Analysis of "Commitments of traders" reports on 2017.10.17

EURO FX

The Commitments of Traders data show a decrease in open interest by 1.3% to 524781 contracts.

The total position of the commercials decreased by 1.3% to -115010 contracts.

The total positions of large speculators increased by 3.1% to 98,246 contracts.

British Pound

The Commitments of Traders report indicates a slight increase in open interest to 233117 contracts.

The total positions of commercials increased by 12368 contracts to -17378 contracts.

The total positions of large speculators decreased by 27.7% to 12,848 contracts.

Canadian Dollar

According to the Commitments of Traders, open interest declined by 4.3% to 1,858,8 contracts.

The total position of the commercials increased slightly to -99,300 contracts.

The total positions of large speculators remained practically unchanged at the level of 77,841 contracts.

Japanese Yen

Data from the Commitments of Traders indicate a decrease in open interest by 3.7% to 293,334 contracts.

The total positions of commercials rose by 15.7% to 127,151 contracts.

The total positions of large speculators decreased by 15866 contracts to -104837 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, 2017.10.17

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