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<ul><li>The latest snapshot of FX sentiment from the CFTC’s Commitments of Traders data shows little change in USD positioning overall through early December, with traders perhaps lacking the motivation to adjust exposures after the Thanksgiving break.</li><li>Aggregate long USD positioning among Non-Commercial (speculative) accounts fell USD498mn over the week to USD22.8bn—after holding steady at USD23.3bn over the prior two weeks.</li><li>Additional data shows Leveraged traders (hedge funds) adding about USD1.5bn to net long USD positions, taking exposure up to USD8.5bn, while Institutional (real money) traders doubled net long USDs to USD3bn.</li></ul><p><em>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.</em></p>

The latest snapshot of FX sentiment from the CFTC’s Commitments of Traders data shows little change in USD positioning overall through early December, with traders perhaps lacking the motivation to adjust exposures after the Thanksgiving break.Aggregate long USD positioning among Non-Commercial (speculative) accounts fell USD498mn over the week to USD22.8bn—after holding steady at USD23.3bn over the prior two weeks.Additional data shows Leveraged traders (hedge funds) adding about USD1.5bn to net long USD positions, taking exposure up to USD8.5bn, while Institutional (real money) traders doubled net long USDs to USD3bn.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 Sentiment/Positioning Stable