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COT data is published on a weekly basis (beginning Oct 2000)by the governing bodies for positions
held by:
- Commercial
- Institutional (non-commercial)
- Small Traders
This information may be able to give persons insight into where the informed
Commercial Investors
(often referred to as the smart money) is currently investing their funds. That
is where they are putting
their money and not just their mouths. Alternatively, the small traders are
often on the wrong side and
this is particularly more important when they are going to extreme opposite
of Commercial Traders.
This can often mark turning points in the markets.
In general there may only be 2 or 3 important turning points in per year in
the futures or commodity market.
With this data it may be possible
to observe
these critical junctures.
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