Everyday traders far more bullish. Big money vs. everyday traders, in one number.
Big money scored -9 and everyday traders +51, so the Hollow Gap was -60 (everyday traders far more bullish). That was up 29 points from -89 the week before. The biggest move came from asset managers, +33 to +60. In the AAII survey, 39.7% of members were bullish and 29.0% bearish.
| Reading | Score | Detail |
|---|---|---|
| Hedge funds | -79 | Leveraged funds net short 448,125 contracts |
| Asset managers | +60 | Asset managers net long 933,226 contracts |
| AAII mood | +64 | AAII: 39.7% bullish, 29.0% bearish (spread +10.7 pts) |
| Small traders | +37 | Small traders net long 121,649 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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