Forex futures market speculative positioning data from the CFTC Commitments of Traders report as of the close on Tuesday, Nov 12, 2013:
- EUR net long 17k vs long 33k prior
- JPY net short 95K vs short 73K prior
- GBP net short 9K vs short 2K prior
- AUD net short 35K vs short 25K prior
- CAD net short 16K vs short 18K prior
- CHF net long 3k vs long 8k prior
- NZD net long 10k vs long 10k prior
- Dollar Index net long 14K vs 8K prior
It’s been a tough week for specs in the futures market, save for the big bets against the yen. Cable continues to confound the market and AUD shorts are vulnerable to a squeeze.
