{"id":62937,"date":"2014-11-02T13:51:08","date_gmt":"2014-11-02T18:51:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/countingpips.com\/?p=62937"},"modified":"2014-11-02T13:51:08","modified_gmt":"2014-11-02T18:51:08","slug":"forex-speculators-added-to-total-bullish-us-dollar-contracts-last-week","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.investmacro.com\/forex\/2014\/11\/forex-speculators-added-to-total-bullish-us-dollar-contracts-last-week\/","title":{"rendered":"Forex Speculators added to total bullish US Dollar contracts last week"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"inves-2804294272\" class=\"inves-below-title-posts inves-entity-placement\"><div id =\"posts_date_custom\"><div align=\"left\">November 2, 2014<\/div><hr style=\"border: none; border-bottom: 3px solid black;\">\r\n<\/div><\/div><p><strong>By CountingPips.com<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/countingpips.com\/articles-analysis\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/cot-contracts.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-62952 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/countingpips.com\/articles-analysis\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/cot-contracts.png\" alt=\"cot-contracts\" width=\"678\" height=\"365\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">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 added to their overall US dollar bullish bets last week after a decline the previous week.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Non-commercial large futures traders, including hedge funds and large speculators, increased overall US dollar positions to a total of +345,633 contracts as of Tuesday October 28th, according to the latest data from the CFTC. This was a weekly change of +15,678 contracts from the total of +329,955 contracts that was reported as of Tuesday October 21st. This total US dollar contracts calculation is derived by adding the sum of each individual currencies net position versus the dollar. Currency contracts used in the calculation are the euro, British pound, Japanese yen, Swiss franc, Canadian dollar, Australian dollar, New Zealand dollar and the Mexican peso.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">The US dollar&#8217;s total bullish contracts position is at the highest level all year and all the tracked currencies have net bearish position versus the US dollar for a 4th consecutive week.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Major Currency Weekly Levels &amp; Changes: <em>One Sided &#8211; All currencies have net bearish position versus the USD for 4th week<\/em><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/countingpips.com\/articles-analysis\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/cot-standings.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-62953 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/countingpips.com\/articles-analysis\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/cot-standings.png\" alt=\"cot-standings\" width=\"673\" height=\"274\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Overall changes on the week for the major currencies showed that large speculators increased their bets last week in favor of the Japanese yen and the Canadian dollar while decreasing weekly bets for the euro, British pound sterling, Swiss franc, Australian dollar, New Zealand dollar and the Mexican Peso.<\/span><\/p><div id=\"inves-10372745\" class=\"inves-in-content inves-entity-placement\"><hr style=\"border: 1px solid #ddd;\">\r\n<div id=\"inpost_ads_header\">\r\n<p style=\"font-size:10px; float:left; color:#666;\">Free Reports:<\/p><\/div>\r\n<div id=\"inpost_ads\"> \r\n<p style=\"font-size:15px; float:left;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/goo.gl\/1ApBOV\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/investmacro.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/graph_techs_PD.png\" align=\"left\" width=\"80\"  height=\"55\"\/><\/a>\r\n\t     <a href=\"https:\/\/goo.gl\/1ApBOV\"><b><u>Get Our Free Metatrader 4 Indicators<\/u><\/b><\/a> - Put Our Free MetaTrader 4 Custom Indicators on your charts when you join our Weekly Newsletter<\/p><br><br>\r\n<br>\r\n<br>\r\n<p style=\"font-size:15px; float:left;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/goo.gl\/f3RrHX\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/investmacro.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/cot_pie_80.png\" align=\"left\" width=\"80\"  height=\"55\"\/><\/a>\r\n\t    <a href=\"https:\/\/goo.gl\/f3RrHX\"><b><u>Get our Weekly Commitment of Traders Reports<\/u><\/b><\/a> - See where the biggest traders (Hedge Funds and Commercial Hedgers) are positioned in the futures markets on a weekly basis.<\/p><br><br>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<hr style=\"border: 1px solid #ddd;\">\r\n<br><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Notable changes on the week for the Major Currencies:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Euro positions deteriorated further for a 4th straight week and to a new lowest level in the downturn. The EURUSD exchange rate declined later in the week to end the week down by approximately -1.14% and closed just above the 1.2500 level<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">British pound sterling positions fell last week for a 4th week and overall positions remain slightly bearish (-6,247). The GBPUSD spot exchange rate ended the week below the 1.6000 level for the first time in four weeks<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Japanese yen bets increased slightly last week and rose for a 4th week. Yen positions are now at the least bearish level since July 22nd. The yen, however, got hammered to end the week as the Bank of Japan surprised the market by expanding its QE program<br \/>\n<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Swiss franc bets fell last week for a 3rd weekly decline. The Franc positions (-20,283) are now at the lowest level since June 2013<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Canadian dollar positions edged higher last week after falling for six weeks to the most bearish level since June 10th. The USDCAD exchange rate ended the week a little higher with the rate still just hovering above the 1.1200 major level<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Australian dollar net positions dropped for an eighth week last week to a new most bearish Aussie position since March. The AUDUSD finished the week virtually unchanged (+0.07%) with prices just below the 0.8800 level<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">New Zealand dollar net positions declined slightly last week (-1,566 contracts) and positions remain slightly bearish overall. The NZDUSD declined for a second week by approximately -0.84% to end the week below the 0.7800 level<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Mexican peso positions decreased last week for a 2nd week and fell to the most bearish level since February 11th. The peso spec positions have been on the bearish side now for five straight weeks<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">This latest COT data is through <strong>Tuesday October 28th<\/strong> and shows a quick view of how large speculators and for-profit traders (non-commercials) 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.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Please see the individual currency charts and their respective data points below.<\/span><\/p>\n<hr style=\"border: 1px dotted #fff;\" \/>\n<hr style=\"border: 1px dotted #eee;\" \/>\n<hr style=\"border: 1px dotted #fff;\" \/>\n<h3><strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Weekly Charts: Large Speculators Weekly Positions vs Currency Spot Price<\/span> <\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>EuroFX:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/countingpips.com\/articles-analysis\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/eurofx.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-62938 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/countingpips.com\/articles-analysis\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/eurofx.png\" alt=\"eurofx\" width=\"677\" height=\"351\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Last <strong>Six<\/strong> Weeks data for <strong><strong>EuroFX<\/strong><\/strong> futures<\/span> <\/strong><\/p>\n<table width=\"388\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"67\">Date<\/td>\n<td width=\"50\">Open Interest<\/td>\n<td width=\"57\">Long Specs<\/td>\n<td width=\"58\">Short Specs<\/td>\n<td width=\"77\">Large Specs Net<\/td>\n<td width=\"79\">Weekly Change<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"67\">09\/23\/2014<\/td>\n<td width=\"50\">398937<\/td>\n<td width=\"57\">60654<\/td>\n<td width=\"58\">202619<\/td>\n<td width=\"77\">-141965<\/td>\n<td width=\"79\">-4816<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"67\">09\/30\/2014<\/td>\n<td width=\"50\">409986<\/td>\n<td width=\"57\">67030<\/td>\n<td width=\"58\">204555<\/td>\n<td width=\"77\">-137525<\/td>\n<td width=\"79\">4440<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"67\">10\/07\/2014<\/td>\n<td width=\"50\">425656<\/td>\n<td width=\"57\">61467<\/td>\n<td width=\"58\">207679<\/td>\n<td width=\"77\">-146212<\/td>\n<td width=\"79\">-8687<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"67\">10\/14\/2014<\/td>\n<td width=\"50\">434873<\/td>\n<td width=\"57\">60158<\/td>\n<td width=\"58\">215500<\/td>\n<td width=\"77\">-155342<\/td>\n<td width=\"79\">-9130<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"67\">10\/21\/2014<\/td>\n<td width=\"50\">439863<\/td>\n<td width=\"57\">60188<\/td>\n<td width=\"58\">219559<\/td>\n<td width=\"77\">-159371<\/td>\n<td width=\"79\">-4029<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"67\">10\/28\/2014<\/td>\n<td width=\"50\">441369<\/td>\n<td width=\"57\">59054<\/td>\n<td width=\"58\">224761<\/td>\n<td width=\"77\">-165707<\/td>\n<td width=\"79\">-6336<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<hr style=\"border: 1px dotted #fff;\" \/>\n<hr style=\"border: 1px dotted #eee;\" \/>\n<hr style=\"border: 1px dotted #fff;\" \/>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>British Pound Sterling<\/strong>:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/countingpips.com\/articles-analysis\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/gbp.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-62939 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/countingpips.com\/articles-analysis\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/gbp.png\" alt=\"gbp\" width=\"674\" height=\"380\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Last <strong>Six<\/strong> Weeks data for <\/span><strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Pound Sterling futures<\/span> <\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<table width=\"437\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"74\">Date<\/td>\n<td width=\"83\">Open Interest<\/td>\n<td width=\"50\">Long Specs<\/td>\n<td width=\"57\">Short Specs<\/td>\n<td width=\"58\">Large Specs Net<\/td>\n<td width=\"115\">Weekly Change<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"74\">09\/23\/2014<\/td>\n<td width=\"83\">134061<\/td>\n<td width=\"50\">53691<\/td>\n<td width=\"57\">54741<\/td>\n<td width=\"58\">-1050<\/td>\n<td width=\"115\">5531<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"74\">09\/30\/2014<\/td>\n<td width=\"83\">132369<\/td>\n<td width=\"50\">54243<\/td>\n<td width=\"57\">50654<\/td>\n<td width=\"58\">3589<\/td>\n<td width=\"115\">4639<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"74\">10\/07\/2014<\/td>\n<td width=\"83\">129666<\/td>\n<td width=\"50\">46503<\/td>\n<td width=\"57\">47578<\/td>\n<td width=\"58\">-1075<\/td>\n<td width=\"115\">-4664<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"74\">10\/14\/2014<\/td>\n<td width=\"83\">138471<\/td>\n<td width=\"50\">43116<\/td>\n<td width=\"57\">45953<\/td>\n<td width=\"58\">-2837<\/td>\n<td width=\"115\">-1762<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"74\">10\/21\/2014<\/td>\n<td width=\"83\">135766<\/td>\n<td width=\"50\">36567<\/td>\n<td width=\"57\">41052<\/td>\n<td width=\"58\">-4485<\/td>\n<td width=\"115\">-1648<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"74\">10\/28\/2014<\/td>\n<td width=\"83\">138661<\/td>\n<td width=\"50\">40718<\/td>\n<td width=\"57\">46965<\/td>\n<td width=\"58\">-6247<\/td>\n<td width=\"115\">-1762<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<hr style=\"border: 1px dotted #fff;\" \/>\n<hr style=\"border: 1px dotted #eee;\" \/>\n<hr style=\"border: 1px dotted #fff;\" \/>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Japanese Yen<\/strong>:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/countingpips.com\/articles-analysis\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/jpy.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-62940 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/countingpips.com\/articles-analysis\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/jpy.png\" alt=\"jpy\" width=\"671\" height=\"383\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\"> Last <strong>Six<\/strong> Weeks data for<\/span><strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\"> Yen Futures<\/span> <\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<table width=\"370\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"72\">Date<\/td>\n<td width=\"72\">Open Interest<\/td>\n<td width=\"61\">Long Specs<\/td>\n<td width=\"50\">Short Specs<\/td>\n<td width=\"57\">Large Specs Net<\/td>\n<td width=\"58\">Weekly Change<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"72\">09\/23\/2014<\/td>\n<td width=\"72\">222214<\/td>\n<td width=\"61\">28391<\/td>\n<td width=\"50\">133813<\/td>\n<td width=\"57\">-105422<\/td>\n<td width=\"58\">-22240<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"72\">09\/30\/2014<\/td>\n<td width=\"72\">239477<\/td>\n<td width=\"61\">29910<\/td>\n<td width=\"50\">150788<\/td>\n<td width=\"57\">-120878<\/td>\n<td width=\"58\">-15456<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"72\">10\/07\/2014<\/td>\n<td width=\"72\">223255<\/td>\n<td width=\"61\">24837<\/td>\n<td width=\"50\">137388<\/td>\n<td width=\"57\">-112551<\/td>\n<td width=\"58\">8327<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"72\">10\/14\/2014<\/td>\n<td width=\"72\">212420<\/td>\n<td width=\"61\">22839<\/td>\n<td width=\"50\">123986<\/td>\n<td width=\"57\">-101147<\/td>\n<td width=\"58\">11404<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"72\">10\/21\/2014<\/td>\n<td width=\"72\">185412<\/td>\n<td width=\"61\">26634<\/td>\n<td width=\"50\">98372<\/td>\n<td width=\"57\">-71738<\/td>\n<td width=\"58\">29409<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"72\">10\/28\/2014<\/td>\n<td width=\"72\">184120<\/td>\n<td width=\"61\">23883<\/td>\n<td width=\"50\">91282<\/td>\n<td width=\"57\">-67399<\/td>\n<td width=\"58\">4339<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<hr style=\"border: 1px dotted #fff;\" \/>\n<hr style=\"border: 1px dotted #eee;\" \/>\n<hr style=\"border: 1px dotted #fff;\" \/>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Swiss Franc<\/strong>:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/countingpips.com\/articles-analysis\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/chf.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-62942 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/countingpips.com\/articles-analysis\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/chf.png\" alt=\"chf\" width=\"669\" height=\"383\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Last <strong>Six<\/strong> Weeks dat<\/span><strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\">a for Franc futures<\/span> <\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<table width=\"423\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"63\">Date<\/td>\n<td width=\"120\">Open Interest<\/td>\n<td width=\"57\">Long Specs<\/td>\n<td width=\"72\">Short Specs<\/td>\n<td width=\"61\">Large Specs Net<\/td>\n<td width=\"50\">Weekly Change<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"63\">09\/23\/2014<\/td>\n<td width=\"120\">52124<\/td>\n<td width=\"57\">8354<\/td>\n<td width=\"72\">21729<\/td>\n<td width=\"61\">-13375<\/td>\n<td width=\"50\">-1979<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"63\">09\/30\/2014<\/td>\n<td width=\"120\">57223<\/td>\n<td width=\"57\">11998<\/td>\n<td width=\"72\">24555<\/td>\n<td width=\"61\">-12557<\/td>\n<td width=\"50\">818<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"63\">10\/07\/2014<\/td>\n<td width=\"120\">60516<\/td>\n<td width=\"57\">15509<\/td>\n<td width=\"72\">27928<\/td>\n<td width=\"61\">-12419<\/td>\n<td width=\"50\">138<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"63\">10\/14\/2014<\/td>\n<td width=\"120\">60968<\/td>\n<td width=\"57\">11113<\/td>\n<td width=\"72\">28666<\/td>\n<td width=\"61\">-17553<\/td>\n<td width=\"50\">-5134<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"63\">10\/21\/2014<\/td>\n<td width=\"120\">55550<\/td>\n<td width=\"57\">7643<\/td>\n<td width=\"72\">25505<\/td>\n<td width=\"61\">-17862<\/td>\n<td width=\"50\">-309<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"63\">10\/28\/2014<\/td>\n<td width=\"120\">57006<\/td>\n<td width=\"57\">6887<\/td>\n<td width=\"72\">27170<\/td>\n<td width=\"61\">-20283<\/td>\n<td width=\"50\">-2421<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<hr style=\"border: 1px dotted #fff;\" \/>\n<hr style=\"border: 1px dotted #eee;\" \/>\n<hr style=\"border: 1px dotted #fff;\" \/>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Canadian Dollar:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/countingpips.com\/articles-analysis\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/cad.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-62943 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/countingpips.com\/articles-analysis\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/cad.png\" alt=\"cad\" width=\"669\" height=\"381\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Last <strong>Six<\/strong> Weeks data for Canadian dollar futures<\/span> <\/strong><\/p>\n<table width=\"441\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"63\">Date<\/td>\n<td width=\"120\">Open Interest<\/td>\n<td width=\"75\">Long Specs<\/td>\n<td width=\"72\">Short Specs<\/td>\n<td width=\"61\">Large Specs Net<\/td>\n<td width=\"50\">Weekly Change<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"63\">09\/23\/2014<\/td>\n<td width=\"120\">76530<\/td>\n<td width=\"75\">27673<\/td>\n<td width=\"72\">24609<\/td>\n<td width=\"61\">3064<\/td>\n<td width=\"50\">-4480<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"63\">09\/30\/2014<\/td>\n<td width=\"120\">89376<\/td>\n<td width=\"75\">33014<\/td>\n<td width=\"72\">37580<\/td>\n<td width=\"61\">-4566<\/td>\n<td width=\"50\">-7630<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"63\">10\/07\/2014<\/td>\n<td width=\"120\">100900<\/td>\n<td width=\"75\">39174<\/td>\n<td width=\"72\">46626<\/td>\n<td width=\"61\">-7452<\/td>\n<td width=\"50\">-2886<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"63\">10\/14\/2014<\/td>\n<td width=\"120\">104060<\/td>\n<td width=\"75\">35688<\/td>\n<td width=\"72\">51855<\/td>\n<td width=\"61\">-16167<\/td>\n<td width=\"50\">-8715<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"63\">10\/21\/2014<\/td>\n<td width=\"120\">102170<\/td>\n<td width=\"75\">28837<\/td>\n<td width=\"72\">50371<\/td>\n<td width=\"61\">-21534<\/td>\n<td width=\"50\">-5367<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"63\">10\/28\/2014<\/td>\n<td width=\"120\">99309<\/td>\n<td width=\"75\">26093<\/td>\n<td width=\"72\">47498<\/td>\n<td width=\"61\">-21405<\/td>\n<td width=\"50\">129<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<hr style=\"border: 1px dotted #fff;\" \/>\n<hr style=\"border: 1px dotted #eee;\" \/>\n<hr style=\"border: 1px dotted #fff;\" \/>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Australian Dollar:<\/span> <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/countingpips.com\/articles-analysis\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/aud.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-62944 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/countingpips.com\/articles-analysis\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/aud.png\" alt=\"aud\" width=\"670\" height=\"381\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Last Six Weeks data for Australian dollar futures<\/span> <\/strong><\/p>\n<table width=\"423\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"63\">Date<\/td>\n<td width=\"120\">Open Interest<\/td>\n<td width=\"57\">Long Specs<\/td>\n<td width=\"72\">Short Specs<\/td>\n<td width=\"61\">Large Specs Net<\/td>\n<td width=\"50\">Weekly Change<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"63\">09\/23\/2014<\/td>\n<td width=\"120\">105756<\/td>\n<td width=\"57\">47187<\/td>\n<td width=\"72\">38840<\/td>\n<td width=\"61\">8347<\/td>\n<td width=\"50\">-13793<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"63\">09\/30\/2014<\/td>\n<td width=\"120\">118488<\/td>\n<td width=\"57\">43193<\/td>\n<td width=\"72\">45210<\/td>\n<td width=\"61\">-2017<\/td>\n<td width=\"50\">-10364<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"63\">10\/07\/2014<\/td>\n<td width=\"120\">129561<\/td>\n<td width=\"57\">31601<\/td>\n<td width=\"72\">58087<\/td>\n<td width=\"61\">-26486<\/td>\n<td width=\"50\">-24469<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"63\">10\/14\/2014<\/td>\n<td width=\"120\">115941<\/td>\n<td width=\"57\">14367<\/td>\n<td width=\"72\">44638<\/td>\n<td width=\"61\">-30271<\/td>\n<td width=\"50\">-3785<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"63\">10\/21\/2014<\/td>\n<td width=\"120\">115985<\/td>\n<td width=\"57\">13951<\/td>\n<td width=\"72\">45460<\/td>\n<td width=\"61\">-31509<\/td>\n<td width=\"50\">-1238<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"63\">10\/28\/2014<\/td>\n<td width=\"120\">120071<\/td>\n<td width=\"57\">17446<\/td>\n<td width=\"72\">51297<\/td>\n<td width=\"61\">-33851<\/td>\n<td width=\"50\">-2342<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<hr style=\"border: 1px dotted #fff;\" \/>\n<hr style=\"border: 1px dotted #eee;\" \/>\n<hr style=\"border: 1px dotted #fff;\" \/>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\">New Zealand Dollar:<\/span> <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/countingpips.com\/articles-analysis\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/nzd.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-62945 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/countingpips.com\/articles-analysis\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/nzd.png\" alt=\"nzd\" width=\"672\" height=\"384\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong> <strong>Last Six Weeks data for New Zealand dollar futures<\/strong><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<table width=\"433\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"63\">Date<\/td>\n<td width=\"120\">Open Interest<\/td>\n<td width=\"57\">Long Specs<\/td>\n<td width=\"72\">Short Specs<\/td>\n<td width=\"71\">Large Specs Net<\/td>\n<td width=\"50\">Weekly Change<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"63\">09\/23\/2014<\/td>\n<td width=\"120\">16146<\/td>\n<td width=\"57\">9779<\/td>\n<td width=\"72\">7938<\/td>\n<td width=\"71\">1841<\/td>\n<td width=\"50\">721<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"63\">09\/30\/2014<\/td>\n<td width=\"120\">18209<\/td>\n<td width=\"57\">10092<\/td>\n<td width=\"72\">10028<\/td>\n<td width=\"71\">64<\/td>\n<td width=\"50\">-1777<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"63\">10\/07\/2014<\/td>\n<td width=\"120\">19214<\/td>\n<td width=\"57\">10052<\/td>\n<td width=\"72\">10152<\/td>\n<td width=\"71\">-100<\/td>\n<td width=\"50\">-164<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"63\">10\/14\/2014<\/td>\n<td width=\"120\">21317<\/td>\n<td width=\"57\">9171<\/td>\n<td width=\"72\">11555<\/td>\n<td width=\"71\">-2384<\/td>\n<td width=\"50\">-2284<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"63\">10\/21\/2014<\/td>\n<td width=\"120\">21311<\/td>\n<td width=\"57\">8526<\/td>\n<td width=\"72\">10858<\/td>\n<td width=\"71\">-2332<\/td>\n<td width=\"50\">52<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"63\">10\/28\/2014<\/td>\n<td width=\"120\">22023<\/td>\n<td width=\"57\">8506<\/td>\n<td width=\"72\">12404<\/td>\n<td width=\"71\">-3898<\/td>\n<td width=\"50\">-1566<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<hr style=\"border: 1px dotted #fff;\" \/>\n<hr style=\"border: 1px dotted #eee;\" \/>\n<hr style=\"border: 1px dotted #fff;\" \/>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Mexican Peso:<\/span> <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/countingpips.com\/articles-analysis\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/mxn.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-62946 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/countingpips.com\/articles-analysis\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/mxn.png\" alt=\"mxn\" width=\"668\" height=\"397\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\"> Last Six Weeks data for Mexican Peso futures<\/span> <\/strong><\/p>\n<table width=\"436\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"63\">Date<\/td>\n<td width=\"120\">Open Interest<\/td>\n<td width=\"57\">Long Specs<\/td>\n<td width=\"72\">Short Specs<\/td>\n<td width=\"61\">Large Specs Net<\/td>\n<td width=\"63\">Weekly Change<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"63\">09\/23\/2014<\/td>\n<td width=\"120\">151319<\/td>\n<td width=\"57\">58278<\/td>\n<td width=\"72\">47774<\/td>\n<td width=\"61\">10504<\/td>\n<td width=\"63\">-11542<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"63\">09\/30\/2014<\/td>\n<td width=\"120\">148678<\/td>\n<td width=\"57\">48864<\/td>\n<td width=\"72\">56178<\/td>\n<td width=\"61\">-7314<\/td>\n<td width=\"63\">-17818<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"63\">10\/07\/2014<\/td>\n<td width=\"120\">147139<\/td>\n<td width=\"57\">43781<\/td>\n<td width=\"72\">51364<\/td>\n<td width=\"61\">-7583<\/td>\n<td width=\"63\">-269<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"63\">10\/14\/2014<\/td>\n<td width=\"120\">139036<\/td>\n<td width=\"57\">39798<\/td>\n<td width=\"72\">45561<\/td>\n<td width=\"61\">-5763<\/td>\n<td width=\"63\">1820<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"63\">10\/21\/2014<\/td>\n<td width=\"120\">138193<\/td>\n<td width=\"57\">30087<\/td>\n<td width=\"72\">51211<\/td>\n<td width=\"61\">-21124<\/td>\n<td width=\"63\">-15361<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"63\">10\/28\/2014<\/td>\n<td width=\"120\">144016<\/td>\n<td width=\"57\">26832<\/td>\n<td width=\"72\">53675<\/td>\n<td width=\"61\">-26843<\/td>\n<td width=\"63\">-5719<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<hr style=\"border: 1px dotted #fff;\" \/>\n<hr style=\"border: 1px dotted #eee;\" \/>\n<hr style=\"border: 1px dotted #fff;\" \/>\n<p style=\"font-size: 10px;\">*COT Report: The weekly commitment of traders report summarizes the total trader positions for open contracts in the futures trading markets. The CFTC categorizes trader positions according to commercial hedgers (traders who use futures contracts for hedging as part of the business), non-commercials (large traders who speculate to realize trading profits) and nonreportable traders (usually small traders\/speculators).<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size: 10px;\">The Commitment of Traders report is published every Friday by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) and shows futures positions data that was reported as of the previous Tuesday (3 days behind).<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size: 10px;\">Each currency contract is a quote for that currency directly against the U.S. dollar, a net short amount of contracts means that more speculators are betting that currency to fall against the dollar and a net long position expect that currency to rise versus the dollar.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size: 10px;\">(The graphs overlay the forex spot closing price of each Tuesday when COT trader positions are reported for each corresponding spot currency pair.) See more information and explanation on the weekly COT report from the CFTC website.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size: 10px;\">All information contained in this article cannot be guaranteed to be accurate and is used at your own risk. All information and opinions on this website are for general informational purposes only and do not in any way constitute investment advice.<\/p>\n<hr style=\"border: 1px dotted #fff;\" \/>\n<hr style=\"border: 1px dotted #eee;\" \/>\n<hr style=\"border: 1px dotted #fff;\" \/>\n<p style=\"font-size: 10px;\">Article by <strong>CountingPips.com<\/strong> \u2013 <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/countingpips.com\/forex-apps-store\/\">Forex Apps<\/a> &amp; News<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size: 10px;\">\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By CountingPips.com 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 added to their overall US dollar bullish bets last week after a decline the previous week. Non-commercial large futures traders, including hedge funds and large [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-62937","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","no-post-thumbnail"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.investmacro.com\/forex\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/62937","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.investmacro.com\/forex\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.investmacro.com\/forex\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.investmacro.com\/forex\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.investmacro.com\/forex\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=62937"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.investmacro.com\/forex\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/62937\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.investmacro.com\/forex\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=62937"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.investmacro.com\/forex\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=62937"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.investmacro.com\/forex\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=62937"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}