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<ul><li>The holiday-delayed CFTC data were worth the wait. The overall change in positioning reflected in this week’s data was significant.</li><li>Aggregate USD longs held by NonCommercial (speculative) traders were slashed in half ahead of the Thanksgiving break; overall speculative USD longs dropped USD5.4bn in the week to USD5.1bn.</li><li>In addition, data showed Real Money (institutional accounts) boosting net USD shorts by around USD7bn while Leveraged (hedge) Funds raised their aggregate USD longs by around USD500mn.</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 holiday-delayed CFTC data were worth the wait. The overall change in positioning reflected in this week’s data was significant.Aggregate USD longs held by NonCommercial (speculative) traders were slashed in half ahead of the Thanksgiving break; overall speculative USD longs dropped USD5.4bn in the week to USD5.1bn.In addition, data showed Real Money (institutional accounts) boosting net USD shorts by around USD7bn while Leveraged (hedge) Funds raised their aggregate USD longs by around USD500mn.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 – Traders Slash USD Longs

Junior Finance Analyst, Steno Research

Ulrik Simmelholt

Junior Finance Analyst

Macro and Geopolitical Research House

Steno Research

Steno Research is a new macro and geopolitical research house. We are based out of Copenhagen, Denmark, but have an international team and a strong network of sources and partners around the world. The team is lead by Andreas Steno, previous global head of strategy at Nordea Bank, and Mikkel Rosenvold, former chief consultant in the Danish Ministry of Finance.

Cross Asset Strategy

<ul><li>We start off this week’s 5 Things We Watch by having a look at the reactions of CBs.</li><li>This is followed by talking about EURflation and the upcoming OPEC meeting and we then move on to talking about the Ifo numbers released last week while lastly finishing off with Dutch politics.</li><li>The Fed is the most plausible “pauser”.</li></ul>

We start off this week’s 5 Things We Watch by having a look at the reactions of CBs.This is followed by talking about EURflation and the upcoming OPEC meeting and we then move on to talking about the Ifo numbers released last week while lastly finishing off with Dutch politics.The Fed is the most plausible “pauser”.

5 Things We Watch: CBs, Eurflation, OPEC, Ifo, Dutch Politics

Head of Research and Global Chief Strategist, Steno Research

Andreas Steno

Head of Research and Global Chief Strategist

<ul><li>We have used the 2007 = 2023 analogy a few times already this year and we continue to find coincidental evidence that looks a lot like the emerging pressures built up in the quarters preceding the financial crisis.</li><li>The outcome of 2024 is still up in the air, but credit indicators do not look pretty ahead of next year when we combine the impulse in China, the US and the Euro area in an aggregate model and judging from the central bank behavior, we see a lot of similarities to 2007 across the BoJ, the Fed and the ECB.</li><li>Let’s briefly explain why in this central bank watch piece! </li></ul>

We have used the 2007 = 2023 analogy a few times already this year and we continue to find coincidental evidence that looks a lot like the emerging pressures built up in the quarters preceding the financial crisis.The outcome of 2024 is still up in the air, but credit indicators do not look pretty ahead of next year when we combine the impulse in China, the US and the Euro area in an aggregate model and judging from the central bank behavior, we see a lot of similarities to 2007 across the BoJ, the Fed and the ECB.Let’s briefly explain why in this central bank watch piece! 

G3 Central Bank Watch: More Fuel to the 2007 = 2023 Analogy

<ul><li>We see clear downside risks to the consensus forecasts for November inflation in Europe due to small seasonal expectations for price cuts in various seasonally dependent cost categories.</li><li>In our preview, we will assess the scope for surprises in the core countries and on the aggregate Euro area level.</li><li>Especially German inflation looks seasonally high in the consensus forecast.</li></ul>

We see clear downside risks to the consensus forecasts for November inflation in Europe due to small seasonal expectations for price cuts in various seasonally dependent cost categories.In our preview, we will assess the scope for surprises in the core countries and on the aggregate Euro area level.Especially German inflation looks seasonally high in the consensus forecast.

EUR Inflation Watch: Another Dovish Surprise Due to Black Week/Month?

<ul><li>The USD ended last week on the defensive but a little off the early week low.</li><li>Still, the DXY closed out the week at its lowest since mid-August and below the 50– and 100-week MA as well as the 50% retracement support of the July/October rally.</li><li>The USD retains a weak undertone to start the new week and continued USD softness looks the main risk for markets in the near-term at least as investors adjust to the USD’s reduced growth and yield advantages. </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 USD ended last week on the defensive but a little off the early week low.Still, the DXY closed out the week at its lowest since mid-August and below the 50– and 100-week MA as well as the 50% retracement support of the July/October rally.The USD retains a weak undertone to start the new week and continued USD softness looks the main risk for markets in the near-term at least as investors adjust to the USD’s reduced growth and yield advantages. 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.

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Weekly CFTC Sentiment Report – Traders Slash USD Longs

The holiday-delayed CFTC data were worth the wait. The overall change in positioning reflected in this week’s data was significant.

Scotiabank

5 Things We Watch: CBs, Eurflation, OPEC, Ifo, Dutch Politics

We talk about EURflation and the upcoming OPEC meeting and we then move on to talking about the Ifo numbers released last week while lastly...

Steno Research

G3 Central Bank Watch: More Fuel to the 2007 = 2023 Analogy

The outcome of 2024 is still up in the air, but credit indicators do not look pretty ahead of next year when we combine the impulse in China, the...

Steno Research

EUR Inflation Watch: Another Dovish Surprise Due to Black Week/Month?

We see clear downside risks to the consensus forecasts for November inflation in Europe due to small seasonal expectations for price cuts in...

Steno Research

FX Daily - Soft USD Trend Set to Extend

The USD retains a weak undertone to start the new week and continued USD softness looks the main risk for markets in the near-term at least as...

Scotiabank

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