CFTC data for the week ended Oct. 27 showed speculators increased net short
positions in CBOT ultra-long U.S. Treasury futures by 8,417 contracts to 383,578
contracts, cut net shorts in CBOT 5-year Treasury futures by 45,053 contracts to
1,029,056 contracts, and cut net shorts in CBOT U.S. Treasury futures by 49,281
contracts to 19,138 contracts.