Discussion

The vertical green bars in chart above show the net position of speculative traders in the NYBOT's "Customer" Category (which includes hedge funds and small speculators). When the vertical bars are pointing upward it indicates a net long position. That is, there are more long speculative futures positions than short positions. The net speculative position has an apparent influence on price (the blue line) in the short run.

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