COT Soft Commodities Charts: Speculator bets led by Soybean Oil & Lean Hogs

<p><strong>By <a href="https://www.investmacro.com/"><u>InvestMacro</u></a></strong></p>
<p><a href="https://investmacro.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Soft-Commodities-Open-Interest-Comparison.png"><img data-dominant-color="362b21" data-has-transparency="true" style="–dominant-color: #362b21;" decoding="async" loading="lazy" class="has-transparency aligncenter size-full wp-image-214223" src="https://investmacro.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Soft-Commodities-Open-Interest-Comparison.png" alt="" width="566" height="352" srcset="https://investmacro.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Soft-Commodities-Open-Interest-Comparison.png 566w, https://investmacro.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Soft-Commodities-Open-Interest-Comparison-160×100.png 160w, https://investmacro.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Soft-Commodities-Open-Interest-Comparison-150×93.png 150w, https://investmacro.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Soft-Commodities-Open-Interest-Comparison-400×250.png 400w" sizes="(max-width: 566px) 100vw, 566px" /></a></p>
<p>Here are the latest charts and statistics for the <a href="https://www.investmacro.com/cot-reports/">Commitment of Traders (COT) reports</a> data published by the Commodities Futures Trading Commission (CFTC).</p>
<p>The latest COT data is updated through <b>Tuesday July 3rd</b> and shows a quick view of how large traders (<a href="https://investmacro.com/cot-reports/">for-profit speculators</a> and commercial entities) were positioned in the futures markets.</p>
<h2>Weekly Speculator Changes led by Soybean Oil &amp; Lean Hogs</h2>
<p><a href="https://investmacro.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Soft-Commodities-Speculator-Net-Position-Changes.png"><img data-dominant-color="090b09" data-has-transparency="true" style="–dominant-color: #090b09;" decoding="async" loading="lazy" class="has-transparency aligncenter size-full wp-image-214222" src="https://investmacro.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Soft-Commodities-Speculator-Net-Position-Changes.png" alt="" width="566" height="352" srcset="https://investmacro.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Soft-Commodities-Speculator-Net-Position-Changes.png 566w, https://investmacro.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Soft-Commodities-Speculator-Net-Position-Changes-160×100.png 160w, https://investmacro.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Soft-Commodities-Speculator-Net-Position-Changes-150×93.png 150w, https://investmacro.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Soft-Commodities-Speculator-Net-Position-Changes-400×250.png 400w" sizes="(max-width: 566px) 100vw, 566px" /></a></p>
<p>The COT <a href="https://investmacro.com/softs/">soft commodities markets</a> speculator bets were lower this week as five out of the eleven softs markets we cover had higher positioning while the other six markets had lower speculator contracts.</p>
<p>Leading the gains for the softs markets was Soybean Oil (7,992 contracts) with Lean Hogs (4,006 contracts), Live Cattle (2,354 contracts), Wheat (1,713 contracts) and Cocoa (1,032 contracts) also showing positive weeks.</p>
<p>The markets with the declines in speculator bets this week were Corn (-67,035 contracts) with Sugar (-20,806 contracts), Coffee (-18,522 contracts), Soybeans (-10,876 contracts), Cotton (-8,336 contracts) and Soybean Meal (-3,275 contracts) also registering lower bets on the week.</p>
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<div>Data Snapshot of Commodity Market Traders | <a href="https://www.investmacro.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/Data_Tables_Labels-2.png"><u>Columns Legend</u></a></div>
<div>
<table border="1">
<thead>
<tr>
<th>Jul-03-2023</th>
<th>OI</th>
<th>OI-Index</th>
<th>Spec-Net</th>
<th>Spec-Index</th>
<th>Com-Net</th>
<th>COM-Index</th>
<th>Smalls-Net</th>
<th>Smalls-Index</th>
</tr>
</thead>
<tbody>
<tr>
<td>WTI Crude</td>
<td>1,816,043</td>
<td>37</td>
<td>141,429</td>
<td>1</td>
<td>-170,148</td>
<td>99</td>
<td>28,719</td>
<td>37</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Gold</td>
<td>448,063</td>
<td>12</td>
<td>163,097</td>
<td>49</td>
<td>-184,717</td>
<td>53</td>
<td>21,620</td>
<td>34</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Silver</td>
<td>114,421</td>
<td>0</td>
<td>17,990</td>
<td>44</td>
<td>-29,569</td>
<td>58</td>
<td>11,579</td>
<td>31</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Copper</td>
<td>204,399</td>
<td>46</td>
<td>1,888</td>
<td>32</td>
<td>-4,003</td>
<td>68</td>
<td>2,115</td>
<td>32</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Palladium</td>
<td>14,781</td>
<td>100</td>
<td>-7,890</td>
<td>0</td>
<td>8,358</td>
<td>100</td>
<td>-468</td>
<td>14</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Platinum</td>
<td>69,383</td>
<td>70</td>
<td>8,067</td>
<td>34</td>
<td>-13,570</td>
<td>65</td>
<td>5,503</td>
<td>42</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Natural Gas</td>
<td>1,241,419</td>
<td>57</td>
<td>-98,775</td>
<td>33</td>
<td>68,313</td>
<td>67</td>
<td>30,462</td>
<td>52</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Brent</td>
<td>127,019</td>
<td>1</td>
<td>-39,873</td>
<td>34</td>
<td>38,114</td>
<td>70</td>
<td>1,759</td>
<td>33</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Heating Oil</td>
<td>305,681</td>
<td>38</td>
<td>27,699</td>
<td>78</td>
<td>-41,810</td>
<td>40</td>
<td>14,111</td>
<td>47</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Soybeans</td>
<td>610,352</td>
<td>8</td>
<td>90,973</td>
<td>25</td>
<td>-71,924</td>
<td>72</td>
<td>-19,049</td>
<td>55</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Corn</td>
<td>1,246,983</td>
<td>8</td>
<td>46,403</td>
<td>28</td>
<td>524</td>
<td>76</td>
<td>-46,927</td>
<td>46</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Coffee</td>
<td>180,118</td>
<td>3</td>
<td>8,495</td>
<td>36</td>
<td>-8,052</td>
<td>68</td>
<td>-443</td>
<td>7</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Sugar</td>
<td>863,843</td>
<td>40</td>
<td>199,368</td>
<td>61</td>
<td>-229,713</td>
<td>39</td>
<td>30,345</td>
<td>42</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Wheat</td>
<td>297,933</td>
<td>7</td>
<td>-45,464</td>
<td>34</td>
<td>51,053</td>
<td>70</td>
<td>-5,589</td>
<td>54</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
</div>
<p>&nbsp;</p>
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<h2>Strength Scores led by Cocoa &amp; Live Cattle</h2>
<p><a href="https://investmacro.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Soft-Commodities-Speculator-Strength-Scores.png"><img data-dominant-color="152134" data-has-transparency="true" style="–dominant-color: #152134;" decoding="async" loading="lazy" class="has-transparency aligncenter size-full wp-image-214221" src="https://investmacro.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Soft-Commodities-Speculator-Strength-Scores.png" alt="" width="574" height="352" srcset="https://investmacro.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Soft-Commodities-Speculator-Strength-Scores.png 574w, https://investmacro.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Soft-Commodities-Speculator-Strength-Scores-160×98.png 160w, https://investmacro.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Soft-Commodities-Speculator-Strength-Scores-150×92.png 150w" sizes="(max-width: 574px) 100vw, 574px" /></a></p>
<p><a href="https://investmacro.com/cot-leaders/#specs">COT Strength Scores</a> (a normalized measure of Speculator positions over a 3-Year range, from 0 to 100 where above 80 is Extreme-Bullish and below 20 is Extreme-Bearish) showed that Cocoa (94 percent) and Live Cattle (93 percent) lead the softs markets this week and are in Bullish-Extreme levels. Sugar (61 percent), Soybean Meal (55 percent) and Soybean Oil (42 percent) come in as the next highest in the weekly strength scores.</p>
<p>On the downside, Cotton (7 percent) and Lean Hogs (19 percent) come in at the lowest strength levels currently and are in Extreme-Bearish territory (below 20 percent).</p>
<p align="center"><strong>Strength Statistics:</strong><br />
Corn (28.1 percent) vs Corn previous week (37.8 percent)<br />
Sugar (61.4 percent) vs Sugar previous week (68.7 percent)<br />
Coffee (36.1 percent) vs Coffee previous week (61.8 percent)<br />
Soybeans (24.9 percent) vs Soybeans previous week (29.2 percent)<br />
Soybean Oil (41.8 percent) vs Soybean Oil previous week (37.2 percent)<br />
Soybean Meal (54.9 percent) vs Soybean Meal previous week (56.7 percent)<br />
Live Cattle (92.7 percent) vs Live Cattle previous week (90.1 percent)<br />
Lean Hogs (19.3 percent) vs Lean Hogs previous week (16.1 percent)<br />
Cotton (7.5 percent) vs Cotton previous week (13.7 percent)<br />
Cocoa (94.4 percent) vs Cocoa previous week (93.3 percent)<br />
Wheat (34.5 percent) vs Wheat previous week (33.3 percent)</p>
<p>&nbsp;</p>
<h2>Soybean Oil &amp; Wheat top the 6-Week Strength Trends</h2>
<p><a href="https://investmacro.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Soft-Commodities-Strength-Score-Trends-6-Week.png"><img data-dominant-color="1c0e0e" data-has-transparency="true" style="–dominant-color: #1c0e0e;" decoding="async" loading="lazy" class="has-transparency aligncenter size-full wp-image-214220" src="https://investmacro.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Soft-Commodities-Strength-Score-Trends-6-Week.png" alt="" width="551" height="352" srcset="https://investmacro.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Soft-Commodities-Strength-Score-Trends-6-Week.png 551w, https://investmacro.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Soft-Commodities-Strength-Score-Trends-6-Week-160×102.png 160w, https://investmacro.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Soft-Commodities-Strength-Score-Trends-6-Week-150×96.png 150w" sizes="(max-width: 551px) 100vw, 551px" /></a></p>
<p><a href="https://investmacro.com/cot-leaders/#specs">COT Strength Score Trends</a> (or move index, calculates the 6-week changes in strength scores) showed that Soybean Oil (40 percent) and Wheat (29 percent) lead the past six weeks trends for soft commodities. Soybeans (24 percent), Lean Hogs (17 percent) and Corn (16 percent) are the next highest positive movers in the latest trends data.</p>
<p>Sugar (-26 percent) leads the downside trend scores currently with Coffee (-23 percent), Soybean Meal (-8 percent) and Cotton (-2 percent) following next with lower trend scores.</p>
<p align="center"><strong>Strength Trend Statistics:</strong><br />
Corn (15.6 percent) vs Corn previous week (23.2 percent)<br />
Sugar (-26.4 percent) vs Sugar previous week (-17.9 percent)<br />
Coffee (-23.1 percent) vs Coffee previous week (-0.0 percent)<br />
Soybeans (24.3 percent) vs Soybeans previous week (25.0 percent)<br />
Soybean Oil (39.8 percent) vs Soybean Oil previous week (36.1 percent)<br />
Soybean Meal (-7.8 percent) vs Soybean Meal previous week (-7.3 percent)<br />
Live Cattle (4.1 percent) vs Live Cattle previous week (1.0 percent)<br />
Lean Hogs (17.5 percent) vs Lean Hogs previous week (10.0 percent)<br />
Cotton (-2.4 percent) vs Cotton previous week (4.1 percent)<br />
Cocoa (7.6 percent) vs Cocoa previous week (7.9 percent)<br />
Wheat (29.0 percent) vs Wheat previous week (24.3 percent)</p>
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<h5>Individual Soft Commodities Markets:</h5>
<h3><strong>CORN Futures:</strong></h3>
<p><a href="https://investmacro.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/C-07-07-2023.png"><img decoding="async" loading="lazy" class="aligncenter" src="https://investmacro.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/C-07-07-2023.png" alt="CORN Futures COT Chart" width="720" height="660" /></a>The CORN large speculator standing this week recorded a net position of 46,403 contracts in the data reported through Tuesday. This was a weekly reduction of -67,035 contracts from the previous week which had a total of 113,438 net contracts.</p>
<p>This week’s current strength score (the trader positioning range over the past three years, measured from 0 to 100) shows the speculators are currently Bearish with a score of 28.1 percent. The commercials are Bullish with a score of 76.2 percent and the small traders (not shown in chart) are Bearish with a score of 46.5 percent.</p>
<h3>Price Trend-Following Model: Strong Downtrend</h3>
<p>Our weekly trend-following model classifies the current market price position as: <strong>Strong Downtrend</strong>. The current action for the model is considered to be: <strong>Hold – Maintain Short Position</strong>.</p>
<table border="0" width="908" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0">
<tbody>
<tr>
<td width="344" height="24"><strong>CORN Futures Statistics</strong></td>
<td width="188"><strong>SPECULATORS</strong></td>
<td width="189"><strong>COMMERCIALS</strong></td>
<td width="187"><strong>SMALL TRADERS</strong></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="344" height="24">– Percent of Open Interest Longs:</td>
<td width="188">21.7</td>
<td width="189">49.0</td>
<td width="187">9.8</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="344" height="24">– Percent of Open Interest Shorts:</td>
<td width="188">18.0</td>
<td width="189">48.9</td>
<td width="187">13.6</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="344" height="24">– Net Position:</td>
<td width="188">46,403</td>
<td width="189">524</td>
<td width="187">-46,927</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="344" height="24">– Gross Longs:</td>
<td width="188">270,772</td>
<td width="189">610,770</td>
<td width="187">122,354</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="344" height="24">– Gross Shorts:</td>
<td width="188">224,369</td>
<td width="189">610,246</td>
<td width="187">169,281</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="344" height="24">– Long to Short Ratio:</td>
<td width="188">1.2 to 1</td>
<td width="189">1.0 to 1</td>
<td width="187">0.7 to 1</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="344" height="24"><strong>NET POSITION TREND:</strong></td>
<td width="188"></td>
<td width="189"></td>
<td width="187"></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="344" height="24">– Strength Index Score (3 Year Range Pct):</td>
<td width="188">28.1</td>
<td width="189">76.2</td>
<td width="187">46.5</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="344" height="24">– Strength Index Reading (3 Year Range):</td>
<td width="188"><strong>Bearish</strong></td>
<td width="189"><strong>Bullish</strong></td>
<td width="187"><strong>Bearish</strong></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="344" height="24"><strong>NET POSITION MOVEMENT INDEX:</strong></td>
<td width="188"></td>
<td width="189"></td>
<td width="187"></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="344" height="24">– 6-Week Change in Strength Index:</td>
<td width="188">15.6</td>
<td width="189">-17.4</td>
<td width="187">9.0</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
<p>&nbsp;</p>
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<h3><strong>SUGAR Futures:</strong></h3>
<p><a href="https://investmacro.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/SB-07-07-2023.png"><img decoding="async" loading="lazy" class="aligncenter" src="https://investmacro.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/SB-07-07-2023.png" alt="SUGAR Futures COT Chart" width="720" height="660" /></a>The SUGAR large speculator standing this week recorded a net position of 199,368 contracts in the data reported through Tuesday. This was a weekly reduction of -20,806 contracts from the previous week which had a total of 220,174 net contracts.</p>
<p>This week’s current strength score (the trader positioning range over the past three years, measured from 0 to 100) shows the speculators are currently Bullish with a score of 61.4 percent. The commercials are Bearish with a score of 39.5 percent and the small traders (not shown in chart) are Bearish with a score of 41.9 percent.</p>
<h3>Price Trend-Following Model: Uptrend</h3>
<p>Our weekly trend-following model classifies the current market price position as: <strong>Uptrend</strong>. The current action for the model is considered to be: <strong>Hold – Maintain Long Position</strong>.</p>
<table border="0" width="908" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0">
<tbody>
<tr>
<td width="344" height="24"><strong>SUGAR Futures Statistics</strong></td>
<td width="188"><strong>SPECULATORS</strong></td>
<td width="189"><strong>COMMERCIALS</strong></td>
<td width="187"><strong>SMALL TRADERS</strong></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="344" height="24">– Percent of Open Interest Longs:</td>
<td width="188">32.5</td>
<td width="189">43.3</td>
<td width="187">8.6</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="344" height="24">– Percent of Open Interest Shorts:</td>
<td width="188">9.4</td>
<td width="189">69.9</td>
<td width="187">5.1</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="344" height="24">– Net Position:</td>
<td width="188">199,368</td>
<td width="189">-229,713</td>
<td width="187">30,345</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="344" height="24">– Gross Longs:</td>
<td width="188">280,634</td>
<td width="189">374,262</td>
<td width="187">74,497</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="344" height="24">– Gross Shorts:</td>
<td width="188">81,266</td>
<td width="189">603,975</td>
<td width="187">44,152</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="344" height="24">– Long to Short Ratio:</td>
<td width="188">3.5 to 1</td>
<td width="189">0.6 to 1</td>
<td width="187">1.7 to 1</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="344" height="24"><strong>NET POSITION TREND:</strong></td>
<td width="188"></td>
<td width="189"></td>
<td width="187"></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="344" height="24">– Strength Index Score (3 Year Range Pct):</td>
<td width="188">61.4</td>
<td width="189">39.5</td>
<td width="187">41.9</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="344" height="24">– Strength Index Reading (3 Year Range):</td>
<td width="188"><strong>Bullish</strong></td>
<td width="189"><strong>Bearish</strong></td>
<td width="187"><strong>Bearish</strong></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="344" height="24"><strong>NET POSITION MOVEMENT INDEX:</strong></td>
<td width="188"></td>
<td width="189"></td>
<td width="187"></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="344" height="24">– 6-Week Change in Strength Index:</td>
<td width="188">-26.4</td>
<td width="189">28.5</td>
<td width="187">-25.2</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
<p>&nbsp;</p>
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<h3><strong>COFFEE Futures:</strong></h3>
<p><a href="https://investmacro.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/KC-07-07-2023.png"><img decoding="async" loading="lazy" class="aligncenter" src="https://investmacro.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/KC-07-07-2023.png" alt="COFFEE Futures COT Chart" width="720" height="660" /></a>The COFFEE large speculator standing this week recorded a net position of 8,495 contracts in the data reported through Tuesday. This was a weekly decline of -18,522 contracts from the previous week which had a total of 33,494 net contracts.</p>
<p>This week’s current strength score (the trader positioning range over the past three years, measured from 0 to 100) shows the speculators are currently Bearish with a score of 36.1 percent. The commercials are Bullish with a score of 67.9 percent and the small traders (not shown in chart) are Bearish-Extreme with a score of 7.3 percent.</p>
<h3>Price Trend-Following Model: Uptrend</h3>
<p>Our weekly trend-following model classifies the current market price position as: <strong>Uptrend</strong>. The current action for the model is considered to be: <strong>Hold – Maintain Long Position</strong>.</p>
<table border="0" width="908" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0">
<tbody>
<tr>
<td width="344" height="24"><strong>COFFEE Futures Statistics</strong></td>
<td width="188"><strong>SPECULATORS</strong></td>
<td width="189"><strong>COMMERCIALS</strong></td>
<td width="187"><strong>SMALL TRADERS</strong></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="344" height="24">– Percent of Open Interest Longs:</td>
<td width="188">23.4</td>
<td width="189">47.0</td>
<td width="187">3.7</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="344" height="24">– Percent of Open Interest Shorts:</td>
<td width="188">18.7</td>
<td width="189">51.4</td>
<td width="187">3.9</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="344" height="24">– Net Position:</td>
<td width="188">8,495</td>
<td width="189">-8,052</td>
<td width="187">-443</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="344" height="24">– Gross Longs:</td>
<td width="188">42,190</td>
<td width="189">84,606</td>
<td width="187">6,662</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="344" height="24">– Gross Shorts:</td>
<td width="188">33,695</td>
<td width="189">92,658</td>
<td width="187">7,105</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="344" height="24">– Long to Short Ratio:</td>
<td width="188">1.3 to 1</td>
<td width="189">0.9 to 1</td>
<td width="187">0.9 to 1</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="344" height="24"><strong>NET POSITION TREND:</strong></td>
<td width="188"></td>
<td width="189"></td>
<td width="187"></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="344" height="24">– Strength Index Score (3 Year Range Pct):</td>
<td width="188">36.1</td>
<td width="189">67.9</td>
<td width="187">7.3</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="344" height="24">– Strength Index Reading (3 Year Range):</td>
<td width="188"><strong>Bearish</strong></td>
<td width="189"><strong>Bullish</strong></td>
<td width="187"><strong>Bearish-Extreme</strong></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="344" height="24"><strong>NET POSITION MOVEMENT INDEX:</strong></td>
<td width="188"></td>
<td width="189"></td>
<td width="187"></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="344" height="24">– 6-Week Change in Strength Index:</td>
<td width="188">-23.1</td>
<td width="189">24.0</td>
<td width="187">-19.8</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
<p>&nbsp;</p>
<hr />
<h3><strong>SOYBEANS Futures:</strong></h3>
<p><a href="https://investmacro.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/S-07-07-2023.png"><img decoding="async" loading="lazy" class="aligncenter" src="https://investmacro.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/S-07-07-2023.png" alt="SOYBEANS Futures COT Chart" width="720" height="660" /></a>The SOYBEANS large speculator standing this week recorded a net position of 90,973 contracts in the data reported through Tuesday. This was a weekly lowering of -10,876 contracts from the previous week which had a total of 101,849 net contracts.</p>
<p>This week’s current strength score (the trader positioning range over the past three years, measured from 0 to 100) shows the speculators are currently Bearish with a score of 24.9 percent. The commercials are Bullish with a score of 72.0 percent and the small traders (not shown in chart) are Bullish with a score of 55.3 percent.</p>
<h3>Price Trend-Following Model: Weak Downtrend</h3>
<p>Our weekly trend-following model classifies the current market price position as: <strong>Weak Downtrend</strong>. The current action for the model is considered to be: <strong>Hold – Maintain Short Position</strong>.</p>
<table border="0" width="908" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0">
<tbody>
<tr>
<td width="344" height="24"><strong>SOYBEANS Futures Statistics</strong></td>
<td width="188"><strong>SPECULATORS</strong></td>
<td width="189"><strong>COMMERCIALS</strong></td>
<td width="187"><strong>SMALL TRADERS</strong></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="344" height="24">– Percent of Open Interest Longs:</td>
<td width="188">27.9</td>
<td width="189">50.2</td>
<td width="187">7.1</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="344" height="24">– Percent of Open Interest Shorts:</td>
<td width="188">13.0</td>
<td width="189">62.0</td>
<td width="187">10.2</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="344" height="24">– Net Position:</td>
<td width="188">90,973</td>
<td width="189">-71,924</td>
<td width="187">-19,049</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="344" height="24">– Gross Longs:</td>
<td width="188">170,206</td>
<td width="189">306,598</td>
<td width="187">43,239</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="344" height="24">– Gross Shorts:</td>
<td width="188">79,233</td>
<td width="189">378,522</td>
<td width="187">62,288</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="344" height="24">– Long to Short Ratio:</td>
<td width="188">2.1 to 1</td>
<td width="189">0.8 to 1</td>
<td width="187">0.7 to 1</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="344" height="24"><strong>NET POSITION TREND:</strong></td>
<td width="188"></td>
<td width="189"></td>
<td width="187"></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="344" height="24">– Strength Index Score (3 Year Range Pct):</td>
<td width="188">24.9</td>
<td width="189">72.0</td>
<td width="187">55.3</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="344" height="24">– Strength Index Reading (3 Year Range):</td>
<td width="188"><strong>Bearish</strong></td>
<td width="189"><strong>Bullish</strong></td>
<td width="187"><strong>Bullish</strong></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="344" height="24"><strong>NET POSITION MOVEMENT INDEX:</strong></td>
<td width="188"></td>
<td width="189"></td>
<td width="187"></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="344" height="24">– 6-Week Change in Strength Index:</td>
<td width="188">24.3</td>
<td width="189">-24.1</td>
<td width="187">17.8</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
<p>&nbsp;</p>
<hr />
<h3><strong>SOYBEAN OIL Futures:</strong></h3>
<p><a href="https://investmacro.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/BO-07-07-2023.png"><img decoding="async" loading="lazy" class="aligncenter" src="https://investmacro.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/BO-07-07-2023.png" alt="SOYBEAN OIL Futures COT Chart" width="720" height="660" /></a>The SOYBEAN OIL large speculator standing this week recorded a net position of 40,809 contracts in the data reported through Tuesday. This was a weekly increase of 7,992 contracts from the previous week which had a total of 32,817 net contracts.</p>
<p>This week’s current strength score (the trader positioning range over the past three years, measured from 0 to 100) shows the speculators are currently Bearish with a score of 41.8 percent. The commercials are Bullish with a score of 57.7 percent and the small traders (not shown in chart) are Bearish with a score of 40.5 percent.</p>
<h3>Price Trend-Following Model: Strong Uptrend</h3>
<p>Our weekly trend-following model classifies the current market price position as: <strong>Strong Uptrend</strong>. The current action for the model is considered to be: <strong>New Buy – Long Position</strong>.</p>
<table border="0" width="908" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0">
<tbody>
<tr>
<td width="344" height="24"><strong>SOYBEAN OIL Futures Statistics</strong></td>
<td width="188"><strong>SPECULATORS</strong></td>
<td width="189"><strong>COMMERCIALS</strong></td>
<td width="187"><strong>SMALL TRADERS</strong></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="344" height="24">– Percent of Open Interest Longs:</td>
<td width="188">17.6</td>
<td width="189">56.9</td>
<td width="187">6.6</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="344" height="24">– Percent of Open Interest Shorts:</td>
<td width="188">9.2</td>
<td width="189">66.8</td>
<td width="187">5.1</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="344" height="24">– Net Position:</td>
<td width="188">40,809</td>
<td width="189">-48,028</td>
<td width="187">7,219</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="344" height="24">– Gross Longs:</td>
<td width="188">85,067</td>
<td width="189">274,385</td>
<td width="187">32,017</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="344" height="24">– Gross Shorts:</td>
<td width="188">44,258</td>
<td width="189">322,413</td>
<td width="187">24,798</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="344" height="24">– Long to Short Ratio:</td>
<td width="188">1.9 to 1</td>
<td width="189">0.9 to 1</td>
<td width="187">1.3 to 1</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="344" height="24"><strong>NET POSITION TREND:</strong></td>
<td width="188"></td>
<td width="189"></td>
<td width="187"></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="344" height="24">– Strength Index Score (3 Year Range Pct):</td>
<td width="188">41.8</td>
<td width="189">57.7</td>
<td width="187">40.5</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="344" height="24">– Strength Index Reading (3 Year Range):</td>
<td width="188"><strong>Bearish</strong></td>
<td width="189"><strong>Bullish</strong></td>
<td width="187"><strong>Bearish</strong></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="344" height="24"><strong>NET POSITION MOVEMENT INDEX:</strong></td>
<td width="188"></td>
<td width="189"></td>
<td width="187"></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="344" height="24">– 6-Week Change in Strength Index:</td>
<td width="188">39.8</td>
<td width="189">-39.8</td>
<td width="187">30.8</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
<p>&nbsp;</p>
<hr />
<h3><strong>SOYBEAN MEAL Futures:</strong></h3>
<p><a href="https://investmacro.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/SM-07-07-2023.png"><img decoding="async" loading="lazy" class="aligncenter" src="https://investmacro.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/SM-07-07-2023.png" alt="SOYBEAN MEAL Futures COT Chart" width="720" height="660" /></a>The SOYBEAN MEAL large speculator standing this week recorded a net position of 95,998 contracts in the data reported through Tuesday. This was a weekly fall of -3,275 contracts from the previous week which had a total of 99,273 net contracts.</p>
<p>This week’s current strength score (the trader positioning range over the past three years, measured from 0 to 100) shows the speculators are currently Bullish with a score of 54.9 percent. The commercials are Bearish with a score of 48.9 percent and the small traders (not shown in chart) are Bearish-Extreme with a score of 14.0 percent.</p>
<h3>Price Trend-Following Model: Downtrend</h3>
<p>Our weekly trend-following model classifies the current market price position as: <strong>Downtrend</strong>. The current action for the model is considered to be: <strong>Hold – Maintain Short Position</strong>.</p>
<table border="0" width="908" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0">
<tbody>
<tr>
<td width="344" height="24"><strong>SOYBEAN MEAL Futures Statistics</strong></td>
<td width="188"><strong>SPECULATORS</strong></td>
<td width="189"><strong>COMMERCIALS</strong></td>
<td width="187"><strong>SMALL TRADERS</strong></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="344" height="24">– Percent of Open Interest Longs:</td>
<td width="188">24.6</td>
<td width="189">37.9</td>
<td width="187">9.0</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="344" height="24">– Percent of Open Interest Shorts:</td>
<td width="188">4.6</td>
<td width="189">60.6</td>
<td width="187">6.3</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="344" height="24">– Net Position:</td>
<td width="188">95,998</td>
<td width="189">-109,012</td>
<td width="187">13,014</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="344" height="24">– Gross Longs:</td>
<td width="188">118,320</td>
<td width="189">182,431</td>
<td width="187">43,129</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="344" height="24">– Gross Shorts:</td>
<td width="188">22,322</td>
<td width="189">291,443</td>
<td width="187">30,115</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="344" height="24">– Long to Short Ratio:</td>
<td width="188">5.3 to 1</td>
<td width="189">0.6 to 1</td>
<td width="187">1.4 to 1</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="344" height="24"><strong>NET POSITION TREND:</strong></td>
<td width="188"></td>
<td width="189"></td>
<td width="187"></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="344" height="24">– Strength Index Score (3 Year Range Pct):</td>
<td width="188">54.9</td>
<td width="189">48.9</td>
<td width="187">14.0</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="344" height="24">– Strength Index Reading (3 Year Range):</td>
<td width="188"><strong>Bullish</strong></td>
<td width="189"><strong>Bearish</strong></td>
<td width="187"><strong>Bearish-Extreme</strong></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="344" height="24"><strong>NET POSITION MOVEMENT INDEX:</strong></td>
<td width="188"></td>
<td width="189"></td>
<td width="187"></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="344" height="24">– 6-Week Change in Strength Index:</td>
<td width="188">-7.8</td>
<td width="189">6.1</td>
<td width="187">14.0</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
<p>&nbsp;</p>
<hr />
<h3><strong>LIVE CATTLE Futures:</strong></h3>
<p><a href="https://investmacro.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/LC-07-07-2023.png"><img decoding="async" loading="lazy" class="aligncenter" src="https://investmacro.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/LC-07-07-2023.png" alt="LIVE CATTLE Futures COT Chart" width="720" height="660" /></a>The LIVE CATTLE large speculator standing this week recorded a net position of 105,443 contracts in the data reported through Tuesday. This was a weekly boost of 2,354 contracts from the previous week which had a total of 103,089 net contracts.</p>
<p>This week’s current strength score (the trader positioning range over the past three years, measured from 0 to 100) shows the speculators are currently Bullish-Extreme with a score of 92.7 percent. The commercials are Bearish-Extreme with a score of 10.3 percent and the small traders (not shown in chart) are Bearish-Extreme with a score of 14.7 percent.</p>
<h3>Price Trend-Following Model: Uptrend</h3>
<p>Our weekly trend-following model classifies the current market price position as: <strong>Uptrend</strong>. The current action for the model is considered to be: <strong>Hold – Maintain Long Position</strong>.</p>
<table border="0" width="908" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0">
<tbody>
<tr>
<td width="344" height="24"><strong>LIVE CATTLE Futures Statistics</strong></td>
<td width="188"><strong>SPECULATORS</strong></td>
<td width="189"><strong>COMMERCIALS</strong></td>
<td width="187"><strong>SMALL TRADERS</strong></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="344" height="24">– Percent of Open Interest Longs:</td>
<td width="188">44.4</td>
<td width="189">29.0</td>
<td width="187">8.0</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="344" height="24">– Percent of Open Interest Shorts:</td>
<td width="188">13.9</td>
<td width="189">55.6</td>
<td width="187">11.9</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="344" height="24">– Net Position:</td>
<td width="188">105,443</td>
<td width="189">-92,019</td>
<td width="187">-13,424</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="344" height="24">– Gross Longs:</td>
<td width="188">153,517</td>
<td width="189">100,089</td>
<td width="187">27,594</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="344" height="24">– Gross Shorts:</td>
<td width="188">48,074</td>
<td width="189">192,108</td>
<td width="187">41,018</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="344" height="24">– Long to Short Ratio:</td>
<td width="188">3.2 to 1</td>
<td width="189">0.5 to 1</td>
<td width="187">0.7 to 1</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="344" height="24"><strong>NET POSITION TREND:</strong></td>
<td width="188"></td>
<td width="189"></td>
<td width="187"></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="344" height="24">– Strength Index Score (3 Year Range Pct):</td>
<td width="188">92.7</td>
<td width="189">10.3</td>
<td width="187">14.7</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="344" height="24">– Strength Index Reading (3 Year Range):</td>
<td width="188"><strong>Bullish-Extreme</strong></td>
<td width="189"><strong>Bearish-Extreme</strong></td>
<td width="187"><strong>Bearish-Extreme</strong></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="344" height="24"><strong>NET POSITION MOVEMENT INDEX:</strong></td>
<td width="188"></td>
<td width="189"></td>
<td width="187"></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="344" height="24">– 6-Week Change in Strength Index:</td>
<td width="188">4.1</td>
<td width="189">-2.6</td>
<td width="187">-9.3</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
<p>&nbsp;</p>
<hr />
<h3><strong>LEAN HOGS Futures:</strong></h3>
<p><a href="https://investmacro.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/LH-07-07-2023.png"><img decoding="async" loading="lazy" class="aligncenter" src="https://investmacro.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/LH-07-07-2023.png" alt="LEAN HOGS Futures COT Chart" width="720" height="660" /></a>The LEAN HOGS large speculator standing this week recorded a net position of -12,574 contracts in the data reported through Tuesday. This was a weekly rise of 4,006 contracts from the previous week which had a total of -16,580 net contracts.</p>
<p>This week’s current strength score (the trader positioning range over the past three years, measured from 0 to 100) shows the speculators are currently Bearish-Extreme with a score of 19.3 percent. The commercials are Bullish-Extreme with a score of 83.6 percent and the small traders (not shown in chart) are Bullish with a score of 73.2 percent.</p>
<h3>Price Trend-Following Model: Strong Uptrend</h3>
<p>Our weekly trend-following model classifies the current market price position as: <strong>Strong Uptrend</strong>. The current action for the model is considered to be: <strong>Hold – Maintain Long Position</strong>.</p>
<table border="0" width="908" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0">
<tbody>
<tr>
<td width="344" height="24"><strong>LEAN HOGS Futures Statistics</strong></td>
<td width="188"><strong>SPECULATORS</strong></td>
<td width="189"><strong>COMMERCIALS</strong></td>
<td width="187"><strong>SMALL TRADERS</strong></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="344" height="24">– Percent of Open Interest Longs:</td>
<td width="188">29.2</td>
<td width="189">39.4</td>
<td width="187">9.3</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="344" height="24">– Percent of Open Interest Shorts:</td>
<td width="188">35.5</td>
<td width="189">32.0</td>
<td width="187">10.4</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="344" height="24">– Net Position:</td>
<td width="188">-12,574</td>
<td width="189">14,847</td>
<td width="187">-2,273</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="344" height="24">– Gross Longs:</td>
<td width="188">58,151</td>
<td width="189">78,658</td>
<td width="187">18,525</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="344" height="24">– Gross Shorts:</td>
<td width="188">70,725</td>
<td width="189">63,811</td>
<td width="187">20,798</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="344" height="24">– Long to Short Ratio:</td>
<td width="188">0.8 to 1</td>
<td width="189">1.2 to 1</td>
<td width="187">0.9 to 1</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="344" height="24"><strong>NET POSITION TREND:</strong></td>
<td width="188"></td>
<td width="189"></td>
<td width="187"></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="344" height="24">– Strength Index Score (3 Year Range Pct):</td>
<td width="188">19.3</td>
<td width="189">83.6</td>
<td width="187">73.2</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="344" height="24">– Strength Index Reading (3 Year Range):</td>
<td width="188"><strong>Bearish-Extreme</strong></td>
<td width="189"><strong>Bullish-Extreme</strong></td>
<td width="187"><strong>Bullish</strong></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="344" height="24"><strong>NET POSITION MOVEMENT INDEX:</strong></td>
<td width="188"></td>
<td width="189"></td>
<td width="187"></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="344" height="24">– 6-Week Change in Strength Index:</td>
<td width="188">17.5</td>
<td width="189">-13.9</td>
<td width="187">-25.6</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
<p>&nbsp;</p>
<hr />
<h3><strong>COTTON Futures:</strong></h3>
<p><a href="https://investmacro.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/CT-07-07-2023.png"><img decoding="async" loading="lazy" class="aligncenter" src="https://investmacro.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/CT-07-07-2023.png" alt="COTTON Futures COT Chart" width="720" height="660" /></a>The COTTON large speculator standing this week recorded a net position of -1,678 contracts in the data reported through Tuesday. This was a weekly fall of -8,336 contracts from the previous week which had a total of 6,658 net contracts.</p>
<p>This week’s current strength score (the trader positioning range over the past three years, measured from 0 to 100) shows the speculators are currently Bearish-Extreme with a score of 7.5 percent. The commercials are Bullish-Extreme with a score of 91.9 percent and the small traders (not shown in chart) are Bearish-Extreme with a score of 12.1 percent.</p>
<h3>Price Trend-Following Model: Strong Uptrend</h3>
<p>Our weekly trend-following model classifies the current market price position as: <strong>Strong Uptrend</strong>. The current action for the model is considered to be: <strong>Hold – Maintain Long Position</strong>.</p>
<table border="0" width="908" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0">
<tbody>
<tr>
<td width="344" height="24"><strong>COTTON Futures Statistics</strong></td>
<td width="188"><strong>SPECULATORS</strong></td>
<td width="189"><strong>COMMERCIALS</strong></td>
<td width="187"><strong>SMALL TRADERS</strong></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="344" height="24">– Percent of Open Interest Longs:</td>
<td width="188">30.9</td>
<td width="189">50.9</td>
<td width="187">6.7</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="344" height="24">– Percent of Open Interest Shorts:</td>
<td width="188">31.9</td>
<td width="189">49.5</td>
<td width="187">7.0</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="344" height="24">– Net Position:</td>
<td width="188">-1,678</td>
<td width="189">2,320</td>
<td width="187">-642</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="344" height="24">– Gross Longs:</td>
<td width="188">53,597</td>
<td width="189">88,184</td>
<td width="187">11,530</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="344" height="24">– Gross Shorts:</td>
<td width="188">55,275</td>
<td width="189">85,864</td>
<td width="187">12,172</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="344" height="24">– Long to Short Ratio:</td>
<td width="188">1.0 to 1</td>
<td width="189">1.0 to 1</td>
<td width="187">0.9 to 1</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="344" height="24"><strong>NET POSITION TREND:</strong></td>
<td width="188"></td>
<td width="189"></td>
<td width="187"></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="344" height="24">– Strength Index Score (3 Year Range Pct):</td>
<td width="188">7.5</td>
<td width="189">91.9</td>
<td width="187">12.1</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="344" height="24">– Strength Index Reading (3 Year Range):</td>
<td width="188"><strong>Bearish-Extreme</strong></td>
<td width="189"><strong>Bullish-Extreme</strong></td>
<td width="187"><strong>Bearish-Extreme</strong></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="344" height="24"><strong>NET POSITION MOVEMENT INDEX:</strong></td>
<td width="188"></td>
<td width="189"></td>
<td width="187"></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="344" height="24">– 6-Week Change in Strength Index:</td>
<td width="188">-2.4</td>
<td width="189">2.8</td>
<td width="187">-5.7</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
<p>&nbsp;</p>
<hr />
<h3><strong>COCOA Futures:</strong></h3>
<p><a href="https://investmacro.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/CC-07-07-2023.png"><img decoding="async" loading="lazy" class="aligncenter" src="https://investmacro.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/CC-07-07-2023.png" alt="COCOA Futures COT Chart" width="720" height="660" /></a>The COCOA large speculator standing this week recorded a net position of 72,584 contracts in the data reported through Tuesday. This was a weekly rise of 1,032 contracts from the previous week which had a total of 71,552 net contracts.</p>
<p>This week’s current strength score (the trader positioning range over the past three years, measured from 0 to 100) shows the speculators are currently Bullish-Extreme with a score of 94.4 percent. The commercials are Bearish-Extreme with a score of 7.0 percent and the small traders (not shown in chart) are Bearish with a score of 26.6 percent.</p>
<h3>Price Trend-Following Model: Uptrend</h3>
<p>Our weekly trend-following model classifies the current market price position as: <strong>Uptrend</strong>. The current action for the model is considered to be: <strong>Hold – Maintain Long Position</strong>.</p>
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<td width="344" height="24"><strong>COCOA Futures Statistics</strong></td>
<td width="188"><strong>SPECULATORS</strong></td>
<td width="189"><strong>COMMERCIALS</strong></td>
<td width="187"><strong>SMALL TRADERS</strong></td>
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<td width="344" height="24">– Percent of Open Interest Longs:</td>
<td width="188">43.8</td>
<td width="189">26.1</td>
<td width="187">4.1</td>
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<td width="344" height="24">– Percent of Open Interest Shorts:</td>
<td width="188">22.8</td>
<td width="189">48.0</td>
<td width="187">3.2</td>
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<td width="344" height="24">– Net Position:</td>
<td width="188">72,584</td>
<td width="189">-75,594</td>
<td width="187">3,010</td>
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<td width="344" height="24">– Gross Longs:</td>
<td width="188">151,319</td>
<td width="189">90,381</td>
<td width="187">14,031</td>
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<td width="344" height="24">– Gross Shorts:</td>
<td width="188">78,735</td>
<td width="189">165,975</td>
<td width="187">11,021</td>
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<td width="344" height="24">– Long to Short Ratio:</td>
<td width="188">1.9 to 1</td>
<td width="189">0.5 to 1</td>
<td width="187">1.3 to 1</td>
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<td width="344" height="24"><strong>NET POSITION TREND:</strong></td>
<td width="188"></td>
<td width="189"></td>
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<td width="344" height="24">– Strength Index Score (3 Year Range Pct):</td>
<td width="188">94.4</td>
<td width="189">7.0</td>
<td width="187">26.6</td>
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<td width="344" height="24">– Strength Index Reading (3 Year Range):</td>
<td width="188"><strong>Bullish-Extreme</strong></td>
<td width="189"><strong>Bearish-Extreme</strong></td>
<td width="187"><strong>Bearish</strong></td>
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<td width="344" height="24"><strong>NET POSITION MOVEMENT INDEX:</strong></td>
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<td width="189"></td>
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<td width="344" height="24">– 6-Week Change in Strength Index:</td>
<td width="188">7.6</td>
<td width="189">-5.1</td>
<td width="187">-23.7</td>
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<h3><strong>WHEAT Futures:</strong></h3>
<p><a href="https://investmacro.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/W-07-07-2023.png"><img decoding="async" loading="lazy" class="aligncenter" src="https://investmacro.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/W-07-07-2023.png" alt="WHEAT Futures COT Chart" width="720" height="660" /></a>The WHEAT large speculator standing this week recorded a net position of -45,464 contracts in the data reported through Tuesday. This was a weekly increase of 1,713 contracts from the previous week which had a total of -47,177 net contracts.</p>
<p>This week’s current strength sc