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18 Feb 2013
Forex Flash: CFTC report presents two big positioning adjustments - TDS
The CFTC Commitments of Traders Report ending February 12 brought two big positioning adjustments, notes the TD Securities Team .
TDS notes: "Firstly, investors went from a flat position in Pound to a large net short (-16.7k contracts—the lowest since June last year) as GBP/USD broke below long-term trend support ahead of the BoE inflation report. The second change in positioning was a big liquidation trade in net long AUD, which were cut to a +54.1k contracts (from + 80.9k contracts in the prior week)."
TDS notes: "Firstly, investors went from a flat position in Pound to a large net short (-16.7k contracts—the lowest since June last year) as GBP/USD broke below long-term trend support ahead of the BoE inflation report. The second change in positioning was a big liquidation trade in net long AUD, which were cut to a +54.1k contracts (from + 80.9k contracts in the prior week)."