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Currency Speculators add to US Dollar Index bets. Euro, GBP & CAD bets fall
Large currency speculators lifted their bullish net 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 speculators edged their bullish positions higher for the sixth straight week and bets have now gained by a modest total of +8,936 contracts over that time-frame.
Overall, the major currencies that saw improving speculator positions this week were the US dollar index (472 weekly change in contracts), Japanese yen (6,300 contracts), Swiss franc (652 contracts), New Zealand dollar (480 contracts) and the Mexican peso (7,241 contracts).
The currencies whose speculative bets declined this week were the euro (-7,537 weekly change in contracts), British pound sterling (-5,301 contracts), Canadian dollar (-5,153 contracts) and the Australian dollar (-2,921 contracts).
WTI Crude Oil Speculators continued to increase bullish bets for 4th week
The large speculator contracts of WTI crude futures totaled a net position of 589,388 contracts, according to the latest data this week. This was a change of 2,208 contracts from the previous weekly total.
10-Year Note Speculators up their bearish bets for 3rd time in 4 weeks
Large speculator contracts of the 10-Year Bond futures totaled a net position of -49,424 contracts, according to the latest data this week. This was a change of -15,326 contracts from the previous weekly total.
Gold Speculators raised bullish bets by most in 10 weeks
Large precious metals speculator contracts of the Gold futures totaled a net position of 262,729 contracts, according to the latest data this week. This was a change of 13,158 contracts from the previous weekly total.
VIX Speculators sharply dropped bearish bets to 4-week low
Large stock market volatility speculator contracts of the VIX futures totaled a net position of -18,971 contracts, according to the latest data this week. This was a change of 13,256 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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