small Specs +13277 (from 11198)
 

Proportions: 

Commercials (52.6% of total o/i) - 48.1% of Longs, 56.9% of Shorts, balance minus 8.8

Large Specs (27.6% of total) - 28.1% of Longs, 27.2% of Shorts, balance plus 0.9
Small Specs (19.8% of total) - 23.8% of Longs, 15.9% of Shorts, balance plus 7.9 

[Updated for reference purposes]

COT data of Sep 24th 2013 - British Pound [BP]


British Pounds - Total o/i  163719; spreads 3432 (= 2.1%). Closing price on Sep 24th: 1.6005



Nett differences:

Commercials -12372 (from -2655)  Large Specs +1174 (from -6310).  Small Specs +11198 (from +8965)
 


Proportions:  

Commercials (48.7% of total o/i) - 44.9% of Longs, 52.6% of Shorts, balance minus 7.7

Large Specs (31.3% of total) - 31.6% of Longs, 30.9% of Shorts, balance plus 0.7
Small Specs (20.0% of total) - 23.5% of Longs, 16.5% of Shorts, balance plus 7.0 

[Updated for reference purposes]

Wednesday 23 October 2013

CFTC Announcement, re C O T ...

Special Announcement

The Commitments of Traders reports previously scheduled for release on October 18th will not be published this week.