SBTV enlisted the help of Craig Hemke, publisher of the popular TFMetalsReport.com, to explain the basics of the oft-mentioned Commitment of Traders report (COT report) and how gold and silver investors can use it meaningfully.

Discussed in this interview:
01:43 Overview of Commitment of Traders report
05:15 Focus on the legacy report of the COT
11:16 Long, Short and Spreading
18:08 High leverage between paper gold and physical
24:49 Obscure nature of Exchange For Physicals
29:35 Situation with the Fed's actions in the repo market
35:14 Crisis in 2020?
39:16 The CFTC is corrupt