Everyday traders more bullish. Big money vs. everyday traders, in one number.
Big money scored +37 and everyday traders +80, so the Hollow Gap was -43 (everyday traders more bullish). That was down 70 points from +27 the week before. The biggest move came from small traders, +21 to +83. In the AAII survey, 44.9% of members were bullish and 32.8% bearish.
| Reading | Score | Detail |
|---|---|---|
| Hedge funds | +60 | Leveraged funds net short 365,002 contracts |
| Asset managers | +13 | Asset managers net long 940,472 contracts |
| AAII mood | +77 | AAII: 44.9% bullish, 32.8% bearish (spread +12.1 pts) |
| Small traders | +83 | Small traders net long 131,469 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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