CFTC WEEKLY PREDICTOR
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We expect money managers to trim over 20mb from their longs while adding around 5mb to their shorts in Brent futures....
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Hedgers lead the way in gasoil?
Producers/merchants are forecast to add 9.6mb to their longs and 7.4mb to their shorts in ICE gasoil, hinting at increased hedge risk...
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Bullish Funds
Managed by money length forecast to increase in Brent, ICE gasoil and RBOB
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Swap Dealers Anticipated to Reduce Longs and Increase Short Length
Money managers are set to adopt a risk-on posture across commodities, extending long positions while reducing short exposures next week.
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Funds Risk-On Across Crude & Products
Brent rebounded on renewed Iran tensions. We expect funds to add longs across crude/products, while producers stay more defensive.
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Funds Bullish Cracks
Managed by money net position forecast to drop in Brent and increase in ICE gasoil and RBOB
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Funds Bullish in Crude and Products
Funds slash buy-side risk in crude but add to it in products
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Funds Bullish in Crude and Products
Money managers likely cut shorts and add longs in Brent, ICE gasoil, RBOB. Producers mixed: add longs/shorts in Brent, de-risk RBOB.
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Funds Bullish in Crude and Products
Brent swung from $99 to sub-$90 before closing at $91.80; funds likely added bullish energy product positioning.
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Longs remain risk-on in RBOB
We still expect producers/merchants to be risk-off in US gasoline futures, though other reportable players are expected to be bearish...
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Bullish Exodus Across Oil Futures
Bulls expected to trim positions across Brent, ICE gasoil, and RBOB futures in week ending 26 May; Brent shorts to rise 8th week in a row
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Anticipated fund selling in Brent
Flux Insights' ICE COT predictor anticipates a removal of net long managed-by-money positioning in Brent futures....
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Funds Bullish Products
Brent sentiment turns bullish as geopolitics worsen; funds buy gasoil/RBOB while producers show mixed positioning.
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