WTI原油期货市场投机净多头头寸削减

    中国石化新闻网讯 据8月30日Investing.com报道，根据美国商品期货交易委员会(CFTC)周五发布的最新《交易员承诺》(COT)报告显示，大型能源投机者本周削减了他们在WTI原油期货市场的净多头头寸。

    截至8月25日(周二)的数据显示，由大型投机者和对冲基金交易的WTI原油期货的非商业期货合约净持仓合约为500699份。上周为510695份，本周减少了9996份。

    本周，由于多头头寸(多头)增加了6304份(一周总计671889份)，而空头头寸(空头)本周增加了16300份(一周总计171190份)。

    WTI原油投机者在连续第三周及过去五周内第四次减少看涨押注。在过去的三周里，看涨头寸总计减少了35567份。尽管近期原油投机多头头寸有所下滑，但投机者的持仓量已连续20周保持在50万份以上。

    根据非官方市场数据，在同一周报告时间内，即从周二开始计算的一周内，WTI原油期货收于约43.35美元/桶，较前一个收盘价每桶42.89美元上涨0.46美元。

    王佳晶 摘译自 Investing.com

    原文如下：

    WTI Crude Oil Speculators Continued To Pare Bullish Bets

    Large energy speculators cut back on their bullish net positions in the WTI Crude Oil futures markets this week, according to the latest Commitment of Traders (COT) data released by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) on Friday.

    The non-commercial futures contracts of WTI Crude Oil futures, traded by large speculators and hedge funds, totaled a net position of 500,699 contracts in the data reported through Tuesday, August 25th. This was a weekly shortfall of -9,996 net contracts from the previous week which had a total of 510,695 net contracts.

    The week’s net position was the result of the gross bullish position (longs) rising by 6,304 contracts (to a weekly total of 671,889 contracts) while the gross bearish position (shorts) rose by 16,300 contracts for the week (to a total of 171,190 contracts).

    WTI Crude Oil speculators reduced their bullish bets this week for the third straight week and for the fourth time in the past five weeks. Bullish bets have now tumbled by a total of -35,567 contracts over these past three weeks. Crude oil speculative positions, despite the recent slide, have been bid very well as speculator positions have remained above the +500,000 contracts now for twenty consecutive weeks.

    WTI Crude Oil Commercial Positions:

    The commercial traders' position, hedgers or traders engaged in buying and selling for business purposes, totaled a net position of -536,969 contracts on the week. This was a weekly increase of 10,778 contracts from the total net of -547,747 contracts reported the previous week.

    WTI Crude Oil Futures:

    Over the same weekly reporting time-frame, from Tuesday to Tuesday, the WTI Crude Oil Futures (Front Month) closed at approximately $43.35 which was a boost of $0.46 from the previous close of $42.89, according to unofficial market data.