Month: March 2013

Canadian Dollar:

CAD: Canadian dollar positions increased slightly last week to end a streak of nine consecutive weeks of decline. Canadian dollar positions rose to a total of -62,645 contracts as of March 26th following a total of -65,331 net contracts that were reported for March 19th.

This is a weekly change of +2,686 net contracts following a weekly change of -11,934 the previous week.

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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).

See more information and explanation on the weekly COT report from the CFTC website.

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Swiss Franc:

CHF: Swiss franc speculator positions decreased slightly last week to fall for the fifth out of last six weeks. Net positions for the Swiss currency futures fell to a total of -12,198 contracts on March 26th following a total of -10,996 net contracts reported for March 19th. This is a weekly change of -1,202 contracts.

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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).

See more information and explanation on the weekly COT report from the CFTC website.

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Japanese Yen:

JPY: Japanese yen net speculative contracts fell last week after rebounding the previous week. Japanese yen positions declined to a total of -89,149 net contracts on March 26th following a total of -79,993 net short contracts on March 19th. This is a weekly change of -9156 positions.

Yen positions are at their third lowest point since December 11th 2012 when short positions equaled -94,401 contracts.

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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).

See more information and explanation on the weekly COT report from the CFTC website.

By CountingPips.com

British Pound Sterling Commitment of Traders Positions:

GBP: British pound sterling speculator positions continued their decline last week for a tenth consecutive week and to the lowest standing since early of October 2011. British pound speculative positions fell last week to a total of -66,555 net contracts on March 26th following a total of -61,480 net contracts reported for March 19th. This was a weekly change of -5075 in large trader contracts.

Pound speculator positions have now been in a bearish position for seven consecutive weeks since crossing over on February 5th and are at the lowest level since October 4th 2011 when positions equaled -68,724 contracts.

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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).

See more information and explanation on the weekly COT report from the CFTC website.

By CountingPips.com

EuroFX:

EuroFX: Large trader positions for the euro decreased last week for a second week in a row. Euro contracts declined to a total net position of -49,095 contracts in the data reported for March 26th following the previous week’s total of -44,884 net contracts on March 19th. This is a change of -4,211 contracts from the previous week.

Euro spec positions are at a new low level for 2013 and the lowest standing since November 27 2012 when positions stood at -66,693 contracts. EuroFx speculative contracts have now been in bearish territory for five weeks in a row.

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