AUDUSD and EURUSD are building a firm position in the strong long zone GBP pairs with the exception of EURGBP are in neutral territory. Today we have Construction PMI at 4:30 am EST, if this event results in a strong deviation from consensus its likely that we could see some changes in retail positioning
USDJPY continues to march higher as a result of intervention, we are seeing retail long positions decrease for the first time in many months. USDCAD continues int its down trend whilst retail long positions at pretty much at the strongest we have seen them. AUD and EUR continue their march higher even though 60%+ traders are short.
USDJPY has been in the strong short zone with over 70% of traders long for many, many months, close to a year now. In that time we have seen sustained and continued declines, today is the first time we have seen long positions dip below 70% in almost 12 months.
Retail positioning is staying pretty constant the last few days, GBPUSD has been seeing a strong shift in sentiment however, with increasing numbers of retail traders becoming long the pair throughout the sell off. Although still in the neutral if this retail buying continues we may take a dip into the short zone. GBP Current Account data released at 4:30am EST may tip the balance.
