Large Currency Speculators Boosted Net Bullish US Dollar Positions For 6th Week

US Dollar net speculator positions rose last week to +$37.19 billion

The latest data for the weekly Commitment of Traders (COT) report, released by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) on Friday, showed that large traders and currency speculators continued to add to their overall net bullish positions in the US dollar last week for a sixth straight week and to the highest level since April.

Non-commercial large futures traders, including hedge funds and large speculators, had an overall US dollar long position totaling $37.19 billion as of Tuesday August 11th, according to the latest data from the CFTC and dollar amount calculations by Reuters. This was a weekly change of +$4.42 billion from the $32.77 billion total long position that was registered on August 4th, according to the Reuters calculation that totals the US dollar contracts against the combined contracts of the euro, British pound, Japanese yen, Australian dollar, Canadian dollar and the Swiss franc.

Last week’s data brings the US dollar speculative level to its best level since April 21st when net positions stood at +$37.87 billion.

Weekly Speculator Contract Changes:

Weekly changes for the major currencies showed that large speculators increased their bets in favor of the New Zealand dollar and the Mexican Peso while decreasing weekly bets for the euro, British pound sterling, Japanese yen, Swiss franc, Canadian dollar and the Australian dollar.

This latest COT data is through Tuesday August 11th and shows a quick view of how large speculators or non-commercials (for-profit traders) as well as the commercial traders (hedgers & traders for business purposes) were positioned in the futures markets. All currency positions are in direct relation to the US dollar where, for example, a bet for the euro is a bet that the euro will rise versus the dollar while a bet against the euro will be a bet that the dollar will gain versus the euro.

Please see the individual currency charts and their respective data points below. (Click on Charts to Enlarge)

Weekly Charts: Large Trader Weekly Positions vs Price

EuroFX:

Last 6 Weeks of Large Trader Positions

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