Forex futures market speculative positions data from the CFTC commitment of traders report as of the close on Tuesday, July 14 2015

  • EUR shorts 107,781 vs 99,266 shorts prior week.
  • GBP shorts 24,199 vs. 22,973 shorts prior week
  • JPY shorts 47,371 vs. 63,629 shorts prior week.
  • CAD shorts 40,726 vs. 32,268 shorts prior week.
  • CHF longs 3,081 vs 6,121 long prior week.
  • AUD shorts 33,541 vs. 22,197 shorts prior week

Biggest movers for the week:

  • JPY shorts were pared by 16,258
  • EUR shorts increased by 8,515
  • CAD shorts increased by 8,458
  • AUD shorts increased by 11,344

The shorts in the EUR increased by 8,515, and at short 108K is the largest speculative position. However, the it remains well above the 227K short from the week of March 31, 2015.

Below is a chart of the EUR speculative position over 2 years.

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