• USD COT index at lowest level since January 2013
  • AUD specs turn long for first time since July 2012
  • Mexican Peso longs jump

View COT data in MT4

Latest CFTC Release dated April 8, 2014:

Week (Data for Tuesdays)

52 week Percentile / Comment (if applicable)

US Dollar

20

Euro

65

British Pound

100

Australian Dollar

92

Japanese Yen

45

Canadian Dollar

55

Swiss Franc

73

Mexican Peso

82

Gold

80

Silver

86

Copper

41

Crude

92

The COT Index is the difference between net speculative positioning and net commercial positioning measured. A light blue colored bar indicates that the difference in positioning is the greatest it has been in 52 weeks (bullish) with speculators selling and commercials buying. A light red colored bar indicates that the difference in positioning is the greatest it has been in 52 weeks (bearish) with speculators buying and commercials selling. Crosses above and below 0 are in bold. Non commercials tend to be on the wrong side at the turn and commercials the correct side. Use of the index is covered closely in detail in my book.

Charts (all charts are continuous contract)

Non Commercials (speculators) – Red

Commercials – Blue

Small Speculators – Black

COTDiff (COT Index) – Black

US Dollar

Australian-Dollar-Specs-are-Net-Long-for-First-Time-in-2-Years_body_usd.png, Australian Dollar Specs are Net Long for First Time in 2 Years

Chart prepared by Jamie Saettele, CMT

Euro

Australian-Dollar-Specs-are-Net-Long-for-First-Time-in-2-Years_body_eur.png, Australian Dollar Specs are Net Long for First Time in 2 Years

Chart prepared by Jamie Saettele, CMT

British Pound

Australian-Dollar-Specs-are-Net-Long-for-First-Time-in-2-Years_body_GBP.png, Australian Dollar Specs are Net Long for First Time in 2 Years

Chart prepared by Jamie Saettele, CMT

Australian Dollar

Australian-Dollar-Specs-are-Net-Long-for-First-Time-in-2-Years_body_AUD.png, Australian Dollar Specs are Net Long for First Time in 2 Years

Chart prepared by Jamie Saettele, CMT

Japanese Yen

Australian-Dollar-Specs-are-Net-Long-for-First-Time-in-2-Years_body_JPY.png, Australian Dollar Specs are Net Long for First Time in 2 Years

Chart prepared by Jamie Saettele, CMT

Canadian Dollar

Australian-Dollar-Specs-are-Net-Long-for-First-Time-in-2-Years_body_cad.png, Australian Dollar Specs are Net Long for First Time in 2 Years

Chart prepared by Jamie Saettele, CMT

Swiss Franc

Australian-Dollar-Specs-are-Net-Long-for-First-Time-in-2-Years_body_chf.png, Australian Dollar Specs are Net Long for First Time in 2 Years

Chart prepared by Jamie Saettele, CMT

Mexican Peso

Australian-Dollar-Specs-are-Net-Long-for-First-Time-in-2-Years_body_mxn.png, Australian Dollar Specs are Net Long for First Time in 2 Years

Chart prepared by Jamie Saettele, CMT

Gold

Australian-Dollar-Specs-are-Net-Long-for-First-Time-in-2-Years_body_gold.png, Australian Dollar Specs are Net Long for First Time in 2 Years

Chart prepared by Jamie Saettele, CMT

Silver

Australian-Dollar-Specs-are-Net-Long-for-First-Time-in-2-Years_body_silver.png, Australian Dollar Specs are Net Long for First Time in 2 Years

Chart prepared by Jamie Saettele, CMT

Copper

Australian-Dollar-Specs-are-Net-Long-for-First-Time-in-2-Years_body_copper.png, Australian Dollar Specs are Net Long for First Time in 2 Years

Chart prepared by Jamie Saettele, CMT

Crude

Australian-Dollar-Specs-are-Net-Long-for-First-Time-in-2-Years_body_crude.png, Australian Dollar Specs are Net Long for First Time in 2 Years

Chart prepared by Jamie Saettele, CMT

--- Prepared by Jamie Saettele, CMT, Senior Technical Strategist for DailyFX.com

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