Big Speculators Hold Record AUD Short and Crude Long Positions


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View COT data in MT4

Latest CFTC Release dated July 30, 2013:

Week (Data for Tuesdays)

52 week Percentile / Comment (if applicable)

US Dollar

55

Euro

73

British Pound

31

Australian Dollar

0-speculator short positions are at a record

Japanese Yen

45

Canadian Dollar

43

Swiss Franc

51

Mexican Peso

12

Gold

6

Silver

12

Copper

2

Crude

100 – record positioning in speculator longs and commercial shorts

The COT Index is the difference between net speculative positioning and net commercial positioning measured. A light blue colored bar indicates that the difference in positioning is the greatest it has been in 52 weeks (bullish) with speculators selling and commercials buying. A light red colored bar indicates that the difference in positioning is the greatest it has been in 52 weeks (bearish) with speculators buying and commercials selling. Crosses above and below 0 are in bold. Non commercials tend to be on the wrong side at the turn and commercials the correct side. Use of the index is covered closely in detail in my book.

Charts

Non Commercials (speculators) – Red

Commercials – Blue

Small Speculators – Black

COTDiff (COT Index) – Black

US Dollar

Big_Speculators_Hold_Record_AUD_Short_and_Crude_Long_Positions_body_usd.png, Big Speculators Hold Record AUD Short and Crude Long Positions

Chart prepared by Jamie Saettele, CMT

Euro

Big_Speculators_Hold_Record_AUD_Short_and_Crude_Long_Positions_body_eur.png, Big Speculators Hold Record AUD Short and Crude Long Positions

Chart prepared by Jamie Saettele, CMT

British Pound

Big_Speculators_Hold_Record_AUD_Short_and_Crude_Long_Positions_body_GBP.png, Big Speculators Hold Record AUD Short and Crude Long Positions

Chart prepared by Jamie Saettele, CMT

Australian Dollar

Big_Speculators_Hold_Record_AUD_Short_and_Crude_Long_Positions_body_AUD.png, Big Speculators Hold Record AUD Short and Crude Long Positions

Chart prepared by Jamie Saettele, CMT

Japanese Yen

Big_Speculators_Hold_Record_AUD_Short_and_Crude_Long_Positions_body_JPY.png, Big Speculators Hold Record AUD Short and Crude Long Positions

Chart prepared by Jamie Saettele, CMT

Canadian Dollar

Big_Speculators_Hold_Record_AUD_Short_and_Crude_Long_Positions_body_cad.png, Big Speculators Hold Record AUD Short and Crude Long Positions

Chart prepared by Jamie Saettele, CMT

Swiss Franc

Big_Speculators_Hold_Record_AUD_Short_and_Crude_Long_Positions_body_chf.png, Big Speculators Hold Record AUD Short and Crude Long Positions

Chart prepared by Jamie Saettele, CMT

Mexican Peso

Big_Speculators_Hold_Record_AUD_Short_and_Crude_Long_Positions_body_mxn.png, Big Speculators Hold Record AUD Short and Crude Long Positions

Chart prepared by Jamie Saettele, CMT

Gold

Big_Speculators_Hold_Record_AUD_Short_and_Crude_Long_Positions_body_gold.png, Big Speculators Hold Record AUD Short and Crude Long Positions

Chart prepared by Jamie Saettele, CMT

Silver

Big_Speculators_Hold_Record_AUD_Short_and_Crude_Long_Positions_body_silver.png, Big Speculators Hold Record AUD Short and Crude Long Positions

Chart prepared by Jamie Saettele, CMT

Copper

Big_Speculators_Hold_Record_AUD_Short_and_Crude_Long_Positions_body_copper.png, Big Speculators Hold Record AUD Short and Crude Long Positions

Chart prepared by Jamie Saettele, CMT

Crude

Big_Speculators_Hold_Record_AUD_Short_and_Crude_Long_Positions_body_crude.png, Big Speculators Hold Record AUD Short and Crude Long Positions

Chart prepared by Jamie Saettele, CMT

--- Written by Jamie Saettele, CMT, Senior Technical Strategist for DailyFX.com

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