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USD/JPY, WTI crude oil, gold analysis: COT report
Net-short exposure to Japanese yen futures reached their most bearish level since November 2017. • Large speculators increased their net-long exposure to WTI crude oil futures by 9.4% and trimmed shorts by -1.9%. • Gross-shorts on Nasdaq 100 futures were increased by 20.2% and longs were trimmed by -1.9%. • Traders also took a more bearish view on silver futures by increasing short exposure by 13.8% and trimming longs by -5.3%. • Large speculators increased long exposure by 21.2% and trimmed shorts by 5.7%. Net-short exposure among large speculators on Swiss franc futures rose to an 11-week high. tables ... (full story)