FX Futures Holdings: USD, EUR, GBP, CAD | COT Analysis

Weekly Currency Futures Positioning Overview

Last week, overall holdings in the US dollar dropped by $2.8 billion, bringing the total to $13.9 billion. At the same time, asset managers trimmed their net-long positions in the USD Index by 5,100 contracts.

For the euro against the dollar (EUR/USD), major speculators shifted to a net-long stance of 26,000 contracts, reversing their previous net-short position from the week before.

In the British pound market (GBP/USD), traders continued to maintain significant net-short positions. However, asset managers notably raised their gross-long exposure by 40.1%, adding 10,400 contracts.

Regarding the Japanese yen (USD/JPY), futures traders stayed net-short, but large speculators lessened their exposure by 10,500 contracts, largely due to an 11.5% increase in gross positions.