According to the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), in the week ending August 25, speculators on the CBOT reduced their net short positions in 5-year U.S. Treasury futures by 15,044 contracts to 1,259,061 contracts. Speculators on CBOT long-term U.S. Treasury futures reduced their net short positions by 31,769 contracts to 187,243 contracts. Speculators on CBOT ultra-long-term U.S. Treasury futures increased their net short positions by 59,321 contracts to 406,045 contracts.
