CFTC: S&P 500 net short positions increased to 372,747 contracts

The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) reported that for the week ending October 27, stock fund speculators increased their net short positions in the S&P 500 CME by 24,072 contracts, bringing the total to 372,747 contracts; stock fund managers increased their net long positions in the S&P 500 CME by 23,050 contracts, bringing the total to 917,513 contracts.