The Commitments of Traders weekly CFTC futures forex positioning data:

  • EUR short 29K vs 16K short last week. Shorts increased by 13K
  • GBP short 50K vs 61K short last week. Shorts trimmed by 11K
  • JPY short 101K vs 115K short last week. Shorts trimmed by 14K
  • CHF short 13K vs 13K short last week. No change in position.
  • CAD short 11k vs 12k short last week. Shorts trimmed by 1K
  • AUD short 71k vs 73k short last week. Shorts trimmed by 2K
  • NZD short 35K vs 34K short last week. Shorts increased by 3K
  • Prior week's report

None of the moves were too dramatic but the theme was fewer bets against the pound and yen with expanding bets against the euro. The New Zealand dollar shorts were caught offside this week.