ICAP Funds Report (Based on data from the Commodity Futures Trading Comimssion - Commitment of Traders Report)CFTC Report for: March/02/2010
NATURAL GAS - NEW YORK MERCANTILE EXCHANGE
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| Non-Commercial |
Commercial |
Total |
Nonreportable Position |
| Long |
Short |
Spreading |
Long |
Short |
Long |
Short |
Long |
Short |
Total |
|
This Week |
159,865 |
239,144 |
376,459 |
352,016 |
304,201 |
888,341 |
919,804 |
82,243 |
50,779 |
970,583 |
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Change |
16,269 |
16,658 |
3,812 |
4,367 |
263 |
24,448 |
20,734 |
2,416 |
6,130 |
0 |
|
Last week |
143,596 |
222,486 |
372,647 |
347,649 |
303,938 |
863,893 |
899,070 |
79,827 |
44,649 |
943,720 |
|
% Open interest |
16.47% |
24.64% |
38.79% |
36.27% |
31.34% |
91.53% |
94.77% |
8.47% |
5.23% |
95.68% |
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|
Concentration |
Gross |
Net |
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|
4 or Less Traders |
8 or Less Traders |
4 or Less Traders |
8 or Less Traders |
|
Long |
Short |
Long |
Short |
Long |
Short |
Long |
Short |
|
28.2% |
37.2% |
40.4% |
48.7% |
16.3% |
18.3% |
20.7% |
25.3% |
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|
Market |
This Week |
Last Week |
Weekly Change |
|
Open Interest |
970,583 |
|
|
943,720 |
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|
26,863 |
3% |
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|
Net Position |
Long |
Short |
% Open Interest |
Long |
Short |
% Open Interest |
Long |
Short |
% Open Interest |
|
Commercials |
47,815 |
0 |
5% |
43,711 |
0 |
5% |
4,104 |
0 |
0% |
|
|
7% |
0 |
|
7% |
0 |
|
0 |
0 |
|
|
Funds |
0 |
79,279 |
8% |
0 |
78,890 |
8% |
0 |
389 |
0% |
|
|
0 |
20% |
|
0 |
22% |
|
0 |
-2 |
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|
Non-Reportable |
31,464 |
0 |
3% |
35,178 |
0 |
4% |
(3,714) |
0 |
-1% |
|
|
24% |
0 |
|
28% |
0 |
|
-4 |
0 |
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|
1st 4 Traders Interest |
16.3% |
18.3% |
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|
|
|
16.3% |
18.3% |
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Put/Call Ratio: .86
Last Week Put/Call Ratio: .87
Sentiment: Bearish
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Last Week Put/Call Ratio: 1.55
Put/Call Ratio: 1.5
Sentiment: Bearish
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|
Put/Call Ratio: 1.04
Last Week Put/Call Ratio: 1.04
Sentiment: Bearish
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