Oil – US Crude IG Client Sentiment: Our data shows traders are now net-short Oil – US Crude for the first time since Nov 10, 2021 when Oil – US Crude traded near 80.51.
Number of traders net-short has increased by 6.69% from last week.
|
SYMBOL |
TRADING BIAS |
NET-LONG% |
NET-SHORT% |
CHANGE IN LONGS |
CHANGE IN SHORTS |
CHANGE IN OI |
|
BULLISH |
49.60% |
50.40% |
-13.33%
-5.80% |
10.69%
6.69% |
-2.69%
0.11% |
Oil – US Crude: Retail trader data shows 49.60% of traders are net-long with the ratio of traders short to long at 1.02 to 1. In fact, traders have remained net-short since Nov 10 when Oil – US Crude traded near 80.51, price has moved 1.92% lower since then. The number of traders net-long is 13.33% lower than yesterday and 5.80% lower from last week, while the number of traders net-short is 10.69% higher than yesterday and 6.69% higher from last week.
We typically take a contrarian view to crowd sentiment, and the fact traders are net-short suggests Oil – US Crude prices may continue to rise.
Our data shows traders are now net-short Oil – US Crude for the first time since Nov 10, 2021 when Oil – US Crude traded near 80.51. Traders are further net-short than yesterday and last week, and the combination of current sentiment and recent changes gives us a stronger Oil – US Crude-bullish contrarian trading bias.