Big money more bullish. Big money vs. everyday traders, in one number.
Big money scored +8 and everyday traders -41, so the Hollow Gap was +50 (big money more bullish). That was unchanged from the week before. The biggest move came from small traders, +21 to +2. In the AAII survey, 32.1% of members were bullish and 49.8% bearish.
| Reading | Score | Detail |
|---|---|---|
| Hedge funds | +33 | Leveraged funds net short 344,127 contracts |
| Asset managers | -17 | Asset managers net long 878,391 contracts |
| AAII mood | -85 | AAII: 32.1% bullish, 49.8% bearish (spread -17.7 pts) |
| Small traders | +2 | Small traders net long 84,212 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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