Insights and Stories on Contracts

Jul. 10, 2023 at 3:48 pm CDT

MarketsFarm — The speculative short position in ICE Futures canola fell to its smallest level in six months at the beginning of July, as fund traders covered short positions and put on some new longs. That’s according to the latest Commitments of Traders report from the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading […]

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

Jun. 26, 2023 at 8:05 pm CDT

MarketsFarm — Speculative traders were busy covering short positions in ICE Futures canola during the week ended June 20, taking the net short position in the market to its smallest level in four months, according to the latest Commitments of Traders report from the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC). […]

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

Apr. 10, 2023 at 5:30 pm CDT

MarketsFarm — Managed money fund traders continued to cover their large short positions in canola in early April, according to the latest Commitments of Traders report from the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC). As of April 4, the net managed money short position in canola futures came in at […]

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

Apr. 4, 2023 at 12:50 pm CDT

MarketsFarm — After hitting the largest speculative short position in canola on record, managed money fund traders were finally covering those bearish bets in late March, according to the latest Commitments of Traders report from the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC). As of March 28, the net managed money […]

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

Mar. 23, 2023 at 10:59 pm CDT

MarketsFarm — The size of the fund short position in continued to rise in early March, according to the latest Commitments of Traders data out from the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC). As of March 7, the net managed money short position in canola came in at 46,222 contracts […]

By Phil Franz-Warkentin