Positions of large speculators according to the COT report as at 8/1/2021

Total net positions in the USD index fell by 400 contracts last week. This change is the result of an increase in net long positions by 300 and a decrease in net short positions by 700 contracts. The total net positions in the USD index have been negative for nine consecutive weeks.

The decline in total net positions continued in the euro, the British pound, the New Zealand dollar, the Canadian dollar and the Swiss franc.

The increase in total net positions was in the Australian dollar and also the Japanese yen last week.
 

The positions of speculators in individual currencies

	8/11/2020	4/1/2021	28/12/2020	18/12/2020	11/12/2020	4/12/2020
USD index	-15,000	-14,600	-14,900	-14,100	-6,500	-3,100
EUR	143,000	143,100	143,900	141,900	156,400	139,900
GBP	3,700	4,800	6,000	4,000	5,700	-7,900
AUD	- 3,900	-6,500	- 4,400	-9,300	-10,100	-10,800
NZD	12,000	12,500	13,700	14,200	10,500	9,100
CAD	14,500	15,400	10,100	-15,700	-20,800	-21,200
CHF	9,400	11,800	12,200	9,300	10,400	14,700
JPY	50,200	47,300	46,100	44,000	48,200	47,500

Table 1: Total net positions of large speculators

 

Notes:

Large speculators are traders who trade large volumes of futures contracts, which, if the required limits are met, must be reported to the Commodity Futures Trading Commission. Typically, this includes traders such as funds or large banks. These traders mostly focus on trading of long-term trends.

Total net positions are the difference between the number of bullish long contracts and the number of bearish short contracts. The data is published every Friday and is delayed because it shows the status on Tuesday of the week.

The sentiment of large speculators will allow you to see what position this group occupies in the market. It is important to monitor the overall trend of total net positions, but also separately the trend of bearish short positions and the trend of bullish long positions. Extreme values ​​of total net positions are also important as they often serve as signals of a trend reversal.

It is also important to monitor the turning points, when the total net positions change from bullish sentiment to bearish and vice versa. These inflection points are indicated in the graphs in section 3.

The chart compares the current value of the total net positions of large speculators with the value 3 years ago. A score of 0% means that speculators are at their lowest levels in 3 years. A score of 100% means that speculators are at the highest values ​​in the last 3 years. A value of 80% or more means that speculators are extremely bullish, and a value of 20% or less means that speculators are extremely bearish.
 

Detailed analysis of selected currencies

Explanations:
 

• Purple line and histogram in the chart window: this is information on the overall net position of large speculators.

• Green linein the indicator window: these are the bullish positions of large speculators.

• Red line in the indicator window: indicates the bearish positions of large speculators.
   

If there is a green line above the red line in the indicator window, then it means that the overall net positions are positive, i.e. that bullish sentiment prevails. If, on the other hand, the green line is below the red line, then bearish sentiment prevails and the overall net positions of the big speculators are negative.

Charts are made with the use of www.tradingview.com.

 

The Euro

 

Total net positions fell by 100 contracts last week. This change is the result of an increase in net long positions by 2,000 contracts and an increase in net short positions by 2,100 contracts.

The price of the euro last week exceeded the level of resistance at 1.2250. However, the movement above this level was rejected and currently the price is again below this level.

 

Long-term resistance: 1.2450 - 1.2550

Long-term support: 1.1950 - 1.2000
 

The British pound

Last week, total net positions fell by 1,100 contracts. This change is the result of a decrease in net long positions by 200 contracts, while net short positions increased by 900 contracts.

Long-term resistance: 1.37-1.3820

Long-term support: 1.33-1.3500
 

The Australian dollar

Total net positions are in the Australian dollar in bearish sentiment for the 10th week. Last week, total net positions grew by 2,600 contracts. This change is the result of an increase in net long positions by 5,900 contracts, while net short positions grew by 3,300 contracts.

The Australian dollar is on a weekly chart in an upward trend, reaching 0.7820 resistance last week.

Long-term resistance: 0.7750-0.7820

Long-term support: 0.7600-0.7650
 

The New Zealand dollar

In the New Zealand dollar, total net positions are still in bullish sentiment, which has been going on for 21 consecutive weeks. Last week, total net positions fell by 500 contracts. This change is the result of a decrease in net long contracts by 1,300 and a decrease in net short contracts by 800.

The price of the NZDUSD last week exceeded the resistance of 0.7200 and reached the price of 0.7300.

Resistance: 0.7150-0.7200

The nearest support: 0.7020-0.7080