DislikedI see many here are aware that the market is heavily short cable. So for those that don't understand why it is important I thought I try to explain it simply. As your broker takes more bets on cable going down it will seek to hedge the potential losss by buying a forward cable rate, so if the market falls it can execise the option and offset the loss it pays out to its clients. But at the same time buying the futures results in spot price being dragged higher- hence the more people short the more the price rises until the shorts give up and the...Ignored
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