CFTC Commitments of Traders report delayed until Monday
I mean, really? Every time there is any holiday in the United States the Commitments of Traders report is delayed for a day.
Is that really necessary?
This is 2015 and all the numbers are going into computers. I'm not entirely sure how the CFTC positioning report is calculated but I don't think anyone is using a pencil and notepad.
I get when complex statistical models like the retail sales report or non-farm payrolls are delayed for some reason or another (although it's rare). You need people to gather mountains of data; there are check, double checks and seasonality to factor in.
The CFTC report meanwhile is a count. The entire thing should be automated and nearly instantaneous.
In any case, here were the numbers released last Friday. The new ones will be out on Monday.
