Forex futures market speculator positionsfrom the CFTC commitment of traders report as of the close on February 16, 2016

  • EUR short 48K vs 63K short prior week.
  • GBP short 36K vs. 36K short prior week.
  • JPY long 48K vs. 43K long prior week
  • CAD short 45K vs. 52K short prior week.
  • CHF short 4K vs. 7K short prior week
  • AUD long 3K vs. 6K short prior week
  • NZD short 8K vs. 9K short prior week

The EUR shorts were trimmed by 15K to 48K. This is the smallest short position since June 3, 2014.

Other changes of note in the current week:

  • JPY longs increased by 5K
  • CAD shorts were trimmed by 7K
  • AUD turned from short 6K to long 3K. The position in AUD has not been long since May 26, 2015 week.

The report is from the close on Tuesday. It represents the net position from speculators only (not hedgers).