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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

<ul><li>CFTC data for the week through January 28th reflect very little aggregate change in market positioning as investors awaited developments on the tariff front.</li><li>NonCommercial (speculative) traders trimmed long USD positioning very marginally overall (just USD11mn) in the week, maintaining broadly bullish USD exposure at an elevated level (USD33.7bn).</li><li>Additional data shows Leveraged (hedge fund) accounts lifting aggregate USD longs by USD1.1bn while Real Money (institutional) accounts pared their USD longs USD1.9bn, taking total USD long positions down to USD57bn across these three trading groups, about USD4bn off peak USD bullishness seen through mid-January.</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 28th reflect very little aggregate change in market positioning as investors awaited developments on the tariff front.NonCommercial (speculative) traders trimmed long USD positioning very marginally overall (just USD11mn) in the week, maintaining broadly bullish USD exposure at an elevated level (USD33.7bn).Additional data shows Leveraged (hedge fund) accounts lifting aggregate USD longs by USD1.1bn while Real Money (institutional) accounts pared their USD longs USD1.9bn, taking total USD long positions down to USD57bn across these three trading groups, about USD4bn off peak USD bullishness seen through mid-January.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 Positioning Little Changed Ahead of Tariffs

<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>Early January trading saw little change in FX market positioning, according to the latest CFTC data.</li><li>Broad, USD bullish sentiment persists but the build-up in USD long positioning slowed among Non-Commercial (speculative) accounts—perhaps not too surprisingly.</li><li>Aggregate USD longs increased USD874mn over the past week to reach a total of USD34.6bn—the biggest speculative bull punt on the USD since H1 2018. </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.

Early January trading saw little change in FX market positioning, according to the latest CFTC data.Broad, USD bullish sentiment persists but the build-up in USD long positioning slowed among Non-Commercial (speculative) accounts—perhaps not too surprisingly.Aggregate USD longs increased USD874mn over the past week to reach a total of USD34.6bn—the biggest speculative bull punt on the USD since H1 2018. 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 Sentiment Build for USD Slows

<ul><li>Firm US yields, still supportive spreads, bullish seasonal trends and the impending inauguration of President-elect Trump provide solid support for the USD bullish narrative driving markets into the early stages of 2025.</li><li>Yields and policy differentials explain a lot of the dollar’s overall performance in 2024.</li><li>The DXY tracked our spread-based fair value estimate very closely for much of the year. </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.

Firm US yields, still supportive spreads, bullish seasonal trends and the impending inauguration of President-elect Trump provide solid support for the USD bullish narrative driving markets into the early stages of 2025.Yields and policy differentials explain a lot of the dollar’s overall performance in 2024.The DXY tracked our spread-based fair value estimate very closely for much of the year. 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.

FX Snapshot - USD Bullish Narrative Persists but Positioning Is Crowded

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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.

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Weekly CFTC Sentiment Report - USD Positioning Little Changed Ahead of Tariffs

CFTC data for the week through January 28th reflect very little aggregate change in market positioning as investors awaited developments on the...

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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

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Weekly CFTC Sentiment Report - Bullish Sentiment Build for USD Slows

Broad, USD bullish sentiment persists but the build-up in USD long positioning slowed among Non-Commercial (speculative) accounts—perhaps not too...

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FX Snapshot - USD Bullish Narrative Persists but Positioning Is Crowded

Yields and policy differentials explain a lot of the dollar’s overall performance in 2024. The DXY tracked our spread-based fair value estimate...

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