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EUR/CHF awakens from its sleep

By CountingPips The EUR/CHF came alive this morning and trades at its highest level in over month. This pair has been more or less dormant for the last month as the Swiss National Bank (SNB) has vowed to keep the pair above 1.20 to stem too much strength in the franc (hurting Swiss exports). The …

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Forex: Currency Futures Speculators boost US Dollar holdings. Trim Euro, Pound and Yen contracts

By CountingPips.com The latest Commitments of Traders (COT) report, released on Friday by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), showed that large futures speculators increased their overall US dollar long positions last week while Japanese yen positions fell sharply for a fifth consecutive week and declined to their lowest level since April 2011. Non-commercial futures …

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Forex: Currency Futures Speculators cut Japanese Yen position sharply last week

By CountingPips.com The latest Commitments of Traders (COT) report, released on Friday by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), showed that large futures speculators decreased their overall US dollar long positions last week while Japanese yen positions fell sharply for a fourth consecutive week and declined to their lowest level since May 2011. Non-commercial futures …

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Currency Futures Speculators added to USD long positions last week. Yen bets drop for 3rd week

By CountingPips.com The latest Commitments of Traders (COT) report, released on Friday by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), showed that large futures speculators added to their overall US dollar long positions last week for a second consecutive week while Euro short positions dipped slightly. Non-commercial futures traders, including hedge funds and large speculators, increased …

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Currency Analyst David Song comments on the Euro, USD, Yen and Oil in our Forex Interview

By Zac Storella, CountingPips.com Today, I am pleased to share a forex interview and commentary on the latest major forex events and trends with currency strategist David Song from DailyFx.com. David is an active trader and studied macroeconomic policies under a visiting scholar at the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis while attending the Zicklin …

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Currency Futures Speculators raised US Dollar long positions last week

By CountingPips.com The latest Commitments of Traders (COT) report, released on Friday by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), showed that large futures speculators added to their overall US dollar long positions last week for the first time in three weeks and Euro short positions increased after falling for two consecutive weeks. Non-commercial futures traders, …

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Currency Futures: Forex Speculators cut Dollar Long Positions as Canadian Loonie positions turn long while Kiwi surges

By CountingPips.com The latest Commitments of Traders (COT) report, released on Friday by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), showed that large futures speculators decreased their US dollar long positions last week and Euro short positions improved for the second straight week off their record low level. Non-commercial futures traders, usually hedge funds and large …

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Currency Futures: Forex Speculators cut US Dollar bets. Aussie, Kiwi & Peso positions continue rise

By CountingPips.com The latest Commitments of Traders (COT) report, released on Friday by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), showed that large futures speculators cut back on their US dollar …

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Currency Futures: Forex Speculators cut US Dollar bets. Aussie, Kiwi & Peso positions continue rise

By CountingPips.com The latest Commitments of Traders (COT) report, released on Friday by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), showed that large futures speculators cut back on their US dollar long positions last week and Euro short positions improved for the first time in six weeks from their record low level. Non-commercial futures traders, usually …

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