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CFTC CoT Shows Asset Managers Adding To Longs, Hedge Funds Boosting Shorts

US TSY FUTURES

The latest CFTC CoT report unearthed some familiar patterns, with hedge funds adding to their overall net short position, while asset managers extended their overall net long position.

  • Most of those adjustments came in the TY & UXY contracts.
  • Hedge funds also extended their record net short position in TU futures.
  • This came a time when odds of second Trump Presidency increased, providing bear steepening pressure for the curve.
  • A reminder that CFTC CoT positioning figures will be skewed by basis trades.
  • Daily OI data in the time since has pointed to net long setting and short cover, following softer-than-expected labour market data and another weak ISM survey (services this time).

Source: MNI - Market News/CFTC/Bloomberg

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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