CFTC commitment of traders: CAD longs slash their position

CFTC commitment of traders highlights for the week ending December 26, 2017

• EUR long 92K vs 86K last week. Longs increased by 6K
• GBP long 13K vs 20K long last week. Longs decreased by 8K.
• JPY short 116K vs 114K short last week. Shorts increased by 2K
• CHF short 14K vs 17K short last week. Shorts decreased by 3K
• CAD long 17K vs 46K long last week. Longs decreased by 29K.
• AUD short -14k vs 12K short last week. Shorts increased by 1K
• NZD short 18K vs 16K short last week. Shorts increased by 1K

Highlights:

• EUR longs remain elevated after increasing 6K in the current week. Traders are making money on their longs
• CAD longs were slashed by 29K in the current week. The loonie reached the highest level since October 18th today.
• JPY shorts is the largest speculative position. The USDJPY tried to extend higher (lower JPY) but stalled and is closing at the lows for the week today.