Analysis of "Commitments of Traders" on 2017.12.05

EURO FX

EURO FX

The Commitments of Traders data indicate an increase in the open interest by 7.6% to 596,614 contracts.

The total positions of commercials fell by 5,940 contracts to -45,536 contracts.

The total positions of large speculators slightly decreased to 83970 contracts.

British Pound

British Pound

The Commitments of Traders report indicates an increase in the open interest by 6.2% to 231,832 contracts.

The total positions of the commercials dropped significantly to -15113 contracts.

The total positions of large speculators increased by 4953 contracts to 7516 contracts.

Canadian Dollar

Canadian Dollar

According to the Commitments of Traders, the open interest increased by 1.2% to 170,364 contracts.

The total positions of the commercials remained practically unchanged at the level of -62476 contracts.

The total positions of large speculators slightly increased to 45,758 contracts.

Japanese Yen

Japanese Yen

The Commitments of Traders data indicate a decrease in the open interest by 3.9% to 287445 contracts.

The total positions of commercials decreased by 9.6% to 137481 contracts.

The total positions of large speculators increased by 8.5% to -116903 contracts.

A relatively high index of total positions among commercials indicates the strengthening of the currency in the medium term.

A relatively high index of total positions among large speculators indicates a weakening of the currency in the medium term.

by JustMarkets, 2017.12.05

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