Number of traders net-short has decreased by 5.12% from last week.
|
SYMBOL |
TRADING BIAS |
NET-LONG% |
NET-SHORT% |
CHANGE IN LONGS |
CHANGE IN SHORTS |
CHANGE IN OI |
|
BEARISH |
90.29% |
9.71% |
16.16%
51.59% |
-16.80%
-5.12% |
11.86%
43.27% |
Oil – US Crude: Retail trader data shows 90.29% of traders are net-long with the ratio of traders long to short at 9.30 to 1. Our data shows traders are now at their most net-long Oil – US Crude since Feb 10 when Oil – US Crude traded near 5,035.30. The number of traders net-long is 16.16% higher than yesterday and 51.59% higher from last week, while the number of traders net-short is 16.80% lower than yesterday and 5.12% lower from last week.
We typically take a contrarian view to crowd sentiment, and the fact traders are net-long suggests Oil – US Crude prices may continue to fall.
Traders are further net-long than yesterday and last week, and the combination of current sentiment and recent changes gives us a stronger Oil – US Crude-bearish contrarian trading bias.