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Net Long USD Positioning Remains Moderate Despite Risk Off Environment

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  • Net long specs on the US Dollar decreased in the week ended June 7, down 13.6K to a total of 103.1K contracts.
  • Preference for the US Dollar has been surging in recent days amid elevated market and geopolitical uncertainty.
  • Investors took the opportunity to buy the dip on the US Dollar following the little consolidation we saw in the second half of May.
  • The DXY index broke back above the 104 level this morning and tested its ST resistance at 105 earlier after finding support at its 50DMA in the past two weeks.
    • Next key level to watch on the topside stands at 107.31 (June 2002 highs).
  • The Fed is meeting this week with the market expecting policymakers to maintain the stance of the tightening by hiking the benchmark rate by 50bps to 1.5%.
  • Market uncertainty has also left risky assets vulnerable in the past three days, with the SP500 dropping to 3,900; next key support to watch on the downside stands at 3,800.

Source: Bloomberg/MNI

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