As suggested in the CFTC Commitments of Traders report in the week ended August 4, NET SHORT for USD Index futures decreased -252 to 6 475 contracts. Bets fell on both sides as the greenback is still finding bottom after losing almost -10% against a basket of currencies since March. Speculative long positions dropped -2 433 contracts and short positions were down -2 685 contracts. Concerning European currencies, NET LENGTH in EUR futures jumped +23 089 contracts to 180 648. NET SHORT for GBP futures declined -10 682 contracts to 14 727 for the week.