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FX Speculators raise US Dollar Index bets for 5th week. Euro bets up for 8th week
Large currency speculators continued to add to their bullish net positions in the US Dollar Index futures markets this week, according to the latest Commitment of Traders (COT) data released by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) on Friday.
US Dollar Index speculators once again increased their bullish bets for a fifth consecutive week and the overall net position is now up to the most bullish level of the past seven weeks.
Overall, the major currencies that saw improving speculator positions this week were the US dollar index (259 weekly change in contracts), euro (601 contracts), Japanese yen (3,383 contracts), Swiss franc (267 contracts), Australian dollar (734 contracts) and the New Zealand dollar (319 contracts).
The currencies whose speculative bets declined on the week were the British pound sterling (-4,612 weekly change in contracts), Canadian dollar (-131 contracts) and the Mexican peso (-2,093 contracts).
WTI Crude Oil Speculators sharply boosted their bullish bets this week
The large speculator contracts of WTI crude futures totaled a net position of 587,180 contracts, according to the latest data this week. This was a change of 76,511 contracts from the previous weekly total.
10-Year Note Speculators dropped their bearish bets to lowest level in 123 weeks
Large speculator contracts of the 10-Year Bond futures totaled a net position of -34,098 contracts, according to the latest data this week. This was a change of 36,700 contracts from the previous weekly total.
Gold Speculators trimmed their bullish bets for 3rd time in 4 weeks
Large precious metals speculator contracts of the Gold futures totaled a net position of 249,571 contracts, according to the latest data this week. This was a change of -2,930 contracts from the previous weekly total.
VIX Speculators edged their bearish bets lower this week
Large stock market volatility speculator contracts of the VIX futures totaled a net position of -32,227 contracts, according to the latest data this week. This was a change of 1,272 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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