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CFTC CoT Points To Mix Of Positioning Swings Ahead Of Last Week's CPI Report

US TSY FUTURES

The latest CFTC CoT report points to a mix of extensions (TU, UXY & US futures) and reductions (FV, TY & WN futures) of existing net short Tsy futures positions ahead of last week’s CPI release.

  • The cut off for the reporting period was Apr 9, meaning that the post-CPI move higher in yields, as well as the subsequent paring of some of that move as geopolitical worry dominated ahead of the weekend, will not factor into the positioning provided here.
  • Positioning in TY futures is now the least short that it has been over a 52-week period (in outright terms and as a percentage of net OI).
  • A reminder that CFTC positioning covering Tsy futures will be skewed by basis trade exposure.

Source: CFTC/MNI - Market News

MNI London Bureau | +44 0203-865-3809 | anthony.barton@marketnews.com
MNI London Bureau | +44 0203-865-3809 | anthony.barton@marketnews.com

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