ICAP Funds Report (Based on data from the Commodity Futures Trading Comimssion - Commitment of Traders Report)CFTC Report for: March/16/2010
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 |
175,363 |
264,915 |
386,572 |
365,073 |
309,130 |
927,008 |
960,618 |
86,773 |
53,163 |
1,013,781 |
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Change |
6,380 |
17,322 |
(2,158) |
684 |
(9,485) |
4,906 |
5,678 |
3,861 |
3,089 |
0 |
|
Last week |
168,983 |
247,593 |
388,730 |
364,389 |
318,615 |
922,102 |
954,940 |
82,912 |
50,074 |
1,005,014 |
|
% Open interest |
17.30% |
26.13% |
38.13% |
36.01% |
30.49% |
91.44% |
94.76% |
8.56% |
5.24% |
95.67% |
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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 |
|
27.5% |
35.7% |
38.5% |
47.7% |
15.8% |
18% |
20.1% |
26.1% |
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|
Market |
This Week |
Last Week |
Weekly Change |
|
Open Interest |
1,013,781 |
|
|
1,005,014 |
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|
8,767 |
1% |
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|
Net Position |
Long |
Short |
% Open Interest |
Long |
Short |
% Open Interest |
Long |
Short |
% Open Interest |
|
Commercials |
55,943 |
0 |
6% |
45,774 |
0 |
5% |
10,169 |
0 |
1% |
|
|
8% |
0 |
|
7% |
0 |
|
1 |
0 |
|
|
Funds |
0 |
89,552 |
9% |
0 |
78,610 |
8% |
0 |
10,942 |
1% |
|
|
0 |
20% |
|
0 |
19% |
|
0 |
1 |
|
|
Non-Reportable |
33,610 |
0 |
3% |
32,838 |
0 |
3% |
772 |
0 |
0% |
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|
24% |
0 |
|
25% |
0 |
|
-1 |
0 |
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|
1st 4 Traders Interest |
15.8% |
18% |
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|
|
|
15.8% |
18% |
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Put/Call Ratio: .85
Last Week Put/Call Ratio: .87
Sentiment: Bearish
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Last Week Put/Call Ratio: 1.47
Put/Call Ratio: 1.51
Sentiment: Bearish
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Put/Call Ratio: 1.04
Last Week Put/Call Ratio: 1.04
Sentiment: Bearish
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