Forex futures market speculative positions data from the CFTC commitments of traders report as of the close on 27 October 2015

  • EUR short 106k vs short 63K prev
  • GBP long 4k vs long 7.5 K prev
  • JPY short 34k vs short 4K prev
  • CAD short 19k vs short 27K prev
  • CHF long 1.5 vs short 1K prev
  • AUD short 36k vs short 38K prev
  • NZD long 5.6k vs long 4K prev

Big standout is the increase in euro-short positions but notable increase in short yen posies too

Net long USD positions climbing to a one-month high rising to a total of $21.6bln vs $13.3bln prev.

  • copper short 1k vs short 5k prev
  • gold long 157k vs 151k prev
  • silver long 62k vs long 57k prev
  • S&P short 166k vs short 260k prev

Notable trimming back of short S&P positions