ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...As non-priced based indicators go, the Commitment of Traders' positions are as good as some, better than most. The indicator gave a buy signal on the S&P 500 in early October that was confirmed to still be in force by this week's data.
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...After a nearly 10-year bull run, does gold have enough steam left to make yet another nominal high?
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Market sentiment says a rebound in oil prices is likely.
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Analysis of derivatives informs a risk management process. Recent COT data reflects meaningful short posture by leveraged participants continues. Leveraged capital posture and total open interest remain below levels where highs have historically formed.
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...In this article, we examine the leveraged capital positioning contributing to the Natural Gas futures (NG) rally.
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...In this article, we examine significant futures and options positioning along with historical seasonality driving WTI price action.
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Pork Bellies And The COT Index by Scott W. Barrie When presented with sentiment data, you'll need to know when to follow the crowd or be a contrarian. In our continuing look at using the COT index to predict market direction for commodities, here's a st
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...The weekly Commitment of Traders report provided by the Commodities Futures Trading Commission can sometimes be useful to help spot trading opportunities.
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...The COT Index and Corn by Scott Barrie Here's a study on using the Commitments of Traders index as an indicator for trading the corn market. The clearing houses for futures exchanges list the current number of outstanding contracts as the open interes
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Analysis of derivatives informs a risk management process. Recent COT data reflected extreme bullish posture by leveraged participants. COT data and seasonality suggested a corrective phase was likely. In this article, we examine significant futures and