CFTC Commitments of Traders – NET SHORT of USD Index Futures Increased as Greenback’s Rebound Not Promising

As suggested in the CFTC Commitments of Traders report in the week ended September 15, NET SHORT for USD Index futures increased +2 482 to 8 240 contracts. Speculative long positions slipped -97 contracts and short positions gained +2 385 contracts. Concerning European currencies, NET LENGTH in EUR futures declined -18 238 contracts, to 178 576. GBP futures’ NET LENGTH fell -10 437 contracted to 2 293 for the week.

On safe-haven currencies, NET LENGTH on CHF futures added +539 contracts to 12 066. NET LENGTH on JPY futures gained +1 147 contracts to 22 889. Concerning commodity currencies, AUD futures returned to NET LENGTH of 16 291 contracts. Separately, NZD futures’ NET LENGTH declined -1 658 to 3 242 during the week. Meanwhile, NET SHORT for CAD futures slipped -412 contracts to 16 943 contracts.