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TRADER'S COMMITMENTS
August 19, 2008
Source: Barron's 08/25/2008
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This report, from the Commodity Futures Trading Commission is updated weekly and released on Friday afternoon. The CFTC requires any
person or firm trading a certain number of contracts to report that trading. The number of contracts that triggers the reporting
requirement varies by commodity.
A commercial hedger is a large trader who also deals in the commodity on a cash
basis.
A large speculator is a non-commercial trader who has no dealings in the underlying commodity.
The number of contracts traded
by small traders is derived by subtracting the positions of larger traders and commercial hedgers from the total
of all positions.
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Number of Contracts and Changes from Previous Week |
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| Contracts & Category | Long | Change | Short | Change |
GOLD |
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| Large Speculator | 144,104 | -15,209 | 31,738 | 3,085 |
| Commercial Hedger | 118,611 | 20,868 | 248,765 | -4,791 |
| Small Trader | 44,058 | -3,011 | 26,270 | 4,354 |
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SILVER (Comex) |
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| Large Speculator | 42,525 | -3,416 | 10,961 | 1,046 |
| Commercial Hedger | 43,891 | 2,332 | 90,759 | -1,450 |
| Small Trader | 25,092 | -139 | 9,788 | -819 |
Source: Barron's August 25, 2008 report as of August 19, 2008
Reference Article: The Big Squeeze January 28, 2003