Forex futures market speculative positions data from the CFTC commitment of traders report as of the close on 22 September 2015:

  • EUR short 81K vs 82k short prior week.
  • GBP long 1K vs. 4K short prior week
  • JPY short 24K vs. 27K short prior week.
  • CAD short 38K vs. 47K short prior week.
  • CHF short 2K vs 4K long prior week.
  • AUD short 53K vs. 41K short prior week
  • NZD short 4K vs. 2K short prior week
  • Full report

Canadian dollar shorts scrambled early in the week but that was the wrong move as the loonie fell to an 11-year low on Thursday.

Plenty of room for fresh CAD shorts here.

On the net, total US dollar longs are the narrowest in more than a year. That's another green light for US longs from current levels.