WTI原油投机者4周来第三次看涨

据8月9日Investing.com报道，根据美国商品期货交易委员会(CFTC)周五发布的最新交易员承诺(COT)数据显示，大型能源投机者本周增加了他们在WTI原油期货市场的看涨净头寸。

截至8月4日的数据显示，大型投机者和对冲基金交易的WTI原油期货的非商业合约净持仓量为536266份。上周的净合约为532569份，较上周增加3697份。本周的净头寸是由于总多头头寸增加了16930个合约，而总空头头寸本周增加了13233个合约。

原油投机者在上周交易量大幅下跌后，本周小幅增加了持仓数。在过去四周中，投机者有三周都在推高看涨头寸。总体而言，投机性头寸仍然强劲看涨，净头寸超过50万份水平，可追溯至4月中旬。

商业交易者的头寸，即对冲者或为商业目的而进行买卖的交易者，本周净持仓量为-567061份。与前一周公布的净-564457份合约相比，周跌幅为2604份。

根据非官方市场数据，在同一周报告时间段内，从周二到周二，WTI原油期货（前一个月）收于约41.70美元，较之前收盘的41.04美元上涨0.66美元。

王佳晶 摘译自 Investing.com

原文如下：

WTI Crude Oil Speculators Edge Bullish Bets Higher For 3rd Time In 4 Weeks

Large energy speculators increased their bullish net positions in the WTI Crude Oil futures markets this week, according to the latest Commitment of Traders (COT) data released by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) on Friday.

The non-commercial futures contracts of WTI Crude Oil futures, traded by large speculators and hedge funds, totaled a net position of 536,266 contracts in the data reported through Tuesday, August 4th. This was a weekly rise of 3,697 net contracts from the previous week which had a total of 532,569 net contracts.

The week’s net position was the result of the gross bullish position (longs) advancing by 16,930 contracts (to a weekly total of 693,752 contracts) while the gross bearish position (shorts) rose by a lesser amount of 13,233 contracts for the week (to a total of 157,486 contracts).

Crude oil speculators slightly boosted their bullish bets this week following a strong down week last week. Speculators have now pushed their bullish bets higher in three out of the past four weeks. Overall, the speculative position remains strongly bullish with the net positions above the +500,000 contract level for the 17th straight week, dating back to the middle of April.

The commercial traders' position, hedgers or traders engaged in buying and selling for business purposes, totaled a net position of -567,061 contracts on the week. This was a weekly decline of -2,604 contracts from the total net of -564,457 contracts reported the previous week.

Over the same weekly reporting time-frame, from Tuesday to Tuesday, the WTI Crude Oil Futures (Front Month) closed at approximately $41.70 which was a gain of $0.66 from the previous close of $41.04, according to unofficial market data.