WTI原油投機(jī)者4周來(lái)第三次看漲

據(jù)8月9日Investing.com報(bào)道，根據(jù)美國(guó)商品期貨交易委員會(huì)(CFTC)周五發(fā)布的最新交易員承諾(COT)數(shù)據(jù)顯示，大型能源投機(jī)者本周增加了他們?cè)赪TI原油期貨市場(chǎng)的看漲凈頭寸。

截至8月4日的數(shù)據(jù)顯示，大型投機(jī)者和對(duì)沖基金交易的WTI原油期貨的非商業(yè)合約凈持倉(cāng)量為536266份。上周的凈合約為532569份，較上周增加3697份。本周的凈頭寸是由于總多頭頭寸增加了16930個(gè)合約，而總空頭頭寸本周增加了13233個(gè)合約。

原油投機(jī)者在上周交易量大幅下跌后，本周小幅增加了持倉(cāng)數(shù)。在過(guò)去四周中，投機(jī)者有三周都在推高看漲頭寸?？傮w而言，投機(jī)性頭寸仍然強(qiáng)勁看漲，凈頭寸超過(guò)50萬(wàn)份水平，可追溯至4月中旬。

商業(yè)交易者的頭寸，即對(duì)沖者或?yàn)樯虡I(yè)目的而進(jìn)行買(mǎi)賣(mài)的交易者，本周凈持倉(cāng)量為-567061份。與前一周公布的凈-564457份合約相比，周跌幅為2604份。

根據(jù)非官方市場(chǎng)數(shù)據(jù)，在同一周報(bào)告時(shí)間段內(nèi)，從周二到周二，WTI原油期貨（前一個(gè)月）收于約41.70美元，較之前收盤(pán)的41.04美元上漲0.66美元。

王佳晶 摘譯自 Investing.com

原文如下：

WTI Crude Oil Speculators Edge Bullish Bets Higher For 3rd Time In 4 Weeks

Large energy speculators increased their bullish net positions in the WTI Crude Oil futures markets this week, according to the latest Commitment of Traders (COT) data released by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) on Friday.

The non-commercial futures contracts of WTI Crude Oil futures, traded by large speculators and hedge funds, totaled a net position of 536,266 contracts in the data reported through Tuesday, August 4th. This was a weekly rise of 3,697 net contracts from the previous week which had a total of 532,569 net contracts.

The week’s net position was the result of the gross bullish position (longs) advancing by 16,930 contracts (to a weekly total of 693,752 contracts) while the gross bearish position (shorts) rose by a lesser amount of 13,233 contracts for the week (to a total of 157,486 contracts).

Crude oil speculators slightly boosted their bullish bets this week following a strong down week last week. Speculators have now pushed their bullish bets higher in three out of the past four weeks. Overall, the speculative position remains strongly bullish with the net positions above the +500,000 contract level for the 17th straight week, dating back to the middle of April.

The commercial traders' position, hedgers or traders engaged in buying and selling for business purposes, totaled a net position of -567,061 contracts on the week. This was a weekly decline of -2,604 contracts from the total net of -564,457 contracts reported the previous week.

Over the same weekly reporting time-frame, from Tuesday to Tuesday, the WTI Crude Oil Futures (Front Month) closed at approximately $41.70 which was a gain of $0.66 from the previous close of $41.04, according to unofficial market data.