Everyday traders more bullish. Big money vs. everyday traders, in one number.
Big money scored -13 and everyday traders +11, so the Hollow Gap was -24 (everyday traders more bullish). That was down 29 points from +5 the week before. The biggest move came from small traders, +21 to +48. In the AAII survey, 32.0% of members were bullish and 42.7% bearish.
| Reading | Score | Detail |
|---|---|---|
| Hedge funds | -44 | Leveraged funds net short 382,958 contracts |
| Asset managers | +17 | Asset managers net long 905,294 contracts |
| AAII mood | -26 | AAII: 32.0% bullish, 42.7% bearish (spread -10.7 pts) |
| Small traders | +48 | Small traders net long 125,911 contracts |
Scores run from -100 to +100: each reading is ranked against its own previous 52 weeks. Big money averages hedge funds and asset managers; everyday traders averages AAII mood and small traders. CFTC positions are as of that week's Tuesday; the AAII survey closes that Wednesday. A gauge, not a forecast. New to this? Read what the AAII survey is and how to read the COT report.
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