Forex futures market speculative positioning data from the CFTC Commitments of Traders report as of the close on Tuesday, July 29 2014:
- EUR net short 108K vs short 89K prior (lowest since Aug 2012)
- JPY net short 73K vs short 54K prior
- GBP net long 25K vs long 27K prior
- AUD net long 39K vs long 39K prior
- CAD net long 22K vs long 21K prior
- CHF net short 11K vs short 7K prior
- NZD net long 15K vs long 15K prior
It’s the second consecutive week of major buying in euro shorts. Yen shorts also got back into the act as overall US dollar longs are at a six-month high.
EUR net short
