As suggested in the CFTC Commitments of Traders report in the week ended February 23, NET SHORT of USD Index futures dropped -436 contracts to 13 851. Speculative long positions added +1 750 contracts while shorts were up 1 314 contracts. Concerning European currencies, NET LENGTH in EUR futures fell -1 641 contracts to 138 365. NET LENGTH of GBP futures rose 8 811 contract to 30 978.
On safe-haven currencies, NET LENGTH on CHF futures jumped +3 152 contracts to 11 523 while NET LENGTH on JPY futures plunged -8 560 contracts to 28 622. Concerning commodity currencies, NET SHORT for AUD futures decreased -1 185 contracts to 1 636. Separately, NZD futures’ NET LENGTH added +938 contracts to 14 649 during the week. Meanwhile, NET LENGTH for CAD futures increased +968 contracts to 9 132 contracts.
