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Bullish bets on VIX rise heading into US election: COT report
Traders seems to be hedging event risk with the VIX heading into the US election, with traders close to net-long exposure despite record highs for the VIX. Asset managers and large specs continue to have opposing bets on the USD index, with the former generally being on the correct side of the dollar’s direction. Market positioning from the COT report - as of Tuesday 10 September, 2024: Large speculators flipped to net-short exposure to USD index futures for the first time since April Yet asset managers flipped to net-long exposure and the USD index rose for a second week Asset managers switched to net-long AUD/USD ... (full story)