Speculators are increasing their net long positions in the US dollar over the past week.


The value of the net long position in dollars was $14.17 billion during the week ended June 14, compared to a net long position of $13.07 billion the previous week.

Reuters’ calculation for the overall US dollar position is derived from net positions in yen, euros, pounds sterling, Swiss francs, and Canadian and Australian dollars.

Japanese yen (12,500,000 yen contracts)

Net dollar position of $6.436 billion

June 14, 2022 Previous week

week

Long 32.441 18.466

Shorts 102,196 110,112

Net -69.755 -91.646

EURO (Contracts of 125,000 euros)

Net dollar long position of $0.783 billion

June 14, 2022 Previous week

week

Long 206.986 230.248

Shorts 213.004 179.705

Net -6.018 50.543

POUNDS STERLING (Contracts of 62,500 pounds sterling)

Net long position of $4.917 billion

June 14, 2022 Previous week

week

Long 29.343 34.618

Shorts 94,939 105,428

Net -65.596 -70.810

SWISS FRANC (Contracts of 125,000 Swiss francs)

Net long position in dollars of 0.85 billion

June 14, 2022 Previous week

week

Long 4.291 2.609

Shorts 11,099 18,741

Net -6.808 -16.132

CANADIAN DOLLAR (Contracts of 100,000 Canadian dollars)

Net dollar short position of $1.791 billion

June 14, 2022 Previous week

week

Long 56.550 39.288

Shorts 33,348 40,350

Net 23.202 -1.062

AUSTRALIAN DOLLAR (Australian $100,000 contracts)

Net dollar long position of $2.971 billion

June 14, 2022 Previous week

week

Long 31.660 31.720

Shorts 74,914 79,616

Net -43,254 -47,896

MEXICAN PESO (500,000 peso contracts)

Net long dollar position of $0.641 billion

June 14, 2022 Previous week

week

Long 114.093 119.162

Shorts 140,474 86,436

Net -26.381 32.726

NEW ZLAND DOLLAR (100,000 New Zealand Dollar Contracts)

Net dollar long position of $0.425 billion

June 14, 2022 Previous week

week

Long 14.894 12.310

Shorts 21,732 32,081

Net -6.838 -19.771



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