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CHF Overtakes JPY as Market's Largest Net Short

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  • Speculators added a 1.4k contracts to the net short CHF position, putting the outright level its lowest since 2007. The overall position now sits at 46.3% of open interest - the largest short in G10, having overtaken the JPY in the past month. The CHF positioning Z-score has now hit a new series low of -1.93.
  • Concurrently, markets built the GBP and NZD net positions by 6.7% and 9.6% respectively as speculators build net longs across both currencies. This leaves GBP net length as the largest across across G10 at 16.1% of open interest, although this still remains short of the 52w high.
  • JPY short covering takes the net position further off the 52w low posted earlier this year, but markets remain outright short. Nonetheless, the relative position is improving, evidenced in the 52w Z-score rising to -0.69 on an OI basis.
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