According to the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), for the week ending August 11, COMEX gold speculators' net long positions increased by 9,470 contracts to 141,868 contracts. COMEX silver speculators' net long positions decreased by 755 contracts to 10,312 contracts. COMEX copper speculators' net long positions increased by 3,085 contracts to 80,880 contracts.