Forex futures market speculative positions data from CFTC commitment of traders report as of the close on November 17

  • EUR short 164K vs. short 143K previous
  • GBP short 25K vs. short 16K previous
  • JPY short 79K vs. short 67K previous
  • CAD short 28K vs short 18K previous
  • CHF short 15k vs. short 9K previous
  • AUD short 66k vs. short 53K last week
  • NZD long 5K vs. long 6k last week

Short positions increased in all the major currencies except the NZD. The biggest change was in the EUR which increased the short position by 21K in the current week.

Other changes:

  • GBP shorts increased by 9K
  • JPY shorts increased by 12K
  • CAD shorts increased by 10K
  • CHF shorts increased by 6K
  • AUD shorts increased by 13K
  • NZD position remains long but was reduced by 1K in the current week