Forex futures market specular positions data from the CFTC commitment of traders report as of the close on December 29, 2015

  • EUR short 161K vs 161 short prior week
  • GBP short 31K vs. 27K short prior week
  • JPY short 17K vs. 30K short prior week.
  • CAD short 61K vs. 56K short prior week.
  • CHF long 4K vs 3K long prior week
  • AUD short 18K vs 20K short prior week
  • NZD flat vs flat prior week

The changes for the week were pretty minimal.

  • The EUR short position was largely unchanged for the 2nd consecutive week.
  • GBP shorts increase by 4K
  • JPY shorts were cut by 13K
  • CAD shorts increased by 5K as traders continue to short the loonie
  • CHF, AUD and NZD were little changed for the CHF and NZD, close to net flat.