Australian Dollar Futures:
The Australian Dollar large speculator standing this week resulted in a net position of -75,246 contracts in the data reported through Tuesday. This was a weekly advance of 812 contracts from the previous week which had a total of -76,058 net contracts.
This week’s current strength score (the trader positioning range over the past three years, measured from 0 to 100) shows the speculators are currently Bearish-Extreme with a score of 13.9 percent. The commercials are Bullish with a score of 75.9 percent and the small traders (not shown in chart) are Bearish with a score of 49.6 percent.
| AUSTRALIAN DOLLAR Statistics | SPECULATORS | COMMERCIALS | SMALL TRADERS |
| – Percent of Open Interest Longs: | 10.9 | 73.5 | 14.0 |
| – Percent of Open Interest Shorts: | 57.9 | 25.8 | 14.7 |
| – Net Position: | -75,246 | 76,399 | -1,153 |
| – Gross Longs: | 17,448 | 117,662 | 22,432 |
| – Gross Shorts: | 92,694 | 41,263 | 23,585 |
| – Long to Short Ratio: | 0.2 to 1 | 2.9 to 1 | 1.0 to 1 |
| NET POSITION TREND: | |||
| – COT Index Score (3 Year Range Pct): | 13.9 | 75.9 | 49.6 |
| – COT Index Reading (3 Year Range): | Bearish-Extreme | Bullish | Bearish |
| NET POSITION MOVEMENT INDEX: | |||
| – 6-Week Change in Strength Index: | 7.7 | -14.7 | 28.0 |
