Aligned. Big money vs. everyday traders, in one number.
Big money scored -6 and everyday traders -16, so the Hollow Gap was +11 (aligned). That was up 63 points from -52 the week before. The biggest move came from the AAII survey, +30 to -77. In the AAII survey, 30.4% of members were bullish and 47.7% bearish.
| Reading | Score | Detail |
|---|---|---|
| Hedge funds | -75 | Leveraged funds net short 451,586 contracts |
| Asset managers | +63 | Asset managers net long 984,086 contracts |
| AAII mood | -77 | AAII: 30.4% bullish, 47.7% bearish (spread -17.3 pts) |
| Small traders | +44 | Small traders net long 114,984 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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