The following chart and data highlight non-commercial commodity futures trading positions as of June 5, 2018.
This data was released with the June 8 COT Report (Commitment of Traders). Note that this chart also appeared on my blog.
The chart below looks at non-commercial futures trading positions for Gold. For the week, spot Gold prices climbed higher by +0.3%.
Here’s a look at Gold futures speculative positioning. Scroll further down for commentary and analysis.
Gold Futures: Currently net long 111.4k, down 3.7k.
Gold-focused ETFs continue to bleed. In the week through Wednesday, SPDR Gold ETF (GLD) lost $777 million and iShares Gold Trust (IAU) $184 million (courtesy of ETF.com). In the last four, the two lost a combined $1.6 billion.
These outflows likely robbed the bulls of an opportunity of retaking the 200-day ($1,309.09/ounce) as well as broken-support-turned-resistance at $1,300-plus.
After losing the average on May 15, the cash ($1,302.70) is sideways to slightly up. From this perspective, gold digested the outflows well. Three weeks ago, gold bugs also defended support at $1,280s, which represents a rising trend line from December 2016. As long as this support holds, they deserve the benefit of the doubt.
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