Forex futures positioning data for the week ending April 28, 2020

  • EUR long 80K vs 87K long last week. Shorts trimmed by 7K
  • GBP short 7K vs 1K short last week. Shorts increased by 6K
  • JPY long 32K vs 26K long last week. Longs increased by 6K
  • CHF long 6K vs 5K long last week. Longs increased by 1K
  • AUD short 38k vs 35K short last week. Shorts increased by 3K
  • NZD short 14K vs 14K short last week. Unchanged
  • CAD short 29k vs 24K short last week. Shorts increased by 5K

Highlights from the CFTC commitments of traders:

  • EUR longs remain the largest speculative position, but investors trim position by 7K. It is the largest position trim.
  • AUD shorts increased and is the second largest position
  • CHF, GBP, NZD net positions remain small