The weekly Commitments of Traders report from the CFTC shows speculators piling back dumping euros, putting it in the largest net short position since mid-February:

  • EUR short to 143K from 107K
  • JPY short to 41K from 50K
  • CHF short to 16K from 14K
  • AUD long to 25K from 52K
  • CAD long to 60K from 70K
  • GBP long to 25K from 16.5K
  • NZD long to 6K from 8K

The market is now clearly headed for the exits on AUD longs but still adding to GBP positions. Overall US dollar longs increased 62%.

Euro net speculative position: