Everyday traders far more bullish. Big money vs. everyday traders, in one number.
Big money scored -8 and everyday traders +71, so the Hollow Gap was -78 (everyday traders far more bullish). That was down 54 points from -24 the week before. The biggest move came from the AAII survey, -26 to +85. In the AAII survey, 44.3% of members were bullish and 30.8% bearish.
| Reading | Score | Detail |
|---|---|---|
| Hedge funds | -83 | Leveraged funds net short 443,224 contracts |
| Asset managers | +67 | Asset managers net long 940,497 contracts |
| AAII mood | +85 | AAII: 44.3% bullish, 30.8% bearish (spread +13.5 pts) |
| Small traders | +56 | Small traders net long 127,771 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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