Gap down due to the Brexit uncertainty, gap has been closed but large speculators have pulled their long positions and added shorts. Trade should play out if Brexit news is positive, meaning a good trade deal.
BRITISH POUND STERLING - CHICAGO MERCANTILE EXCHANGE Code-096742
FUTURES ONLY POSITIONS AS OF 10/09/18 |
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NON-COMMERCIAL | COMMERCIAL | TOTAL | POSITIONS
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LONG | SHORT |SPREADS | LONG | SHORT | LONG | SHORT | LONG | SHORT
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(CONTRACTS OF GBP 62,500) OPEN INTEREST: 210,549
COMMITMENTS
30,186 90,693 4,031 154,862 78,777 189,079 173,501 21,470 37,048
CHANGES FROM 10/02/18 (CHANGE IN OPEN INTEREST: 54)
-600 567 843 -2,327 253 -2,084 1,663 2,138 -1,609
PERCENT OF OPEN INTEREST FOR EACH CATEGORY OF TRADERS
14.3 43.1 1.9 73.6 37.4 89.8 82.4 10.2 17.6
NUMBER OF TRADERS IN EACH CATEGORY (TOTAL TRADERS: 124)
22 47 19 33 43 68 96