Everyday traders more bullish. Big money vs. everyday traders, in one number.
Big money scored -17 and everyday traders +35, so the Hollow Gap was -52 (everyday traders more bullish). That was down 33 points from -19 the week before. The biggest move came from the AAII survey, -13 to +30. In the AAII survey, 36.3% of members were bullish and 37.0% bearish.
| Reading | Score | Detail |
|---|---|---|
| Hedge funds | -98 | Leveraged funds net short 500,732 contracts |
| Asset managers | +63 | Asset managers net long 981,859 contracts |
| AAII mood | +30 | AAII: 36.3% bullish, 37.0% bearish (spread -0.7 pts) |
| Small traders | +40 | Small traders net long 110,694 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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