Group 1 - The core point of the article is that as of the week ending July 8, speculators in COMEX silver have reduced their net long positions by 2,020 contracts, bringing the total to 43,605 contracts [1]

Group 1 - The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) reported that COMEX silver speculators reduced their net long positions by 4,348 contracts to 45,686 contracts for the week ending June 24 [1] - COMEX gold speculators decreased their net long positions by 6,142 contracts to 130,484 contracts during the same period [1]