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Currencies: Forex Speculators boosted US Dollar positions. Euro, GBP, Peso contracts slid last week

By CountingPips.com The latest Commitments of Traders (COT) report, released on Monday (due to last week’s holiday) by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), showed that large futures speculators increased …

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Currencies: Forex Speculators add to Dollar, Yen long positions as Euro, GBP, AUD bets fall

Non-commercial futures traders, usually hedge funds and large speculators, increased their US dollar positions against the euro, British pound sterling, Australian dollar, New Zealand dollar, Canadian dollar and the Swiss franc, according to the CFTC COT data reported as of November 15th. Meanwhile, the Japanese yen and Mexican peso saw increased positions directly against the dollar for the week.

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Currencies: Forex Speculators raise Dollar bullish bets. Yen positions fall after BOJ currency intervention last week

Non-commercial futures traders, usually hedge funds and large speculators, increased their total US dollar long positions to $9.87 billion on October 25th from a total long position of $8.92 billion on October 25th, according to the CFTC COT data and calculations by Reuters which calculates the dollar positions against the euro, British pound, Japanese yen, Australian dollar, Canadian dollar and the Swiss franc.

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Large Forex Speculators decrease US Dollar long positions as Japanese Yen bets rise

Non-commercial futures traders, usually hedge funds and large speculators, diminished their total US dollar long positions to $8.92 billion on October 25th from a total long position of $14.86 billion on October 18th, according to the CFTC COT data and calculations by Reuters which calculates the dollar positions against the euro, British pound, Japanese yen, Australian dollar, Canadian dollar and the Swiss franc.

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Forex: Currency Speculators add to bearish bets on Euro, increase Dollar longs

Non-commercial futures traders, usually hedge funds and large speculators, slightly increased their total US dollar long positions to $14.86 billion on October 18th from a total long position of $14.24 billion on October 11th, according to the CFTC COT data and calculations by Reuters which calculates the dollar positions against the euro, British pound, Japanese yen, Australian dollar, Canadian dollar and the Swiss franc.

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Forex: Currency Speculators add to bearish bets on Euro, increase Dollar longs

Non-commercial futures traders, usually hedge funds and large speculators, slightly increased their total US dollar long positions to $14.86 billion on October 18th from a total long position of $14.24 billion on October 11th, according to the CFTC COT data and calculations by Reuters which calculates the dollar positions against the euro, British pound, Japanese yen, Australian dollar, Canadian dollar and the Swiss franc.

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What are the Differences Between Forex, Futures, and Stocks?

Trading and investing can be immensely obscure. There is so much dense jargon to be learned: pips, short, long, bullish, bearish, ask price, bid price, candlesticks, consolidation, triangle chart patterns, trends, trade limits, to only name a few. Most novices are actually befuddled as to what forex (foreign exchange), futures (commodities), and options (stocks) means. Yes, it’s a brave new world for those who are inexperienced. Luckily, in this article, I will explain some of the nuances and intricacies of trading and investing.

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Forex: Currency Speculators remained Dollar Bullish last week. Trimmed Euro, GBP shorts

The latest Commitments of Traders (COT) report, released on Friday by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), showed that large futures speculators trimmed their euro and British pound sterling short positions but remained overall bullish in favor of the US dollar for a fifth straight week. Non-commercial futures traders, usually hedge funds and large speculators, slightly increased their total US dollar long positions to $14.24 billion on October 11th from a total long position of $13.77 billion on October 4th, according to the CFTC COT data and calculations by Reuters which calculates the dollar positions against the euro, British pound, Japanese yen, Australian dollar, Canadian dollar and the Swiss franc.

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Forex: Currency Speculators trim Dollar longs. Euro, Pound short positions rise

Non-commercial futures traders, usually hedge funds and large speculators, decreased their total US dollar long positions to $13.77 billion on October 4th from a total long position of $14.38 billion on September 27th…

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Forex: Currency Speculators add to bets in favor of US Dollar, decrease Yen longs

Non-commercial futures traders, usually hedge funds and large speculators, decreased their long positions in the Swiss franc, Japanese yen, Australian dollar and the New Zealand dollar directly against the US dollar while increasing bearish bets for the euro, British pound sterling, Canadian dollar and the Mexican peso, according to data reported on September 27th by the CFTC.

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