Speculators were bullish over the energy complex in the week ended April 17. Net LENGTH for crude oil futures jumped +21 051 contracts from a week ago to 728 131. NET LENGTH of heating oil rose +8 258 contracts to 22 989 while net LENGTH for gasoline gained +4 245 contracts to 75 154. Net SHORT for natural gas decreased -8 976 contracts to 89 297 for the week.
with the exception of platinum, speculators were bullish over the precious metal complex last week. Net LENGTH for gold increased +7 697 contracts to 163 069. Net SHORT for silver slumped -14 746 contracts to 87 for the week. For PGMs, net LENGTH for platinum fell -1 353 contracts to 17 647 while that for palladium added +2 388 contracts to 10 548.
