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Speculators add to US Dollar Index bullish bets for 9th week, Swiss Franc bets rise
Large currency speculators raised their bullish positions in the US Dollar Index futures markets once again this week, according to the latest Commitment of Traders (COT) data released by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) on Friday.
The US Dollar Index speculative positions continued to gain this week for the ninth consecutive week.
Overall, the major currencies that saw improving speculator positions this week were the US dollar index (847 weekly change in contracts), the Swiss franc (2,080 contracts) and the New Zealand dollar (11 contracts) .
The currencies whose speculative bets declined this week were the euro (-5,578 weekly change in contracts), British pound sterling (-5,301 contracts), Japanese yen (-467 contracts), Canadian dollar (-2,810 contracts), Australian dollar (-4,133 contracts) and the Mexican peso (-864 contracts).
WTI Crude Oil Speculators edged their bullish bets higher for 2nd week
The large speculator contracts of WTI crude futures totaled a net position of 543,603 contracts, according to the latest data this week. This was a change of 2,584 contracts from the previous weekly total.
10-Year Note Speculators sharply cut back on their bearish net positions
Large speculator contracts of the 10-Year Bond futures totaled a net position of -93,132 contracts, according to the latest data this week. This was a change of 58,355 contracts from the previous weekly total.
Gold Speculator’s bullish bets bounce back after 2 down weeks
Large precious metals speculator contracts of the Gold futures totaled a net position of 251,788 contracts, according to the latest data this week. This was a change of 8,960 contracts from the previous weekly total.
VIX speculators trimmed their bearish bets for 1st time in 3 weeks
Large stock market volatility speculator contracts of the VIX futures totaled a net position of -35,032 contracts, according to the latest data this week. This was a change of 4,694 contracts from the previous weekly total.
Article by CountingPips.com
The Commitment of Traders report data is published in raw form every Friday by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) and shows the futures positions of market participants as of the previous Tuesday (data is reported 3 days behind).
To learn more about this data please visit the CFTC website at http://www.cftc.gov/MarketReports/CommitmentsofTraders/index.htm
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