Everyday traders more bullish. Big money vs. everyday traders, in one number.
Big money scored +4 and everyday traders +35, so the Hollow Gap was -30 (everyday traders more bullish). That was down 37 points from +7 the week before. The biggest move came from small traders, -6 to +52. In the AAII survey, 38.0% of members were bullish and 39.3% bearish.
| Reading | Score | Detail |
|---|---|---|
| Hedge funds | +60 | Leveraged funds net short 341,104 contracts |
| Asset managers | -52 | Asset managers net long 912,361 contracts |
| AAII mood | +17 | AAII: 38.0% bullish, 39.3% bearish (spread -1.3 pts) |
| Small traders | +52 | Small traders net long 126,053 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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