As suggested in the CFTC Commitments of Traders report in the week ended March 12, NET LENGTH in USD Index gained as increase in longs outweighed that of shorts. With the exception of NZD, all major currencies stayed in NET SHORT positions. Speculative longs on USD index gained +3 358 contracts while shorts added +1 998 , raising NET LENGTH, by +1 360 contracts, to 35 074.
On safe-haven currencies, Net SHORT for CHF futures dropped -799 contracts to 23 305. NET SHORT for JPY futures gained +7 475 contracts to 58 781 during the week. Bets fell on both sides.
On commodity currencies . NET SHORT for AUD futures rose +2 958 contracts to 43 699. Speculative long positions gained +2 843 contracts while shorts rose +5 801 contracts. NET LENGTH for NZD futures added +3 176 contracts to 4 597, amidst gains in speculative long positions and drops in shorts. NET SHORT for CAD futures climbed +609 contracts to 41 053. Bets increased in both sides.