Insights and Stories on Commitments Of Traders

Mar. 9, 2023 at 8:03 pm CST

MarketsFarm — Canola futures posted sharp losses over the past week, with the May contract touching its weakest level in six months. While damage was done from a chart standpoint, there are technical signs that a recovery is possible. RSI The relative strength index (RSI) is a technical indicator that […]

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

Jan. 30, 2023 at 7:45 pm CST

MarketsFarm — Speculators were busy adding to their growing net short position in canola during the week ended Jan. 24, according to the latest Commitments of Traders (CoT) report compiled by the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC). The net managed money short position in ICE Futures canola came in […]

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

Jan. 16, 2023 at 4:32 pm CST

MarketsFarm — After briefly holding a net long position to start the New Year, speculators were back holding a net short position in canola in the second week of January as they liquidated long positions and put on some new bearish bets. The latest Commitments of Traders (CoT) report compiled […]

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

Dec. 5, 2022 at 7:44 pm CST

MarketsFarm — Speculators in the ICE Futures canola were busy liquidating long positions and adding to the short side of the market during the last week of November. That’s caused the net short position to grow to its largest level in two months, according to the latest Commitments of Traders […]

By Phil Franz-Warkentin