Futures market speculative positioning data from the CFTC as of the close on Tuesday:
- EUR net short 26K vs short 9K prior
- JPY net short 73K vs short 65K prior
- GBP net short 44K vs short 36K prior
- AUD net long 7K vs long 26K prior
- CAD net short 46K vs short 21K prior
- NZD net long 19K vs long 20K prior
- CHF net short 11K vs short 8K prior
The US dollar gained ground against all seven currencies. The moves away from AUD and CAD were particularly violent.
Canadian dollar positioning has gone from the longest on record to the shortest since early 2007 in the span of six months.
CAD positioning CFTC commitments of traders
