Big money more bullish. Big money vs. everyday traders, in one number.
Big money scored +37 and everyday traders +15, so the Hollow Gap was +22 (big money more bullish). That was up 35 points from -13 the week before. The biggest move came from hedge funds, -98 to -21. In the AAII survey, 33.1% of members were bullish and 35.5% bearish.
| Reading | Score | Detail |
|---|---|---|
| Hedge funds | -21 | Leveraged funds net short 406,340 contracts |
| Asset managers | +94 | Asset managers net long 1,004,768 contracts |
| AAII mood | +13 | AAII: 33.1% bullish, 35.5% bearish (spread -2.4 pts) |
| Small traders | +17 | Small traders net long 96,544 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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