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<ul><li>Broader bearish USD sentiment has moderated somewhat, the latest positioning data from the CFTC shows.</li><li>Non-Commercial Accounts cut short USD positioning by a little over USD3.4bn in the week through Tuesday, taking the aggregate bear bet on the USD versus the major currencies back to USD15.8bn.</li><li>Data shows that Real Money Accounts trimmed their overall short USD position USD2.4bn to USD38.9bn over the week while Leveraged Accounts lifted their (modest) short USD position by USD2.5bn to USD4.8bn.</li></ul>Content is external broker report sourced from online content aggregator through publicly available sources and is displayed below for general informational purposes only. Refer full disclaimer below.

Broader bearish USD sentiment has moderated somewhat, the latest positioning data from the CFTC shows.Non-Commercial Accounts cut short USD positioning by a little over USD3.4bn in the week through Tuesday, taking the aggregate bear bet on the USD versus the major currencies back to USD15.8bn.Data shows that Real Money Accounts trimmed their overall short USD position USD2.4bn to USD38.9bn over the week while Leveraged Accounts lifted their (modest) short USD position by USD2.5bn to USD4.8bn.Content is external broker report sourced from online content aggregator through publicly available sources and is displayed below for general informational purposes only. Refer full disclaimer below.

Weekly CFTC Sentiment Report - Bearish USD Sentiment Moderates

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<ul><li>Key summer developments at a glance: The Fed increased the funds rate by 25bp to the range 5.25-5.50%.</li><li>The central bank signalled that it will remain data dependent, maintaining its hiking bias on the back of inflation worries.</li><li>Still robust data from the real economy but also lower inflation data has buoyed markets view of a soft landing.</li></ul>Content is external broker report sourced from online content aggregator through publicly available sources and is displayed below for general informational purposes only. Refer full disclaimer below.

Key summer developments at a glance: The Fed increased the funds rate by 25bp to the range 5.25-5.50%.The central bank signalled that it will remain data dependent, maintaining its hiking bias on the back of inflation worries.Still robust data from the real economy but also lower inflation data has buoyed markets view of a soft landing.Content is external broker report sourced from online content aggregator through publicly available sources and is displayed below for general informational purposes only. Refer full disclaimer below.

<ul><li>CFTC positioning data show a second successive improvement in speculative USD sentiment but the improvement is limited (less than USD500mn) and Speculative Accounts retain a net short USD position on aggregate of USD12.5bn.</li><li>This is little changed over the past three weeks, perhaps reflecting light, summer trading. Real Money Accounts retain a sizeable aggregate USD short position (USD38bn, up a little under USD2bn on the week) while Leveraged Accounts reversed a small, aggregate USD short position to a minor net long (USD5bn).</li><li>These hedge fund traders have tended to hold a similarly sized net USD long on aggregate since March.</li></ul>Content is external broker report sourced from online content aggregator through publicly available sources and is displayed below for general informational purposes only. Refer full disclaimer below.

CFTC positioning data show a second successive improvement in speculative USD sentiment but the improvement is limited (less than USD500mn) and Speculative Accounts retain a net short USD position on aggregate of USD12.5bn.This is little changed over the past three weeks, perhaps reflecting light, summer trading. Real Money Accounts retain a sizeable aggregate USD short position (USD38bn, up a little under USD2bn on the week) while Leveraged Accounts reversed a small, aggregate USD short position to a minor net long (USD5bn).These hedge fund traders have tended to hold a similarly sized net USD long on aggregate since March.Content is external broker report sourced from online content aggregator through publicly available sources and is displayed below for general informational purposes only. Refer full disclaimer below.

Weekly CFTC Sentiment Report - Speculative USD Sentiment Improves Slightly

Head of Research, Krungthai XSpring

Waraporn Wiboonkanarak

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A full service Thai brokerage

Krungthai XSpring

Krungthai XSpring is a full service broker. The company provides a wide range of investment services such as Securities Brokerage, Derivative Agent Business, Securities Borrowing and Lending, Securities Trading, Underwriting, Financial Advisory, Wealth Advisory, Private Fund Management and International Markets Securities Trading. 

In terms of credibility, Fitch Ratings has assigned Krunghtai XSpring a long-term rating of AA- and a national short-term rating of F1+ with stable outlook.

Equity Bottom-Up

<ul><li>Core profit grew strongly in 4Q25/2025, driven by higher contributions from ADVANC and the power portfolio.</li><li>We still favor GULF for its integrated portfolio (power, gas, infrastructure, digital), ecosystem synergy (KBANK stake increased to 10%), strong customer data platform linking energy–digital–virtual banking, and data center expansion.</li><li>In 2025, core profit rose to Bt28.8bn (+33% YoY), driven by 1) a 40% YoY increase in associate contributions (ADVANC, HKP, Jackson); 2) c.Bt1.19bn dividend income from KBANK; 3) full-year earnings from GPD Units 3–4 and added contributions from solar/solar BESS (COD: late 2024–25); and 4) LNG import gains.</li></ul>

Core profit grew strongly in 4Q25/2025, driven by higher contributions from ADVANC and the power portfolio.We still favor GULF for its integrated portfolio (power, gas, infrastructure, digital), ecosystem synergy (KBANK stake increased to 10%), strong customer data platform linking energy–digital–virtual banking, and data center expansion.In 2025, core profit rose to Bt28.8bn (+33% YoY), driven by 1) a 40% YoY increase in associate contributions (ADVANC, HKP, Jackson); 2) c.Bt1.19bn dividend income from KBANK; 3) full-year earnings from GPD Units 3–4 and added contributions from solar/solar BESS (COD: late 2024–25); and 4) LNG import gains.

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FX & Rates

<ul><li>The aggregate USD short widened modestly in the week ended September 23, with a $0.8bn w/w build to $8.6bn.</li><li>This was the third consecutive week of deterioration in aggregate USD positioning, suggesting a renewed appetite for bearish USD bets following a period of short covering that was observed through much of July and August.</li><li>Adjustments among the reporting currencies were mixed, with a sizeable increase in the JPY long and short covering in CHF and GBP. </li></ul>Content is external broker report sourced from online content aggregator through publicly available sources and is displayed below for general informational purposes only. Refer full disclaimer below.

The aggregate USD short widened modestly in the week ended September 23, with a $0.8bn w/w build to $8.6bn.This was the third consecutive week of deterioration in aggregate USD positioning, suggesting a renewed appetite for bearish USD bets following a period of short covering that was observed through much of July and August.Adjustments among the reporting currencies were mixed, with a sizeable increase in the JPY long and short covering in CHF and GBP. Content is external broker report sourced from online content aggregator through publicly available sources and is displayed below for general informational purposes only. Refer full disclaimer below.

CFTC Weekly Sentiment Report - JPY Net Long Sees Sizeable Build , Likely Driven By Hawkish BoJ

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Weekly CFTC Sentiment Report - Bearish USD Sentiment Moderates

Non-Commercial Accounts cut short USD positioning by a little over USD3.4bn in the week through Tuesday, taking the aggregate bear bet on the USD

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Key summer developments at a glance: The Fed increased the funds rate by 25bp to the range 5.25-5.50%. The central bank signalled that it will...

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Weekly CFTC Sentiment Report - Speculative USD Sentiment Improves Slightly

CFTC positioning data show a second successive improvement in speculative USD sentiment but the improvement is limited (less than USD500mn)

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GULF DEVELOPMENT Plc. (GULF): 4Q25 NP Beat; Core In Line — Strong Portfolio...

We still favor GULF for its integrated portfolio (power, gas, infrastructure, digital), ecosystem synergy (KBANK stake increased to 10%), strong...

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CFTC Weekly Sentiment Report - JPY Net Long Sees Sizeable Build , Likely Driven By Hawkish BoJ

The aggregate USD short widened modestly in the week ended September 23, with a $0.8bn w/w build to $8.6bn. This was the third consecutive week of...

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