As suggested in the CFTC Commitments of Traders report in the week ended April 23, NET LENGTH in USD Index decreased -183 contracts to 28 755. Both speculative long and short positions gained during the week. Yet, the latter slightly pervailed. All other major currencies stayed in NET SHORT positions.
Concerning European currencies, NET SHORT for euro futures soared +7 395 contracts to 105 418 with bets decreased on both sides. NET SHORT for GBP futures rose +2 757 contracts to 1 835. Speculative long positions gained +8 590 contracts while speculative shorts surged +11 347 contracts for the week.
On safe-haven currencies, Net SHORT for CHF futures rose +4 952 contracts to 37 536. NET SHORT for JPY futures increased +7 308 contracts to 94 414 during the week. Speculative long positions fell -3 686 contracts while shorts gained +3 622 contracts.
On commodity currencies . NET SHORT for AUD futures rose +3 569 contracts to 50 449. Speculative long positions fell-1 037 contracts while shorts gained +2 532 contracts. Separately, NET SHORT for NZD increased to 5 450 contracts last week, with both speculative long and shorts position up. NET SHORT for CAD futures dropped -1 669 contracts to 47 493. 
