© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: U.S. greenback notes are seen on this November 7, 2016 image illustration. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration
By Gertrude Chavez-Dreyfuss
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Speculators’ internet lengthy positioning on the U.S. greenback rose within the newest week, based on calculations by Reuters and U.S. Commodity Futures Buying and selling Fee information launched on Friday.
The worth of the web lengthy greenback place climbed to $13.92 billion for the week ended April 26, from $12.91 billion the earlier week. This week’s U.S. greenback internet lengthy positioning was the most important since early April, and the primary improve in 4 weeks.
The greenback gained sharply within the month of April, surging almost 5% for its largest month-to-month share acquire since January 2015.
“There stay some slightly stunning elements of the info, nevertheless, which – on the very least – counsel that the U.S. greenback’s bull transfer could have additional to run as a result of it doesn’t seem as if buyers have absolutely participated within the greenback’s close to 5% rally over the previous month,” mentioned Scotiabank in a report after the discharge of the CFTC information.
The dollar has benefited from safe-haven bids within the midst of the struggle in Ukraine, lifted as effectively by greater U.S. rates of interest because the Federal Reserve embarks on an aggressive price tightening cycle to stamp out inflation.
Knowledge additionally confirmed euro internet longs fell within the newest week to 22,201 contracts, which Scotiabank mentioned was a shock given the geopolitical and financial coverage dangers within the euro zone. The only European foreign money dropped 4.7% for the month of April, its worst month-to-month efficiency since January 2015.
In cryptocurrencies, bitcoin futures posted their largest internet lengthy place because the contract was launched in 2018. For the week of April 26, internet longs in bitcoin rose to 412 contracts, in contrast with internet shorts of 194 within the earlier week, CFTC information confirmed.
has stabilized throughout the $37,000-$40,000 vary, with the Ukraine struggle, hovering inflation, and Fed price hikes as backdrop. The world’s largest cryptocurrency by way of market capitalization has behaved extra like a threat asset.
To date this 12 months, bitcoin has fallen roughly 17% versus the greenback. It was final down 3.1% at $38,532.
Japanese Yen (Contracts of 12,500,000 yen)
$9.387 billion
26 Apr 2022 Prior week
week
Lengthy 14,269 12,723
Brief 109,804 119,910
Web -95,535 -107,187
EURO (Contracts of 125,000 euros)
$-2.952 billion
26 Apr 2022 Prior week
week
Lengthy 222,993 221,003
Brief 200,792 189,702
Web 22,201 31,301
POUND STERLING (Contracts of 62,500 kilos sterling)
$5.47 billion
26 Apr 2022 Prior week
week
Lengthy 40,436 36,811
Brief 110,057 95,725
Web -69,621 -58,914
SWISS FRANC (Contracts of 125,000 Swiss francs)
$1.671 billion
26 Apr 2022 Prior week
week
Lengthy 4,455 2,900
Brief 17,324 14,350
Web -12,869 -11,450
CANADIAN DOLLAR (Contracts of 100,000 Canadian {dollars})
$-1.628 billion
26 Apr 2022 Prior week
week
Lengthy 48,787 44,063
Brief 27,906 22,837
Web 20,881 21,226
AUSTRALIAN DOLLAR (Contracts of 100,000 {dollars})
$1.969 billion
26 Apr 2022 Prior week
week
Lengthy 47,105 39,201
Brief 74,756 68,038
Web -27,651 -28,837
MEXICAN PESO (Contracts of 500,000 pesos)
$-0.493 billion
26 Apr 2022 Prior week
week
Lengthy 67,389 73,710
Brief 47,263 52,046
Web 20,126 21,664
NEW ZEALAND DOLLAR (Contracts of 100,000 New Zealand {dollars})
$-0.004 billion
26 Apr 2022 Prior week
week
Lengthy 22,085 19,081
Brief 22,019 18,716
Web 66 365
