As suggested in the CFTC Commitments of Traders report in the week ended December 24. NET LENGTH in USD Index gained +1 535 contracts to 13 231. Speculative long positions added +990 contracts and short positions dropped -545 contracts. Concerning European currencies, NET SHORT for EUR futures rose +7 249 contracts to 72 943. GBP futures drifted to NET LENGTH of 8 697 contracts.
On safe-haven currencies, Net SHORT for CHF futures fell -1 395 contracts to 9 679. NET SHORT of JPY futures declined -8 520 contracts to 33 542. On commodity currencies, NET SHORT for AUD futures slipped -414 contracts to 46 164. Speculative long positions soared +6 232 contracts while shorts gained +5 818 contracts. Separately, NET SHORT for NZD drp[[ed -421 contracts to 7 796 contracts last week. NET LENGTH for CAD futures declined -2 694 contracts to 8 497.