VIX Non-Commercial Speculator Positions:
Large volatility speculators continued to increase their bearish net positions in the VIX 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 VIX futures, traded by large speculators and hedge funds, totaled a net position of -25,556 contracts in the data reported through Tuesday May 22nd. This was a weekly decrease of -21,824 contracts from the previous week which had a total of -3,732 net contracts.
Speculative positions had reached a record high bullish position on April 10th with a total of +92,913 contracts. Since then, speculators have cut their positions for six straight weeks and by a total of -118,469 contracts to the current bearish level.
VIX Commercial Positions:
The commercial traders position, hedgers or traders engaged in buying and selling for business purposes, totaled a net position of 28,441 contracts on the week. This was a weekly uptick of 19,927 contracts from the total net of 8,514 contracts reported the previous week.
VIX:
Over the same weekly reporting time-frame, from Tuesday to Tuesday, the VIX, which tracks the volatility of the S&P 500, closed at approximately $13.22 which was a decrease of $-1.41 from the previous close of $14.63, according to unofficial market data.
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