CFTC Silver Non-Commercial Net Positions

Commodity Futures Trading Commission's (CFTC) Silver Non-Commercial Net Positions weekly report reflects the difference between the total volume of long and short silver positions existing in the market and opened by non-commercial (speculative) traders. The report only includes US futures markets (Chicago and New York Exchanges). So the indicator is a net volume of long silver positions in the United States.

Non-commercial traders open positions NOT for hedging in the futures or options market. This group includes only speculative operations. The same trader can be defined as commercial for trades with some assets and non-commercial with others. This classification is reflected in CFTC reports.

CFTC publishes report on net positions and commitments of traders to help traders and analysts understand the market dynamics. These reports are compiled on the basis of data on positions provided by FCM brokers, clearing companies and currency exchanges. The CFTC analytical department only provides data, but does not provide explanation on why such ratio of positions has formed.

Silver is one of the most popular commodity assets. Silver quotes are typically analyzed in parallel with gold, because silver is often considered a reserve asset. However, the dynamics of silver is also connected with global news about silver extraction dynamics. The growth in the amount of long positions for "silver" futures indirectly indicates an increase in silver market activity. However, it does not affect the price directly due to the small amount of data represented in CFTC reports, compared to the global scale.