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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*
*Reporting positions as of October 21, 1997.
*Released from Commodity Futures Trading Commission on October 24, 1997.

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

Grains & Oilseeds | Metals & Petroleum | Financial | Food & Fiber | Livestock

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––05048.85148.85151.249.1
Last Reporting Period0––05058.352.258.352.241.746.9
Copper No. 1 (COMEX)100 contracts19.156.72.045043.538.964.744.535.360.1
Last Reporting Period22.852.52.04503941.963.945.936.157.2
Gold (CEI)200 contracts16.424.17.25054.353.977.947.222.159.7
Last Reporting Period21.852.26.87505142.779.645.920.466
Silver (CEI)150 contracts26.775.312.95039.623.379.245.220.868.3
Last Reporting Period24.983.411.55042.721.579.145.120.968.6
Platinum (NYME)50 contracts31.793.90.715049.412.781.844.418.275.1
Last Reporting Period30.494.80.745051.213.382.443.717.679.3
Palladium (NYME)25 contracts21.590.105059.734.781.149.318.953
Last Reporting Period12.795.905071.139.883.848.316.259
Heating Oil No. 2 (NYMEX)250 contracts6.2976.72.015056.538.364.842.435.264
Last Reporting Period8.2378.92.535055.138.865.844.334.261
Natural Gas (NYME)100 contracts6.8986.25.385067.443.679.747.820.358.8
Last Reporting Period6.1283.95.095067.443.878.647.321.460
Crude Oil L/S (NYMEX)300 contracts6.9876.13.675066.746.177.34922.753.3
Last Reporting Period11.178.63.025062.44376.648.523.455
Unleaded Gas (NYMEX)150 contracts8.4892.84.945066.645.28050.52047.9
Last Reporting Period––89.34.775062.541.4––––––––


*Reporting positions as of October 21, 1997.
**Futures contracts used for hedging.
***Positions that are below the reporting levels.
*Released from Commodity Futures Trading Commission on October 24, 1997.

Consensus National Futures and Financial On Line Index

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