According to the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), in the week ending September 29, COMEX silver speculators reduced their net long positions by 5,278 contracts to 7,738 contracts; COMEX gold speculators reduced their net long positions by 6,916 contracts to 124,418 contracts; and COMEX copper speculators reduced their net long positions by 3,940 contracts to 78,709 contracts.