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Weekly CFTC Trader Positioning Data

• The CFTC release highlights several themes: 1) With a net long $29bn USD position,

Some traders will maintain that the slide in the Yen for the past two months was the result of fresh stimulusefforts from the BOJ and

Apparently the Yen is not seeing rising concern of global slowing ahead as the liquidation wave continues.

The Yen has remained under pressure and in the process it has applied further technical damage on its charts.

Despite the recent disappointments in data, structural changes in Japan and global markets may lead to

Apparently a significant jump in Japanese Machinery orders for the month of August has been

The Yen remains pinned down near the recent lows in the wake of slack Chinese import data and

Leveraged funds increased their exposure to the USD for the 7th consecutive week,

In the week ahead, investors will be looking ahead to Friday’s U.S. data on retail sales and

The main change in terms of positioning this week has been the increase in the short JPY and long CAD position.

• The net long USD position rose to $34bn; however as opposed to a long USD market,

The Yen has clearly rejected a noted range down extension on the charts and