Analysis of "Commitments of Traders" on 2017.12.19

EURO FX

EURO FX

The Commitments of Traders data indicate a decrease in the open interest by 3.4% to 580,674 contracts.

The total positions of commercials decreased by 6.7% to -124803 contracts.

The total positions of large speculators increased significantly (by more than 20%) to 104754 contracts.

British Pound

British Pound

The Commitments of Traders report indicates a decrease in the open interest by 6.7% to 246,338 contracts.

The total positions of commercials increased by 1616 contracts to -16978 contracts.

The total positions of large speculators increased by 13.9% to 10,464 contracts.

Canadian Dollar

Canadian Dollar

According to Commitments of Traders, the open interest decreased by 3.7% to 165499 contracts.

The total positions of commercials increased by 8.1% to -51556 contracts.

The total positions of large speculators decreased by 6.4% to 39955 contracts.

Japanese Yen

Japanese Yen

According to Commitments of Traders, the open interest decreased by 1.1% to 277,235 contracts.

The total positions of the commercials rose insignificantly to 139639 contracts.

The total positions of large speculators increased by 3170 contracts to -115086 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, 2017.12.19

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