Australian Dollar

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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