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COT Forex Speculators reduce their US Dollar bullish bets to 7-week low

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By InvestMacro | COT | Data Tables | COT Leaders | Downloads | COT Newsletter

Here are the latest charts and statistics for the Commitment of Traders (COT) data published by the Commodities Futures Trading Commission (CFTC).

The latest COT data is updated through Tuesday February 1st and shows a quick view of how large traders (for-profit speculators and commercial entities) 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 euro will decline versus the dollar.

Highlighting the COT currency data was the decline for the US Dollar Index in the currency futures contracts. Dollar Index speculators cut back on their bullish bets this week for the third time in the past four weeks after previously pushing their bullish bets to a 117-week high on January 4th. Since that high-point, bullish bets have fallen by a total of -4,507 contracts and have now dropped the overall standing to a seven-week low. Despite the recent slide, the US Dollar Index bullish bets are still near the top of their range over the past three years with a speculator strength index score of 85.4 percent which is considered extremely bullish (strength index is the current speculator standing compared to past three years, above 80 is bullish extreme, below 20 is bearish extreme). The Dollar Index price has had a volatile couple of weeks with a sharp rise to 97.22 on January 28th and then a sharp drop to 95.23 on February 3rd and closed the week at approximately 95.48.

The currencies with positive changes this week were the Japanese yen (7,633 contracts), Swiss franc (557 contracts), Canadian dollar (5,947 contracts), Russian ruble (10,207 contracts), Bitcoin (175 contracts), Australian dollar (3,444 contracts) and the Mexican peso (1,520 contracts).

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The currencies with declining bets were the US Dollar Index (-2,290 contracts), Euro (-1,844 contracts), British pound sterling (-15,842 contracts), Brazil real (-737 contracts) and the New Zealand dollar (-925 contracts).


Data Snapshot of Forex Market Traders | Columns Legend
Feb-01-2022OIOI-IndexSpec-NetSpec-IndexCom-NetCOM-IndexSmalls-NetSmalls-Index
USD Index56,4778134,57185-41,88457,31397
EUR685,4317829,71644-57,4675927,75120
GBP184,00728-23,6055728,89147-5,28645
JPY194,43551-60,6403079,35376-18,7139
CHF41,05416-8,2395616,54149-8,30239
CAD145,0822718,26465-25,622397,35844
AUD196,91380-79,8291196,09891-16,26913
NZD58,46760-11,6985214,01952-2,32125
MXN141,3522273028-3,848713,11856
RUB46,3584714,15147-14,4515230043
BRL76,175100-13,3535110,467472,886100
Bitcoin9,94851141100-491035021

 


US Dollar Index Futures:

cot forex speculators reduce their us dollar bullish bets to 7 week low grafika numer 1The US Dollar Index large speculator standing this week resulted in a net position of 34,571 contracts in the data reported through Tuesday. This was a weekly decrease of -2,290 contracts from the previous week which had a total of 36,861 net contracts.

This week’s current strength score (the trader positioning range over the past three years, measured from 0 to 100) shows the speculators are currently Bullish-Extreme with a score of 85.4 percent. The commercials are Bearish-Extreme with a score of 5.0 percent and the small traders (not shown in chart) are Bullish-Extreme with a score of 96.5 percent.

US DOLLAR INDEX StatisticsSPECULATORSCOMMERCIALSSMALL TRADERS
– Percent of Open Interest Longs:77.73.816.3
– Percent of Open Interest Shorts:16.578.03.3
– Net Position:34,571-41,8847,313
– Gross Longs:43,8972,1419,203
– Gross Shorts:9,32644,0251,890
– Long to Short Ratio:4.7 to 10.0 to 14.9 to 1
NET POSITION TREND:
– Strength Index Score (3 Year Range Pct):85.45.096.5
– Strength Index Reading (3 Year Range):Bullish-ExtremeBearish-ExtremeBullish-Extreme
NET POSITION MOVEMENT INDEX:
– 6-Week Change in Strength Index:-0.9-2.622.9

 


Euro Currency Futures:

cot forex speculators reduce their us dollar bullish bets to 7 week low grafika numer 2The Euro Currency large speculator standing this week resulted in a net position of 29,716 contracts in the data reported through Tuesday. This was a weekly fall of -1,844 contracts from the previous week which had a total of 31,560 net contracts.

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This week’s current strength score (the trader positioning range over the past three years, measured from 0 to 100) shows the speculators are currently Bearish with a score of 44.1 percent. The commercials are Bullish with a score of 59.5 percent and the small traders (not shown in chart) are Bearish with a score of 20.4 percent.

EURO Currency StatisticsSPECULATORSCOMMERCIALSSMALL TRADERS
– Percent of Open Interest Longs:31.255.012.2
– Percent of Open Interest Shorts:26.863.48.2
– Net Position:29,716-57,46727,751
– Gross Longs:213,563376,80583,675
– Gross Shorts:183,847434,27255,924
– Long to Short Ratio:1.2 to 10.9 to 11.5 to 1
NET POSITION TREND:
– Strength Index Score (3 Year Range Pct):44.159.520.4
– Strength Index Reading (3 Year Range):BearishBullishBearish
NET POSITION MOVEMENT INDEX:
– 6-Week Change in Strength Index:12.2-11.83.2

 


British Pound Sterling Futures:

cot forex speculators reduce their us dollar bullish bets to 7 week low grafika numer 3The British Pound Sterling large speculator standing this week resulted in a net position of -23,605 contracts in the data reported through Tuesday. This was a weekly decline of -15,842 contracts from the previous week which had a total of -7,763 net contracts.

This week’s current strength score (the trader positioning range over the past three years, measured from 0 to 100) shows the speculators are currently Bullish with a score of 57.0 percent. The commercials are Bearish with a score of 46.8 percent and the small traders (not shown in chart) are Bearish with a score of 44.7 percent.

BRITISH POUND StatisticsSPECULATORSCOMMERCIALSSMALL TRADERS
– Percent of Open Interest Longs:16.168.813.5
– Percent of Open Interest Shorts:28.953.116.4
– Net Position:-23,60528,891-5,286
– Gross Longs:29,597126,53624,845
– Gross Shorts:53,20297,64530,131
– Long to Short Ratio:0.6 to 11.3 to 10.8 to 1
NET POSITION TREND:
– Strength Index Score (3 Year Range Pct):57.046.844.7
– Strength Index Reading (3 Year Range):BullishBearishBearish
NET POSITION MOVEMENT INDEX:
– 6-Week Change in Strength Index:24.6-25.016.9

 


Japanese Yen Futures:

cot forex speculators reduce their us dollar bullish bets to 7 week low grafika numer 4The Japanese Yen large speculator standing this week resulted in a net position of -60,640 contracts in the data reported through Tuesday. This was a weekly rise of 7,633 contracts from the previous week which had a total of -68,273 net contracts.

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This week’s current strength score (the trader positioning range over the past three years, measured from 0 to 100) shows the speculators are currently Bearish with a score of 29.7 percent. The commercials are Bullish with a score of 75.6 percent and the small traders (not shown in chart) are Bearish-Extreme with a score of 9.3 percent.

JAPANESE YEN StatisticsSPECULATORSCOMMERCIALSSMALL TRADERS
– Percent of Open Interest Longs:7.582.58.2
– Percent of Open Interest Shorts:38.741.717.8
– Net Position:-60,64079,353-18,713
– Gross Longs:14,510160,35815,958
– Gross Shorts:75,15081,00534,671
– Long to Short Ratio:0.2 to 12.0 to 10.5 to 1
NET POSITION TREND:
– Strength Index Score (3 Year Range Pct):29.775.69.3
– Strength Index Reading (3 Year Range):BearishBullishBearish-Extreme
NET POSITION MOVEMENT INDEX:
– 6-Week Change in Strength Index:-5.34.10.3

 


Swiss Franc Futures:

cot forex speculators reduce their us dollar bullish bets to 7 week low grafika numer 5The Swiss Franc large speculator standing this week resulted in a net position of -8,239 contracts in the data reported through Tuesday. This was a weekly boost of 557 contracts from the previous week which had a total of -8,796 net contracts.

This week’s current strength score (the trader positioning range over the past three years, measured from 0 to 100) shows the speculators are currently Bullish with a score of 55.6 percent. The commercials are Bearish with a score of 49.4 percent and the small traders (not shown in chart) are Bearish with a score of 38.9 percent.

SWISS FRANC StatisticsSPECULATORSCOMMERCIALSSMALL TRADERS
– Percent of Open Interest Longs:1.773.524.6
– Percent of Open Interest Shorts:21.833.244.8
– Net Position:-8,23916,541-8,302
– Gross Longs:69830,16110,103
– Gross Shorts:8,93713,62018,405
– Long to Short Ratio:0.1 to 12.2 to 10.5 to 1
NET POSITION TREND:
– Strength Index Score (3 Year Range Pct):55.649.438.9
– Strength Index Reading (3 Year Range):BullishBearishBearish
NET POSITION MOVEMENT INDEX:
– 6-Week Change in Strength Index:1.70.7-4.6

 


Canadian Dollar Futures:

cot forex speculators reduce their us dollar bullish bets to 7 week low grafika numer 6The Canadian Dollar large speculator standing this week resulted in a net position of 18,264 contracts in the data reported through Tuesday. This was a weekly gain of 5,947 contracts from the previous week which had a total of 12,317 net contracts.

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This week’s current strength score (the trader positioning range over the past three years, measured from 0 to 100) shows the speculators are currently Bullish with a score of 65.4 percent. The commercials are Bearish with a score of 39.4 percent and the small traders (not shown in chart) are Bearish with a score of 44.4 percent.

CANADIAN DOLLAR StatisticsSPECULATORSCOMMERCIALSSMALL TRADERS
– Percent of Open Interest Longs:36.139.621.6
– Percent of Open Interest Shorts:23.557.316.5
– Net Position:18,264-25,6227,358
– Gross Longs:52,38657,52431,356
– Gross Shorts:34,12283,14623,998
– Long to Short Ratio:1.5 to 10.7 to 11.3 to 1
NET POSITION TREND:
– Strength Index Score (3 Year Range Pct):65.439.444.4
– Strength Index Reading (3 Year Range):BullishBearishBearish
NET POSITION MOVEMENT INDEX:
– 6-Week Change in Strength Index:27.3-22.99.8

 


Australian Dollar Futures:

cot forex speculators reduce their us dollar bullish bets to 7 week low grafika numer 7The Australian Dollar large speculator standing this week resulted in a net position of -79,829 contracts in the data reported through Tuesday. This was a weekly advance of 3,444 contracts from the previous week which had a total of -83,273 net contracts.

This week’s current strength score (the trader positioning range over the past three years, measured from 0 to 100) shows the speculators are currently Bearish-Extreme with a score of 10.8 percent. The commercials are Bullish-Extreme with a score of 90.6 percent and the small traders (not shown in chart) are Bearish-Extreme with a score of 12.8 percent.

AUSTRALIAN DOLLAR StatisticsSPECULATORSCOMMERCIALSSMALL TRADERS
– Percent of Open Interest Longs:9.678.89.2
– Percent of Open Interest Shorts:50.130.017.5
– Net Position:-79,82996,098-16,269
– Gross Longs:18,835155,12418,128
– Gross Shorts:98,66459,02634,397
– Long to Short Ratio:0.2 to 12.6 to 10.5 to 1
NET POSITION TREND:
– Strength Index Score (3 Year Range Pct):10.890.612.8
– Strength Index Reading (3 Year Range):Bearish-ExtremeBullish-ExtremeBearish-Extreme
NET POSITION MOVEMENT INDEX:
– 6-Week Change in Strength Index:0.5-1.43.4

 


New Zealand Dollar Futures:

cot forex speculators reduce their us dollar bullish bets to 7 week low grafika numer 8The New Zealand Dollar large speculator standing this week resulted in a net position of -11,698 contracts in the data reported through Tuesday. This was a weekly decrease of -925 contracts from the previous week which had a total of -10,773 net contracts.

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This week’s current strength score (the trader positioning range over the past three years, measured from 0 to 100) shows the speculators are currently Bullish with a score of 51.6 percent. The commercials are Bullish with a score of 52.0 percent and the small traders (not shown in chart) are Bearish with a score of 25.3 percent.

NEW ZEALAND DOLLAR StatisticsSPECULATORSCOMMERCIALSSMALL TRADERS
– Percent of Open Interest Longs:32.861.04.8
– Percent of Open Interest Shorts:52.937.08.7
– Net Position:-11,69814,019-2,321
– Gross Longs:19,20535,6442,783
– Gross Shorts:30,90321,6255,104
– Long to Short Ratio:0.6 to 11.6 to 10.5 to 1
NET POSITION TREND:
– Strength Index Score (3 Year Range Pct):51.652.025.3
– Strength Index Reading (3 Year Range):BullishBullishBearish
NET POSITION MOVEMENT INDEX:
– 6-Week Change in Strength Index:-9.37.94.7

 


Mexican Peso Futures:

cot forex speculators reduce their us dollar bullish bets to 7 week low grafika numer 9The Mexican Peso large speculator standing this week resulted in a net position of 730 contracts in the data reported through Tuesday. This was a weekly increase of 1,520 contracts from the previous week which had a total of -790 net contracts.

This week’s current strength score (the trader positioning range over the past three years, measured from 0 to 100) shows the speculators are currently Bearish with a score of 27.7 percent. The commercials are Bullish with a score of 71.2 percent and the small traders (not shown in chart) are Bullish with a score of 56.2 percent.

MEXICAN PESO StatisticsSPECULATORSCOMMERCIALSSMALL TRADERS
– Percent of Open Interest Longs:38.057.24.5
– Percent of Open Interest Shorts:37.559.92.3
– Net Position:730-3,8483,118
– Gross Longs:53,76780,8856,378
– Gross Shorts:53,03784,7333,260
– Long to Short Ratio:1.0 to 11.0 to 12.0 to 1
NET POSITION TREND:
– Strength Index Score (3 Year Range Pct):27.771.256.2
– Strength Index Reading (3 Year Range):BearishBullishBullish
NET POSITION MOVEMENT INDEX:
– 6-Week Change in Strength Index:2.4-4.320.0

 


Brazilian Real Futures:

cot forex speculators reduce their us dollar bullish bets to 7 week low grafika numer 10The Brazilian Real large speculator standing this week resulted in a net position of -13,353 contracts in the data reported through Tuesday. This was a weekly decline of -737 contracts from the previous week which had a total of -12,616 net contracts.

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This week’s current strength score (the trader positioning range over the past three years, measured from 0 to 100) shows the speculators are currently Bullish with a score of 50.8 percent. The commercials are Bearish with a score of 47.4 percent and the small traders (not shown in chart) are Bullish-Extreme with a score of 100.0 percent.

BRAZIL REAL StatisticsSPECULATORSCOMMERCIALSSMALL TRADERS
– Percent of Open Interest Longs:47.646.36.0
– Percent of Open Interest Shorts:65.232.62.2
– Net Position:-13,35310,4672,886
– Gross Longs:36,29335,2634,562
– Gross Shorts:49,64624,7961,676
– Long to Short Ratio:0.7 to 11.4 to 12.7 to 1
NET POSITION TREND:
– Strength Index Score (3 Year Range Pct):50.847.4100.0
– Strength Index Reading (3 Year Range):BullishBearishBullish-Extreme
NET POSITION MOVEMENT INDEX:
– 6-Week Change in Strength Index:-9.14.342.4

 


Russian Ruble Futures:

cot forex speculators reduce their us dollar bullish bets to 7 week low grafika numer 11The Russian Ruble large speculator standing this week resulted in a net position of 14,151 contracts in the data reported through Tuesday. This was a weekly lift of 10,207 contracts from the previous week which had a total of 3,944 net contracts.

This week’s current strength score (the trader positioning range over the past three years, measured from 0 to 100) shows the speculators are currently Bearish with a score of 46.9 percent. The commercials are Bullish with a score of 52.4 percent and the small traders (not shown in chart) are Bearish with a score of 42.7 percent.

RUSSIAN RUBLE StatisticsSPECULATORSCOMMERCIALSSMALL TRADERS
– Percent of Open Interest Longs:54.041.54.4
– Percent of Open Interest Shorts:23.572.73.7
– Net Position:14,151-14,451300
– Gross Longs:25,04819,2552,024
– Gross Shorts:10,89733,7061,724
– Long to Short Ratio:2.3 to 10.6 to 11.2 to 1
NET POSITION TREND:
– Strength Index Score (3 Year Range Pct):46.952.442.7
– Strength Index Reading (3 Year Range):BearishBullishBearish
NET POSITION MOVEMENT INDEX:
– 6-Week Change in Strength Index:13.1-10.5-26.0

 


Bitcoin Futures:

cot forex speculators reduce their us dollar bullish bets to 7 week low grafika numer 12The Bitcoin large speculator standing this week resulted in a net position of 141 contracts in the data reported through Tuesday. This was a weekly advance of 175 contracts from the previous week which had a total of -34 net contracts.

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This week’s current strength score (the trader positioning range over the past three years, measured from 0 to 100) shows the speculators are currently Bullish-Extreme with a score of 100.0 percent. The commercials are Bearish-Extreme with a score of 0.0 percent and the small traders (not shown in chart) are Bearish with a score of 20.9 percent.

BITCOIN StatisticsSPECULATORSCOMMERCIALSSMALL TRADERS
– Percent of Open Interest Longs:80.33.112.4
– Percent of Open Interest Shorts:78.88.08.9
– Net Position:141-491350
– Gross Longs:7,9843041,232
– Gross Shorts:7,843795882
– Long to Short Ratio:1.0 to 10.4 to 11.4 to 1
NET POSITION TREND:
– Strength Index Score (3 Year Range Pct):100.00.020.9
– Strength Index Reading (3 Year Range):Bullish-ExtremeBearish-ExtremeBearish
NET POSITION MOVEMENT INDEX:
– 6-Week Change in Strength Index:22.4-43.4-11.1

 


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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) as well as their open interest (contracts open in the market at time of reporting).See CFTC criteria here.


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