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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 7, 1997.
*Released from Commodity Futures Trading Commission on October 10, 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––05058.352.258.352.241.746.9
Last Reporting Period0––05058.352.258.352.241.746.9
Copper No. 1 (COMEX)100 contracts22.852.52.04503941.963.945.936.157.2
Last Reporting Period23.352.81.29503941.763.645.936.457.1
Gold (CEI)200 contracts21.852.26.87505142.779.645.920.466
Last Reporting Period17.96.475.825057.163.580.949.919.150.5
Silver (CEI)150 contracts24.983.411.55042.721.579.145.120.968.6
Last Reporting Period18.960.1135044.335.676.244.123.868.8
Platinum (NYME)50 contracts30.494.80.745051.213.382.443.717.679.3
Last Reporting Period27.494.31.815049.914.479.142.920.976.8
Palladium (NYME)25 contracts12.795.905071.139.883.848.316.259
Last Reporting Period8.2494.105074.442.782.647.817.460.3
Heating Oil No. 2 (NYMEX)250 contracts8.2378.92.535055.138.865.844.334.261
Last Reporting Period4.7548.73.375055.64363.743.836.360.9
Natural Gas (NYME)100 contracts6.1283.95.095067.443.878.647.321.460
Last Reporting Period7.6489.44.95066.541.679.146.820.962.2
Crude Oil L/S (NYMEX)300 contracts11.178.63.025062.44376.648.523.455
Last Reporting Period6.6437.34.025066.751.677.350.322.749.1
Unleaded Gas (NYMEX)150 contracts12.489.34.775062.541.479.749.320.352.6
Last Reporting Period––78.73.82506846.6––––––––


*Reporting positions as of October 7, 1997.
**Futures contracts used for hedging.
***Positions that are below the reporting levels.
*Released from Commodity Futures Trading Commission on October 10, 1997.

Consensus National Futures and Financial On Line Index

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