According to the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), in the week ending April 14, speculators increased their net short positions in CME Group (CBOT) U.S. Treasury futures by 15,120 contracts to 74,116 contracts. They also increased their net short positions in U.S. ultra-long-term Treasury futures by 40,440 contracts to 300,823 contracts.