We make up a weekly medium-term trade list based on CFTC reports and technical analysis. The table below provides a description of the technical condition of the market on the most popular financial instruments, as well as information on the large speculators’ actions according to the last COT reports and the previous period. If you want to use CFTC reports in your trading practice, you should understand that for an objective assessment of the situation it’s not enough to know the data of the last report. The dynamic is more important, in other words, comparing the statistics of large speculators’ actions in the current period with the previous one, so we publish both values in the table.E-Mini S&P500 (ESZ17) The trend is bullish, the impulse wave develops. A pullback entry point will appear on the Daily timeframe after another correction formation, at the same time the price movement is very active that’s why the reliable market entry is also possible on smaller timeframes. Large speculators began to buy actively and the professionals’ opinion corresponds to the market technical picture now. E-Mini S&P500 (ESZ17). Technical analysis and COT net position indicator.WTI Crude Oil (CLX17) The trend is bullish, another impulse wave develops on the Daily timeframe. A pullback buying opportunity will appear after new correction formation. COT net position indicator reversed, large speculators began to sell and it makes sense to reduce the position size when an entry point appears in the trend direction.WTI Crude Oil (CLX17). Technical analysis and COT net position indicator.Gold (XAUUSD) The Daily trend is bearish, the market is in the correction. Large speculators are selling, major players’ opinion corresponds to the market technical picture. A pullback selling opportunity will appear after the correction completion. Short positions will remain relevant until the market is below the highs of September 25-26.Gold. Technical analysis and COT net position indicator.Silver (XAGUSD) The resistance level was broken on the Daily timeframe on Friday. The trend changed its direction. The trend is bullish, the impulse wave develops, a pullback entry point will appear after the correction formation on the Daily timeframe. Large speculators are selling and the professionals’ opinion doesn’t correspond to the market technical picture, and it makes sense to reduce the position size when an entry point appears in the trend direction.Silver. Technical analysis and COT net position indicator.More information on the topic: The role of support and resistance levels in the trading plan Trading tactics. Breakout trading and pullback tradingHow to use CFTC reports in trading. General conceptsHow to use CFTC reports in trading. The logic of large speculators Good luck in trading!