The increase came from cutting 8, 384 gross shorts and only trimming 130 gross longs, meaning the rise in net positions came from short covering.
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They cut net-long positions in gold and silver and net-short positions in copper as seen in both the legacy and disaggregated weekly commitment of traders reports released by the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission for the week ended Dec. 27.
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All the precious metals saw an increase in net-long positions, while there was a slight drop in copper net-long positions by speculators.
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Funds also built on net long positions in PGMs. The net length in silver was pared, but more modestly than was the case in gold.
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For gold, net long positions fell in the disaggregated report, but rose in the legacy report.
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Activity by speculators showed an overall reduction in net long positions for the platinum group metals.
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Meanwhile, for silver, fund managers scaled back their net long positions by an even higher percentage.
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Producers and swap dealers cut gross longs and added many gross shorts, boosting their net short positions.
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The producer and swap dealers categories showed these market participants lower their net short positions in gold.
FORBES: FOCUS: Speculators Continue To Trim Gold, Silver, Platinum Bullish Exposure -CFTC
In the platinum group metals disaggregated report, speculators boosted their net long positions for both platinum and palladium.
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However, the level of net long positions is still significantly higher than after the correction of autumn 2008.
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Normally, investors look for strong balance sheets characterized by ample net cash positions and favorable cash generation characteristics.
Silver net long positions for the managed-money accounts increased, rising to 11, 632 contracts.
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Non-commercial accounts also whacked copper net-long positions, leaving them net-long 10, 855 contracts after cutting 16, 665 gross longs and 3, 254 gross shorts.
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Since the beginning of June, the net bullish positions of non-commercial investors have risen sharply, according to America's Commodity Futures Trading Commission.
Managed-money accounts reduced net long positions in copper in the disaggregated report.
FORBES: FOCUS: Speculators Continue To Trim Bullish Exposure To Metals-CFTC
Swap dealers cut longs and added shorts, lowering their net long positions.
FORBES: FOCUS: Speculators Continue To Trim Gold, Silver, Platinum Bullish Exposure -CFTC
In the platinum group metals, funds increased their net long positions in both platinum and palladium by adding to gross longs and cutting gross shorts.
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Anne-Laure Tremblay, precious metals strategist at BNP Paribas, said gold continues to gain net long positions, but the momentum is beginning to slow as gold is in a price range.
FORBES: FOCUS: Speculators Continue To Gather Bullish Precious, Base Metals Positions --CFTC
All precious metals contracts traded on the Comex division of the New York Mercantile Exchange and the Nymex saw net long positions for speculators rise in both the legacy and disaggregated weekly commitment of traders reports.
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In addition to gold, speculators added to net long positions for silver in both the legacy and disaggregated weekly commitment of traders reports released by the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission for the week ended Oct. 25.
The producer and swap dealer categories showed these market participants cut exposure to both sides, but cut more gross long positions than gross shorts, raising their respective net-short positions.
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During May, speculators trimmed their net-long positions in both base and precious metals, eventually going net short in copper.
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Managed-money traders raised their net-long positions in palladium slightly by adding to both gross longs and shorts, lifting the net-long to 11, 485 contracts.
Reductions in net-long positions were seen in silver and the platinum group metals, while speculators massively increased their net-short position in copper.
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Producers cut their net-short positions by cutting many more gross shorts than gross longs, while swap dealers raised their net-short position by cutting gross longs and adding shorts.
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Activity was mixed in platinum, but palladium saw a rise in net-long positions in both reports.
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Managed-money increased their net-long positions in palladium by adding gross longs and cutting shorts.
FORBES: FOCUS: Speculators Continue To Cut Exposure To Most Metals- CFTC
Net-long positions for non-commercial PGM traders also rose as gross longs increased and gross shorts fell.
FORBES: FOCUS: Speculators Cut Bullish Gold, Silver Positions -- CFTC Data
Silver net-long positions for the managed-money accounts decreased, falling to a mere 632 contracts.
FORBES: FOCUS: Speculators Cut Bullish Gold, Silver Positions -- CFTC
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