According to the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), in the week ending October 27, speculators increased their net short positions in CBOT U.S. ultra-long-term Treasury futures by 8,417 contracts to 383,578 contracts; speculators reduced their net short positions in CBOT U.S. 5-year Treasury futures by 45,053 contracts to 1,029,056 contracts; and speculators reduced their net short positions in CBOT U.S. Treasury futures by 49,281 contracts to 19,138 contracts.