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<ul><li>After a couple of weeks of indecisive positioning, CFTC data for the week through April 8 showed a more obvious shift in Non-Commercial (speculative) traders’ sentiment against the USD.</li><li>Aggregate net USD shorts increased USD5.5bn, taking the prior week’s small, speculative net USD long to the biggest bear punt on the USD in six months.</li><li>The change in sentiment was reflected in positioning among Real Money (institutional) and Leveraged (hedge fund) traders as well. </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>

After a couple of weeks of indecisive positioning, CFTC data for the week through April 8 showed a more obvious shift in Non-Commercial (speculative) traders’ sentiment against the USD.Aggregate net USD shorts increased USD5.5bn, taking the prior week’s small, speculative net USD long to the biggest bear punt on the USD in six months.The change in sentiment was reflected in positioning among Real Money (institutional) and Leveraged (hedge fund) traders as well. 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 Weakens, JPY Bullish Mood Builds