Everyday traders far more bullish. Big money vs. everyday traders, in one number.
Big money scored -19 and everyday traders +50, so the Hollow Gap was -68 (everyday traders far more bullish). That was down 79 points from +11 the week before. The biggest move came from the AAII survey, -77 to +9. In the AAII survey, 36.6% of members were bullish and 39.4% bearish.
| Reading | Score | Detail |
|---|---|---|
| Hedge funds | -98 | Leveraged funds net short 515,520 contracts |
| Asset managers | +60 | Asset managers net long 984,009 contracts |
| AAII mood | +9 | AAII: 36.6% bullish, 39.4% bearish (spread -2.8 pts) |
| Small traders | +90 | Small traders net long 133,775 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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