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<ul><li>Dollar-bullish sentiment eased for a third week in a row though last Tuesday, the latest snapshot of FX positioning from the CFTC shows.</li><li>That’s a little surprising, considering that the data cover the period when tariff concerns had eased somewhat but were still elevated.</li><li>Non-Commercial (speculative) traders pared aggregate USD longs some USD2.5bn overall to just over USD31bn. </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.

Dollar-bullish sentiment eased for a third week in a row though last Tuesday, the latest snapshot of FX positioning from the CFTC shows.That’s a little surprising, considering that the data cover the period when tariff concerns had eased somewhat but were still elevated.Non-Commercial (speculative) traders pared aggregate USD longs some USD2.5bn overall to just over USD31bn. 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 - Bullish USD Sentiment Softens Further

Equity Derivatives Broker - Delta One Japan, Vantage Capital Markets Japan

François-Xavier Pustoc'h

Equity Derivatives Broker - Delta One Japan

Independent Financial Broker

Vantage Capital Markets Japan

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Our services include capital market offerings and placements, wholesale brokerage and execution of cash and derivative products (both listed and OTC) across a range of asset classes.

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Equity Derivatives

<ul><li>Lower USDJPY from 155 to 151 pushed the Nikkei 225 down to 38,500.</li><li>NKY 1M implied volatility spiked 4.15 to stabilize around 21.7%.</li><li>Low volumes and new open interests despite a higher realized volatility.</li></ul>

Lower USDJPY from 155 to 151 pushed the Nikkei 225 down to 38,500.NKY 1M implied volatility spiked 4.15 to stabilize around 21.7%.Low volumes and new open interests despite a higher realized volatility.

EQD: Weekly Nikkei Volatility Update (Jan 31st – Jan 7th)

<ul><li>Nikkei implied volatility spiked and reverted as NKY index stabilized quickly after the technology sell-off.</li><li>Nikkei 1M volatility is slowly going lower as NKY index trades in a range.</li><li>Volumes and new open interest focused on downside and short-term expiry this week.</li></ul>

Nikkei implied volatility spiked and reverted as NKY index stabilized quickly after the technology sell-off.Nikkei 1M volatility is slowly going lower as NKY index trades in a range.Volumes and new open interest focused on downside and short-term expiry this week.

EQD: Weekly Nikkei Volatility Update (Jan 24th – Jan 31st)

<ul><li>CFTC data for the week through January 21st reflects the first pullback in USD bullish positioning since the start of December, with net Non-Commercial (speculative) traders trimming just under USD1 bn off their dollar longs.</li><li>Additional data shows Real Money (institutional) traders cutting around USD2bn off their net USD long positioning while Leveraged (hedge fund) traders held net longs unchanged.</li><li>The combined USD long positions across these three trading groups eased to approximately USD59bn—lower than the recent peak but still looking quite extended.</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 data for the week through January 21st reflects the first pullback in USD bullish positioning since the start of December, with net Non-Commercial (speculative) traders trimming just under USD1 bn off their dollar longs.Additional data shows Real Money (institutional) traders cutting around USD2bn off their net USD long positioning while Leveraged (hedge fund) traders held net longs unchanged.The combined USD long positions across these three trading groups eased to approximately USD59bn—lower than the recent peak but still looking quite extended.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 Traders Pare USD Longs

<ul><li>USD bullish sentiment extended in the first trading week of the new year—much as the old year ended. Non-Commercial (speculative) accounts increased aggregate USD longs some USD2.3bn to total USD33.7bn overall, extending the steady ramp up in bullish USD positioning seen since last September.</li><li>Aggregate speculative USD longs have surpassed the April 2024 peak bullishness (net longs of USD32.6bn) to near the April 2019 peak of USD32.8bn.</li><li>Additional data shows Leveraged (hedge fund) traders increased net USD longs by some USD2bn while Institutional (real money) investors held net USD longs steady around USD13.3bn. </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.

USD bullish sentiment extended in the first trading week of the new year—much as the old year ended. Non-Commercial (speculative) accounts increased aggregate USD longs some USD2.3bn to total USD33.7bn overall, extending the steady ramp up in bullish USD positioning seen since last September.Aggregate speculative USD longs have surpassed the April 2024 peak bullishness (net longs of USD32.6bn) to near the April 2019 peak of USD32.8bn.Additional data shows Leveraged (hedge fund) traders increased net USD longs by some USD2bn while Institutional (real money) investors held net USD longs steady around USD13.3bn. 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 - USD Bullish Speculative Sentiment Builds

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Weekly CFTC Sentiment Report - Bullish USD Sentiment Softens Further

Dollar-bullish sentiment eased for a third week in a row though last Tuesday, the latest snapshot of FX positioning from the CFTC shows.

Scotiabank

EQD: Weekly Nikkei Volatility Update (Jan 31st – Jan 7th)

Lower USDJPY from 155 to 151 pushed the Nikkei 225 down to 38,500. NKY 1M implied volatility spiked 4.15 to stabilize around 21.7%.

Vantage Capital Markets Japan

EQD: Weekly Nikkei Volatility Update (Jan 24th – Jan 31st)

Nikkei implied volatility spiked and reverted as NKY index stabilized quickly after the technology sell-off. Nikkei 1M volatility is slowly going...

Vantage Capital Markets Japan

Weekly CFTC Sentiment Report - Speculative Traders Pare USD Longs

CFTC data for the week through January 21st reflects the first pullback in USD bullish positioning since the start of December

Scotiabank

Weekly CFTC Sentiment Report - USD Bullish Speculative Sentiment Builds

Combined net long USD positioning rose to just over USD59bn, the highest since May 2019. USD positioning/sentiment continues to look extended.

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