Forex futures net speculative positions as of the close of business on Tuesday March 14, 2017:

  • EUR short 41K vs 59K short last week. Shorts trimmed by 18K
  • GBP short 107K vs 81K short last week. Shorts increased by 26K
  • JPY short 71K vs 54K short last week. Shorts increased by 17K
  • CHF short 9K vs 10K short last week. Shorts trimmed by 1K
  • CAD long 21K vs 29K long. Longs trimmed by 8K
  • AUD long 43K vs 51K long. Longs trimmed by 8K
  • NZD short 6K vs 4 short last week. Shorts increased by 2K

The shorts in the GBP increased by 26K in the current week to short 107K. That is a record short level for the GBP. Last week shorts were increased by 15K.

Total speculators boost the US dollar bets to the highest level since late January.