Advanced Positioning, Flow, and Sentiment Analysis in Commodity Markets : Bridging Fundamental and Technical Analysis

Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright -- Contents -- About the Author -- Acknowledgements -- Disclaimer -- Preface -- About the Companion Website -- The online platform -- The website -- The Software and Applications Used in the Book -- Updates, Changes, and Erratum -- Introduction -- Chapter 1 -- Chapter 2 -- Chapter 3 -- Chapter 4 -- Chapters 5 and 6 -- Chapter 7 -- Chapters 8 and 9 -- Chapter 10 -- Chapter 11 -- Chapter 12 -- Chapter 13 -- Chapter 14 -- Symbols Used in the Book -- Chapter 1 Advanced Positioning, Flow, and Sentiment Analysis in Commodity Markets -- Chapter objectives -- 1.1 Positioning Analysis - What Is It? -- 1.1.1 Positioning Data -- 1.1.2 Positioning Analysis - Bridging Fundamental and Technical Analysis -- 1.1.3 Positioning Signals, Indicators, Models, and Analyses -- 1.2 The History of Positioning Data, the COT Report, and the Agencies that Provide the Data -- 1.3 Misunderstandings and Issues in Positioning Analysis -- 1.3.1 The Issue of Lag -- 1.3.2 The Issue of Trader Classification -- 1.3.3 The Motivation Behind the Positions -- 1.3.4 Concerns About the 'Age' of Positions -- 1.4 Futures and Options Data -- Chapter 2 The Structure of the Positioning Data -- Chapter objectives -- 2.1 The Structure of Positioning Data -- 2.1.1 The Commitments of Traders (COT) Reports -- 2.1.2 The COT Report Overview - Breaking It Down -- 2.2 Positioning Data for the London Metal Exchange (LME) - The MiFID Classifications -- 2.2.1 The LME COT Report -- 2.3 Other Types of Positioning and Flow Data -- 2.3.1 The London Bullion Market Association (LBMA) LBMA-i Trade Reporting Data -- 2.3.2 Shanghai Futures Exchange (SHFE) Member Volume, Open Interest Rankings -- 2.4 The Structure of Commodity Markets -- 2.4.1 The Total Value of Each Commodity Market -- Chapter 3 Performance Attribution - An Insight into Sentiment and Behavioural Analysis?.