As suggested in the CFTC Commitments of Traders report in the week ended September 10, NET LENGTH in USD Index added +296 contracts to 32 032. Speculative long positions ell -4 927 contracts and short positions also declined -5 223 contracts. Traders trimmed bets on the greenback ahead of the FOMC meeting next week. Concerning European currencies, NET SHORT for EUR futures gained +706 contracts to 49 842. NET SHORT for GBP futures rose +7 274 contracts to 92 233. Speculative long positions dropped -792 contracts while speculative shorts soared +6 482.
On safe-haven currencies, Net SHORT for CHF futures fell -2 947 contracts to 2 892. NET LENGTH for JPY futures rose +4 9009 contracts to 32 591 during the week. Speculative long positions dropped -643 contracts while shorts also slipped -5 552 contracts.
On commodity currencies, NET SHORT for AUD futures sank -6 304 contracts to 53 014. Speculative long positions increased +2 905 contracts while shorts plunged -3 399 contracts. Separately, NET SHORT for NZD dropped -886 contracts to 29 790 contracts last week. NET LENGTH for CAD futures rose +6 174 contracts to 11 523.
