Here’s the Commitment of Traders net speculative positions report from the CFTC as of Tuesday 24 October 2017
- JPY -116k vs -101k prior
- EUR +84k vs +90k prior
- GBP – 1k vs 5k prior
- AUD +57k vs +62k prior
- NZD +1k vs +7k prior
- CAD +72k vs +75k prior
- CHF -12k vs -5k prior
It looks like the specs turned short just at the right time in the quid but those CAD longs might be hurting after the BOC jump.
Here’s a deeper look at the net postitioning numbers by some of the players.
Asset managers;
- JPY – 17k vs -25k prior
- EUR +109k unch
- GBP -55k vs -57k prior
- AUD -8k vs -6k prior
- NZD -7k unch
- CAD +31k vs +33k prior
- CHF -5k vs -4k prior
Leveraged funds;
- JPY -100k vs -86k prior (Highest since Aug 2015)
- EUR +6k vs +10k prior
- GBP +19k unch
- AUD +63k vs +66k prior
- NZD -3k vs +4k prior (First shorts since May)
- CAD +62k vs +63k prior
- CHF +1k vs +7k prior
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