Everyday traders far more bullish. Big money vs. everyday traders, in one number.
Big money scored -42 and everyday traders +18, so the Hollow Gap was -60 (everyday traders far more bullish). That was down 70 points from +10 the week before. The biggest move came from the AAII survey, -53 to +38. In the AAII survey, 40.3% of members were bullish and 39.0% bearish.
| Reading | Score | Detail |
|---|---|---|
| Hedge funds | -25 | Leveraged funds net short 415,087 contracts |
| Asset managers | -60 | Asset managers net long 906,615 contracts |
| AAII mood | +38 | AAII: 40.3% bullish, 39.0% bearish (spread +1.3 pts) |
| Small traders | -2 | Small traders net long 111,005 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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