Positioning Data

28 August 2018 Traders Raise Bets Against Pound Sterling to Hit Highest Level Since May 2017 but Extended Positioning Could Limit Scope for Further Losses

Foreign exchange markets continue to increase bets against Pound Sterling in anticipation of further downside moves but positioning is now looking extended meaning the potential for deeper downside…

11 August 2018 Speculative Bets against British Pound and Euro Surge

Data on the positioning of traders on the global foreign exchange market confirm jump in bets against both Pound Sterling and the Euro.

25 June 2018 Traders Flip into Bear Mode on Pound Sterling, but this Could be a Good thing for the Bulls

Global foreign exchange markets have just endured a notable flip in trader sentiment according to CFTC with the Pound now forming a net bearish bet, and the Dollar a net bullish bet.

16 April 2018 Markets Most Bullish on British Pound Since 2014, More Gains vs. Euro, Dollar Possible say Mizuho

The number of traders who are now betting that the Pound will rise continues to grow with the latest data on market positioning showing leveraged funds are the most bullish on the Pound since 2014.…

10 April 2018 Market Optimism on Pound Sterling Hits Fresh Multi-Year High

Data from the Commodity Futures Trading Commission - the largest report of its kind and the best insight into how market participants are betting - confirms traders continue adding exposure to the …

03 April 2018 Traders Most Bullish on Pound Sterling Since 2014

Data showing how traders in global foreign exchange markets confirm an ongoing shift in opinion towards Pound Sterling with sentiment at its most positive since July 2014.

27 February 2018 Traders Still Betting on Further Gains for Pound Sterling, Just not so Enthusiastically

A comprehensive study of how foreign exchange traders are betting confirms expectations for further gains in Sterling are elevated but enthusiasm has dipped over recent weeks.

29 January 2018 Pound Sterling's Rally Against Euro at Risk of Sentiment Shift

Market positioning now poses a threat to Sterling in the short term and, with the difficult part of the Brexit negotiations about to begin, at least one strategist is now gearing up to bet against …

22 January 2018 Traders Most Bullish on the Pound Since Brexit Referendum

Sentiment towards the British Pound continues to improve which suggests the potential for further gains over coming weeks and months.