Forex futures net speculative positions as of the close of business on Tuesday August 22, 2017.
- EUR long 88K vs 79K long last week. Longs increased by 9K
- GBP short 46K vs 32K short last week. Shorts increased 14K
- JPY short 74K vs 77K short last week. Shorts trimmed by 3K
- CHF short 2K vs 1K short last week. Shorts increased by 1K
- CAD long 51K vs 51K long. No change from last week.
- AUD long 60k vs 60k last week. No change from last week
- NZD long 22K vs 25K long last week. Longs trimmed by 3K
- Last week's data
Highlights:
- The EUR longs increased by 9K in the current week and remain near the highest levels going back to 2011. The EUR position turned long the week of May 9th and that long has been maintained (and grew). The price back on May 9th was 1.0873. The price today just extended to 1.0940.
- The GBP speculative short position increased by 14K. The last month has seen the GBP move lower. Today, the currency is higher though.
- The JPY shorts remain hefty at 74K. This is not a great speculative position as the JPY has been strengthening since early July.
- CAD longs were unchanged but the CAD is trading at the highest level since August 1. The CADs corrective move peaked a few weeks ago.
