tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-70253521745660406972024-02-20T13:56:25.277-05:00COTs TimerEver wonder what the smart money is doing in the markets? You don’t need to pay big bucks to find out. Just read the Commodity Futures Trading Commission’s free weekly Commitments of Traders report. The CFTC’s COT data is a Holy Grail of market info, listing trillions of dollars in positions in 200+ markets – gold, crude oil, natural gas, silver, forex, equity indexes and lots more. My trading system, which I posted about here for seven years, gave weekly trading signals based on the COT data.Alex Roslinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05203588321742142651noreply@blogger.comBlogger642125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7025352174566040697.post-75522937006757485622014-09-22T10:22:00.000-04:002018-11-01T11:23:22.906-04:00COT Report Updates Taking a BreakHi folks,<br />
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It's with sadness that I've decided to take a break from my regular weekly Commitments of Traders updates.<br />
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I've been planning to review and update my trading setups, but I just haven't managed to find the time.<br />
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It's important to do a review like that every once in a while to take into account new data. I also wanted to check how my existing setups have performed and look at ways to improve their performance.<br />
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<b><u><i>Here are some other projects I'm working on right now</i></u>: Check out my award-winning book <i><a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/0994861761" target="_blank">Police Wife: The Secret Epidemic of Police Domestic Violence</a></i>, which got an honorable mention in the 2018 Reader's Favorite International Book Awards (plus a five-star review) and was finalist in the American Book Fest 2017 Best Book Awards. </b><br />
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<b>I also write about the widespread problem of police officer-involved domestic violence on my <a href="http://policedomesticviolence.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Police Wife blog</a> and write about investigative journalism at my </b><b><a href="http://albloggedup-investigative.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Investigate This! blog</a>.</b><br />
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One observation I've made about the COT data is that it looks like there's a correlation between a setup's results and whether its component signals follow the trader group (as opposed to fading).<br />
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In other words, setups may work better if their component signals both follow the trader group.<br />
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I need to test that theory in depth and don't want to keep trading signals that aren't optimized as I'd like them to be.<br />
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When I've found time for this updating work, I'll check my results and consider restarting my weekly updates.<br />
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In the meanwhile, I owe an immense debt of thanks to all the readers worldwide (over 540,000 page views since I started seven years ago).<br />
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I'm especially grateful to those who contributed feedback -- and in some cases, extraordinary amounts of collaboration -- to improve our understanding of the fascinating COT data and how it can be traded.<br />
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I didn't expect this aspect of blogging when I started COTs Timer seven years ago -- the generosity and sharing of collective wisdom. I learned a great deal, and this has been a remarkable experience. I hope to see you back here one day soon.<br />
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I've updated my <b><a href="http://cotstimer-how-it-works.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">latest signals table</a></b> one last time with last week's COT data -- though I had a technical glitch with the file for my three metals (<b>gold</b>, <b>cooper</b> and <b>silver</b>), so I haven't updated that data.<br />
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Thank you again to all, and good luck in your trading and other endeavours.<br />
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<i>P.S. I j</i><i>ust noticed that COTs Timer was listed on TraderHQ's <a href="http://traderhq.com/best-trading-blogs/" target="_blank"><b>50 Blogs Every Serious Trader Should Read</b></a> list. Thanks!</i>Alex Roslinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05203588321742142651noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7025352174566040697.post-85777478469816283762014-09-15T09:47:00.000-04:002014-09-15T09:47:22.541-04:00Natural Gas BearishOne new signal takes effect on this week's open of trading based on the latest Commitments of Traders data: bearish for <b>natural gas</b>.<br />
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All other signals remain the same in my trading system based on the free weekly COT data from the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission.<br />
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See my <b><a href="http://cotstimer-how-it-works.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">latest signals table</a></b> for details on how traders are positioned in the 10 markets I follow with these nifty reports.<br />
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Good luck this week.Alex Roslinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05203588321742142651noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7025352174566040697.post-68067143954753126382014-09-07T21:36:00.001-04:002014-09-07T21:36:43.497-04:00Bullion Bullish, Banks to Cash: COT DataJust two new signals taking effect on this week's open of trading based on the latest Commitments of Traders data:<br />
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- cash for the <b>BKX U.S. Bank Inde</b>x<br />
<b>- </b>bullish for <b>gold</b><br />
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See my <b><a href="http://cotstimer-how-it-works.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">latest signals table</a></b> for more details on how traders are positioning trillions of dollars in 200-plus markets according to the free weekly COT reports issued by the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission.<br />
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Good luck this week.Alex Roslinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05203588321742142651noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7025352174566040697.post-60475552239475782982014-09-01T08:37:00.000-04:002014-09-01T08:37:52.485-04:00Nasdaq-100 Bearish, Cash for Gold, Crude OilThree signals take effect on this morning's open of trading based on the latest Commitments of Traders data:<br />
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- bearish for the <b>Nasdaq-100</b><br />
- cash for <b>gold </b>and <b>crude oil</b><br />
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All other signals remain the same as last week. See my <b><a href="http://cotstimer-how-it-works.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">latest signals table</a></b> for the details.<br />
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Good luck this week.Alex Roslinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05203588321742142651noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7025352174566040697.post-74647953076482043052014-08-24T20:24:00.002-04:002014-08-25T14:51:12.045-04:00Smart Money Bullish on SPX Amid Quiet COT DataNo new signals from the latest Commitments of Traders report Friday afternoon. Traders are relatively quiet, according to the CFTC's free weekly COT data.<br />
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Minor development: "Smart money" <b>S&P 500 </b>commercial hedgers have been building their net futures and options positioning as a portion of total open interest.</div>
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They're now 1.7 standard deviations above the moving average of recent data. That signal has been bullish since June 16.</div>
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See my <b><a href="http://cotstimer-how-it-works.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">latest signals table</a> </b>for more details on how traders are positioned in the 10 markets I trade using the COT reports. </div>
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Good luck this week. <span style="background-color: #edeff4; color: #141823; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11.818181991577148px; line-height: 13.963635444641113px;">З</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #141823; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.727272033691406px; line-height: 18px;"> Днем Незалежності, Україно.</span></div>
Alex Roslinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05203588321742142651noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7025352174566040697.post-17621744886463289702014-08-18T12:50:00.000-04:002014-08-18T12:50:15.423-04:00Bullish Turn for Banks, Gold; NDX to CashThree signals take effect on this week's open of trading based on the latest Commitments of Traders data:<br />
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- bullish for the <b>BKX U.S. Bank Index </b>and <b>gold</b><br />
<b>- </b>cash for the <b>Nasdaq-100 index</b><br />
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Very sorry for my late update this week! See my <b><a href="http://cotstimer-how-it-works.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">latest signals table</a></b> for more details on trader positioning as reported in the free weekly COT reports from the CFTC.<br />
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Good luck this week.Alex Roslinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05203588321742142651noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7025352174566040697.post-8678242535958497802014-08-10T18:09:00.004-04:002014-08-10T18:10:45.777-04:00Banks Bearish But SPX Traders Seem Unworried By Ukraine, Mideast ConflictMixed news for equities in the latest Commitments of Traders report from the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission.<br />
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My signal for the <b>BKX U.S. Bank Index </b>(a benchmark for U.S. financials) goes bearish on the coming week's open of trading based on the most recent COT data.<br />
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Meanwhile, my signal for the <b>S&P 500 </b>remains bullish. And the "smart money" commercial SPX hedgers got substantially more bullish in their futures and options net positioning as a portion of total open interest.<br />
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Seems like they're not too concerned about the stepped-up death toll in Gaza and Iraq, warnings of a possible open Russian invasion of Ukraine or the escalating Western-Russian sanctions war.<br />
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What do they know that we don't know?<br />
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See my <b><a href="http://cotstimer-how-it-works.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">latest signals table</a></b> for all the details on how traders are positioning trillions of dollars in the markets, as reported in the COT reports.<br />
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Good luck this week.Alex Roslinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05203588321742142651noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7025352174566040697.post-39647904863298187342014-08-03T21:00:00.001-04:002014-08-10T17:47:30.438-04:00Silver, Bond Bearish Based on CFTC's Latest COT DataTwo new trading signals take effect on Monday's open of trading based on the latest Commitments of Trader data: bearish for <b>silver</b> and the <b>30-year Treasury bond</b> (meaning bullish for the yield).<br />
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See my <b><a href="http://cotstimer-how-it-works.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">latest signals table</a></b> for how trader positioning is shaking out in these and the other eight markets I trade using the free weekly COT data from the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission.<br />
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Good luck this week.Alex Roslinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05203588321742142651noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7025352174566040697.post-19924349087178548242014-07-27T19:40:00.000-04:002014-07-27T19:40:53.661-04:00Traders Shrug Off MH17 Downing, Mideast FightingTraders aren't getting overly exercised about the shoot-down of Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17 <b><a href="http://albloggedup-investigative.blogspot.ca/2014/07/ukraine-mh17-timeline-malaysia-airlines-buk-missile-igor-girkin-strelkov.html" target="_blank">almost certainly</a></b> by Kremlin-backed militia, Israel's incursion into Gaza and fighting in Iraq.<br />
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The latest Commitments of Traders report issued Friday has resulted in some new signals taking effect on this week's open of trading, but not a huge swing toward uncertainty or bearishness.<br />
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New signals:<br />
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- bearish for the <b>Nasdaq-100 </b>and <b>gold</b><br />
- cash for <b>copper</b> (which had previously been bearish)<br />
- bullish for <b>crude oil</b><br />
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The gold bearish signal is more evidence that traders aren't freaking out. Serious market trepidation would likely have pushed traders to be bullish gold.<br />
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<b><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">S&P 500 Traders Bullish</span></b><br />
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Other signals remain the same, including <b>S&P 500</b>, which is bullish. In fact, S&P 500 commercial traders substantially increasing their net futures and options position this past week as a portion of total open interest.<br />
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This stands in contrast to how commercial hedgers reacted when Russia first invaded and annexed Ukraine's Crimea peninsula and started fomenting unrest in eastern Ukraine in February.<br />
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The "smart money" commercials seem either used to the "new normal" or not overly concerned about market impacts of amped threats of Western sanctions against Russia -- or both.<br />
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See my <b><a href="http://cotstimer-how-it-works.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">latest signals table</a></b> for details on how traders are positioned in the 10 markets I trade using the free weekly COT reports from the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission.Alex Roslinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05203588321742142651noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7025352174566040697.post-60359620108237470612014-07-20T20:42:00.002-04:002014-07-24T22:23:05.847-04:00Banks From Bearish to CashMy signal for the <b>BKX U.S. Bank Index </b>(a benchmark of U.S. financials) goes from bearish to cash on the coming week's open of trading.<br />
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That's based on the latest data in the Commitments of Traders reports issued free every week by the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission.<br />
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Other signals based on the COT reports remain the same this week: bullish for the <b>S&P 500</b> and bearish for <b>copper</b>, all else in cash.<br />
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See my <b><a href="http://cotstimer-how-it-works.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">latest signals table</a></b> for details on how trader groups are positioned in the markets.<br />
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Good luck this week, and condolences to family and friends of the Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 victims.<br />
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For my MH-17 timeline chronicling evidence about who perpetrated the disaster, see <b><a href="http://albloggedup-investigative.blogspot.ca/2014/07/ukraine-crisis-mh-777-disaster-timeline.html" target="_blank">my investigative journalism site</a></b>.Alex Roslinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05203588321742142651noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7025352174566040697.post-45666160756692211872014-07-14T09:33:00.000-04:002014-07-24T22:24:30.675-04:00Cash for Natural Gas, Other Signals Remain the SameMy <b><a href="http://cotstimer-how-it-works.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">latest signals table</a></b> is now updated with the most recent data from the weekly Commitments of Traders reports.<br />
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The only signal taking effect on this morning's open of trading (as noted in <b><a href="http://cotstimer.blogspot.ca/2014/07/natural-gas-to-cash.html" target="_blank">my post</a></b> earlier this morning): cash for <b>natural gas</b>.</div>
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See my table for details on how traders are positioned in the 10 markets I trade using the free COT data issued by the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission.</div>
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Sorry I missed the open of trading by a few minutes with this post!</div>
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Good luck this week.</div>
Alex Roslinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05203588321742142651noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7025352174566040697.post-46191204086584193082014-07-14T08:51:00.002-04:002014-07-14T08:51:54.982-04:00Natural Gas to CashMy <b>natural gas</b> signal goes to cash on this morning's open of trading, according to the latest Commitments of Traders data.<br />
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I'll be back here shortly with a new post and an updated <b>latest signals table</b>.Alex Roslinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05203588321742142651noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7025352174566040697.post-30682362734068412402014-07-06T20:38:00.000-04:002014-07-24T22:26:02.379-04:00Banks, Copper Bearish; Natgas bullish; Bond to CashNew signals taking effect on the coming week's open of trading based on the latest Commitments of Traders data:<br />
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- <b>BKX U.S. Bank Index: </b>bearish<br />
- <b>natural gas: </b>bullish<br />
- <b>copper: </b>bearish<br />
- <b>30-year Treasury bond: </b>cash<br />
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My other six signals remain the same. See my <b><a href="http://cotstimer-how-it-works.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">latest signals table</a></b> for details on trader positioning in these and my other signals based on the free weekly COT reports issued by the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission.<br />
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Have a great week.Alex Roslinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05203588321742142651noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7025352174566040697.post-82349370447823003312014-06-28T20:23:00.000-04:002014-06-28T20:23:04.125-04:00Natural Gas, Silver to CashTwo signals go to cash on next week's open of trading based on the latest Commitments of Traders data: <b>natural gas</b> and <b>silver</b>.<br />
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That means eight of my 10 signals based on the free weekly COT reports will be in cash.<br />
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Only the <b>S&P 500</b> and the <b>30-year Treasury bond</b> are bullish.<br />
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See my <b><a href="http://cotstimer-how-it-works.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">latest signals table</a></b> for detailed numbers on trader positioning in all 10 markets to see if you can figure out what it all means.<br />
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Good luck this week, and Happy Canada Day to Canadian readers.<br />
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Also, Happy Fourth of July to U.S. readers later in the week.Alex Roslinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05203588321742142651noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7025352174566040697.post-374765284657792532014-06-22T19:58:00.002-04:002014-06-22T19:58:31.011-04:00Nasdaq-100 Signal to Cash After Three Months BullishTwo signals take effect on the coming week's open of trading based on the latest Commitments of Traders data from the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission:<br />
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- cash for the <b>Nasdaq-100</b> (which has been bullish three months, since March 17)<br />
- bullish for the <b>30-year Treasury bond </b>(which means the bond yield would fall)<br />
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See my <b><a href="http://cotstimer-how-it-works.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">latest signals table</a> </b>for details on trader positioning in these and the other eight markets I trade using the free weekly COT reports. Other signals remain the same as last week.<br />
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Good luck this week, and to Quebec readers, Joyeuse St-Jean!Alex Roslinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05203588321742142651noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7025352174566040697.post-37968032427846469482014-06-15T21:28:00.002-04:002014-06-15T21:28:25.897-04:00S&P 500 Goes Bullish: COT Data"Smart money" commercial hedgers are betting big on the equities rally, if positioning in <b>S&P 500</b> futures and options is any guide.<br />
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The latest Commitments of Traders report shows commercials boosting their net futures and options position to 1.9 standard deviations above the recent average, up from 1.11 standard deviations last week.<br />
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My SPX position moves from bearish to bullish on the coming week's open of trading thanks to the bullish commercial trader positioning.<br />
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See my <b><a href="http://cotstimer-how-it-works.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">latest signals table</a></b> for more details on the positioning in this and the other nine markets I trader using the free weekly COT data from the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission.<br />
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Good luck this week, and Happy Father's Day to my dad and all the other dad readers out there. Hope you had a great day.Alex Roslinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05203588321742142651noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7025352174566040697.post-85748723210269411642014-06-08T19:58:00.000-04:002014-06-08T19:58:00.161-04:00S&P 500 Sentiment Keeps Looking Up, While Banks, Crude and Copper Cash Out: COT ReportsThree signals take effect on this week's open of trading thanks to the latest Commitments of Traders data.<br />
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It's cash for the <b>BKX U.S. Bank Index</b>, <b>crude oil</b> and <b>copper</b> based on my reading of the COT reports issued free weekly by the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission.<br />
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Meanwhile, "smart money" commercial hedger sentiment in <b>S&P 500</b> futures and options continues to improve, as you can see on my <b><a href="http://cotstimer-how-it-works.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">latest signals table</a></b>.<br />
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My SPX signal goes from bearish to bullish on next week's open of trading (i.e. the week of June 16).<br />
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Good luck this week.Alex Roslinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05203588321742142651noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7025352174566040697.post-91484521952153968352014-06-01T20:44:00.001-04:002014-06-01T20:44:18.558-04:00S&P 500 Traders Love the Rally; Natural Gas Goes Bearish: CFTC's COT Report"Smart money" commercial hedgers are giving the all-clear sign for an equities rally, according to Friday's Commitments of Traders report from the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission.<br />
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Commercial traders in <b>S&P 500 </b>futures and options continued a seven-week build-up in their net position as a portion of total open interest.<br />
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Their positioning has flipped my signal from bearish, which it has been since April 14, to bullish, with a trade delay of two weeks. That means the signal takes effect the open of trading the week of June 16.<br />
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See my <b><a href="http://cotstimer-how-it-works.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">latest signals table</a> </b>for more details on trader positioning in the <b>S&P 500</b> and the other nine markets I trade using the free weekly COT reports.<br />
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My signal for the <b>BKX U.S. Bank Index</b>, a benchmark of U.S. financials, also goes bullish, but this one with no trade delay -- i.e. taking effect on this week's open of trading.<br />
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As well, <b>natural gas</b> goes from cash to bearish on this week's open, while <b>crude oil</b> goes bullish.<br />
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Good luck this week.Alex Roslinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05203588321742142651noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7025352174566040697.post-9791799746825607132014-05-26T13:49:00.000-04:002014-05-26T13:49:12.360-04:00COTs Timer On the WebCongrats to us! COTs Timer was mentioned on <b><a href="http://traderhq.com/best-trading-blogs" target="_blank">the list</a></b> "50 Blogs Every Serious Trader Should Read" over at <b><a href="http://traderhq.com/" target="_blank">Trader HQ</a></b>.<br />
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Thanks, guys, and thanks to atoast2trading for the mention on Twitter.Alex Roslinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05203588321742142651noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7025352174566040697.post-44652870811835490402014-05-24T11:28:00.004-04:002014-05-24T11:28:40.937-04:00S&P 500 Commercials Steadily Less BearishNo new signals this week. Another quiet week in the land of the Commitments of Traders reports.<br />
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See my <b><a href="http://cotstimer-how-it-works.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">latest signals table</a></b> for details of how traders are positioned in the latest COT data issued Friday afternoon by the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission.<br />
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Notable is the steadily rising bullish positioning of the "smart money" commercial hedgers in <b>S&P 500 </b>futures and options.<br />
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The commercials have steadily built up their net position as a portion of total open interest since they bottomed out in early April.<br />
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Their positioning still hasn't hit the level needed to flip my signal from bearish to bullish, but they're getting closer.<br />
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Good luck this week.Alex Roslinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05203588321742142651noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7025352174566040697.post-13841682483371355612014-05-18T20:45:00.001-04:002014-05-18T20:45:12.670-04:00Copper Bearish: COT Data SignalOne signal takes effect on the coming week's open of trading based on the latest Commitments of Traders data: bearish for <b>copper</b>.<br />
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That's based on commercial hedgers in copper future and options getting significantly bearish in their net position as a percentage of the total open interest, according to Friday's weekly COT update.<br />
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Large speculators had already had a bearish posture in their total open interest -- the other component of my copper signal.<br />
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See my <b><a href="http://cotstimer-how-it-works.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">latest signals table</a></b> for more details on this and the other nine signals I trade using the COT data. My other existing signals remain the same this week.<br />
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Good luck this week.Alex Roslinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05203588321742142651noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7025352174566040697.post-56706346453924991742014-05-11T21:04:00.003-04:002014-05-11T21:04:43.014-04:00Traders Quiet: COT ReportAll quiet in the land of COT.<br />
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My signals from last week remain the same this week based on the latest Commitments of Traders report from the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission.<br />
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Trader positioning did shift in markets as usual, but not enough to switch any of my signals, as you can see on my newly updated <b><a href="http://cotstimer-how-it-works.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">latest signals table</a></b>.<br />
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Good luck this week - and Happy Mother's Day to all you moms out there, including my own. Я тебе люблю.Alex Roslinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05203588321742142651noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7025352174566040697.post-91890220658247446212014-05-05T08:27:00.004-04:002014-05-05T08:27:57.935-04:00Banks, Gold to Cash: COT SignalsTwo signals take effect on this week's open of trading based on the latest Commitments of Traders data.<br />
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My signals for the <b>BKX U.S. Bank Index</b> and <b>gold</b> both go to cash this week.<br />
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See my <b><a href="http://cotstimer-how-it-works.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">latest signals table</a></b> for more details on these and the other markets I trade using the free weekly COT reports. Good luck this week.Alex Roslinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05203588321742142651noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7025352174566040697.post-55994224697359431752014-04-27T17:12:00.001-04:002014-04-27T17:12:25.137-04:00Cash for Crude, Natural Gas and CopperThree setups go to cash on Monday's open of trading based on the latest Commitments of Traders data.<br />
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They are <b>natural gas</b>, <b>crude oil</b> and <b>copper</b>.<br />
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See my <b><a href="http://cotstimer-how-it-works.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">latest signals table</a></b> for details on trader positioning for these and the other seven markets I trade using the free weekly COT data from the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission.<br />
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Good luck this week.<br />
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<br />Alex Roslinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05203588321742142651noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7025352174566040697.post-29985822089119141482014-04-24T20:30:00.000-04:002014-04-24T20:30:03.368-04:00Bullish This Week for Banks and Silver, Bearish for CrudeApologies for missing my usual weekly post early this week. Easter festivities got in the way.<br />
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I did, however, update my <b><a href="http://cotstimer-how-it-works.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">latest signals table</a></b> with last week's data from the Commitments of Traders report.<br />
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Signals that took effect this week: bullish for the <b>BKX U.S. Bank Index</b> and <b>silver</b>, bearish for <b>crude oil</b>. Other signals remained the same.<br />
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Tune back in after Friday's COT report for an updated signals table and a (more timely!) post here.Alex Roslinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05203588321742142651noreply@blogger.com0