CFTC Positioning (w/e 20th Oct): USD net long; EUR net short; JPY net long; GBP net short; AUD net short; NZD net short; CAD net short; CHF net short
For the week ended October 20, speculative positions were net long USD and JPY and net short the other six currencies; EUR, AUD and CHF had Z-scores beyond ±2.
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Currency Speculative Net Positions Weekly Change Z-Score Leveraged Funds Net Positions USD $+40.3bn $-4.9bn – – EUR -134.5k +3.0k -2.05 -68.8k JPY +69.9k +19.7k +1.49 -22.9k GBP -80.4k +26.5k -0.87 +24.1k AUD -127.3k -10.0k -2.03 +52.5k NZD -58.1k -11.1k -1.25 -19.3k CAD -74.7k +20.1k +0.10 -91.1k CHF -18.1k +3.9k +2.42 -13.6k Note: The Z-Score measures how far the current speculative net position sits from its 52-week average, expressed in standard deviations. Readings beyond ±2 indicate historically stretched positioning. Source: CFTC, futures only, net contracts. Speculative = Legacy non-commercial; Leveraged Funds = Traders in Financial Futures. USD is the inverse of the seven currencies combined, in notional terms at current spot.
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