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THE CONSENSUS® REPORT OF THE COMMITMENTS OF TRADERS MARKET COMPOSITION

Derived from the Bi-Weekly Report Published by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission*

Showing Percentage Each Group Comprises of Each Market and Percentage of Each Group in Long Positions

Reportable Positions
Exchange & Commodity Non Comm. Long or Short Only Non Comm. Long or Short (Spreading) Comm.** Long or Short Only Total
Reportable
Positions
Non
Reportable
Positions***
Reporting
Level
Pct.
of Mkt.
Pct.
Long
Pct.
of Mkt.
Pct.
Long
Pct.
of Mkt.
Pct.
Long
Pct.
of Mkt.
Pct.
Long
Pct.
of Mkt.
Pct.
Long
Natural Gas (KCBT)100 contracts0--05050.761.150.761.149.338.6
Last Reporting Period0--05048.666.948.666.951.434
Copper No. 1 (COMEX)100 contracts17.884.21.815046.228.965.844.434.260.8
Last Reporting Period2089.72.255040.715.862.940.637.166
Gold (CEI)200 contracts19.86.757.265053.366.980.350.619.747.6
Last Reporting Period16.515.37.735055.659.979.849.720.251.1
Silver (CEI)150 contracts21.747.210.35042.340.174.443.525.668.7
Last Reporting Period2249.410.35041.735.47441.62673.9
Platinum (NYME)50 contracts22.685.24.645052.826.48044.42072.6
Last Reporting Period25.487.13.95052.524.981.845.418.270.6
Palladium (NYME)25 contracts19.294.505065.833.18546.91567.5
Last Reporting Period21.794.705062.629.184.34615.771.6
Heating Oil No. 2 (NYMEX)250 contracts3.72224.775057.947.466.446.233.657.6
Last Reporting Period3.4724.15.165058.147.666.846.633.256.9
Natural Gas (NYME)100 contracts4.33554.595070.748.179.648.620.455.4
Last Reporting Period3.568.23.755071.947.379.148.320.956.3
Crude Oil L/S (NYMEX)300 contracts4.9330.35.365065.851.676.150.123.949.6
Last Reporting Period5.66245.255064.353.175.250.724.847.9
Unleaded Gas (NYMEX)150 contracts8.3139.83.065066.751.478.150.121.949.6
Last Reporting Period--41.42.155067.150.4--------


*Reporting positions as of July 1, 1997.
**Futures contracts used for hedging.
***Positions that are below the reporting levels.
*Released from Commodity Futures Trading Commission on July 7, 1997.
Consensus National Futures and Financial On Line Index
Metals & Petroleum Index

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