| Weaker metals prices overall spurred speculators to shed some of their bullish precious metals futures and options positions at the Comex division of the New York Mercantile Exchange, according to U.S. government data.
For the week ended May 7, speculators in the Commodity Futures Trading Commission’s weekly commitment of traders report saw their net-long positions in precious metals drop across the board in disaggregated report. In the legacy report, action was similar, although silver saw a mild gain in the net-long position. Speculators decreased their net-short position in copper in both reports as prices for the red metal rose...............................................Full Article: Source
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