Big money more bullish. Big money vs. everyday traders, in one number.
Big money scored +14 and everyday traders -36, so the Hollow Gap was +50 (big money more bullish). That was down 10 points from +60 the week before. The biggest move came from small traders, -25 to +21. In the AAII survey, 30.4% of members were bullish and 52.0% bearish.
| Reading | Score | Detail |
|---|---|---|
| Hedge funds | +37 | Leveraged funds net short 340,507 contracts |
| Asset managers | -10 | Asset managers net long 886,828 contracts |
| AAII mood | -94 | AAII: 30.4% bullish, 52.0% bearish (spread -21.6 pts) |
| Small traders | +21 | Small traders net long 93,937 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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