http://www.fxstreet.com/technical/market-view/commitment-report/http://www.fxstreet.com/technical/http://mediaserver.fxstreet.com/images/fxstreet-provider-logo1-en.gif7http://www.fxstreet.com/technical/market-view/commitment-report/2009-11-23.htmlLegend: Net Long Net Short Position Change Overview: This was a period when there was expansion in the open interest. The AUD and the yen both increased by over 10,000 contracts, the Euro almost 10,000 and the Cad almost 9,000 contracts. Only the pound OI decreased in a market that seemed inhospitable to any positions. Despite the total OI increase of 42,005 contracts, there was only a modest increase in the dollar short positions. Excluding the pound the total long something else and shortMon, 23 Nov 2009 07:22:46 GMThttp://www.fxstreet.com/technical/market-view/forexrazor@yahoo.com (ForexRazor)http://www.fxstreet.com/technical/market-view/commitment-report/2009-11-23.htmlhttp://www.fxstreet.com/technical/market-view/commitment-report/2009-11-16.htmlLegend: Net Long Net Short Position Change Overview: In this period the open interest was increasing in the SF, the Yen pound and to a small extent in the DI, while the biggest decreases were in the Euro and the AUD. Total OI was up about 4800 contracts. The total long something else and short the dollar increased modestly to 238,838 contracts from the previous period of 231,838. In the pound the large spec remains a good size short but the small spec did flip to a small long.  MarketsMon, 16 Nov 2009 07:17:27 GMThttp://www.fxstreet.com/technical/market-view/forexrazor@yahoo.com (ForexRazor)http://www.fxstreet.com/technical/market-view/commitment-report/2009-11-16.htmlhttp://www.fxstreet.com/technical/market-view/commitment-report/2009-11-09.htmlLegend: Net Long Net Short Position Change Overview: The feature during the reporting period was a 21,764 liquidation in the total open interest. The biggest reduction was in the CAD where the central banker had been warning that the strong loonie was a hindrance to economic recovery. That opinion was confirmed in economic reports this week. The total position in short the dollar and long something else was reduced to 231,838 contracts down from 261,963 contracts in the previous week. ThisMon, 09 Nov 2009 08:18:25 GMThttp://www.fxstreet.com/technical/market-view/forexrazor@yahoo.com (ForexRazor)http://www.fxstreet.com/technical/market-view/commitment-report/2009-11-09.htmlhttp://www.fxstreet.com/technical/market-view/commitment-report/2009-11-02.htmlLegend: Net Long  Net Short  Position Change Overview : For the trading period ending October 27, 2009, it was a period of liquidation in all markets. The total open interest was down 31,411 contracts. Spec long positions of of other currencies, and by default short the dollar, plus the DI net short dollar positions, totaled  261,963 contracts this week down from 305,590 in the previous week. This excludes the specs short position in the pound. It will be interesting to see ifMon, 02 Nov 2009 07:12:33 GMThttp://www.fxstreet.com/technical/market-view/forexrazor@yahoo.com (ForexRazor)http://www.fxstreet.com/technical/market-view/commitment-report/2009-11-02.htmlhttp://www.fxstreet.com/technical/market-view/commitment-report/2009-10-26.htmlLegend: Net Long  Net Short  Position Change Overview : Aside from the pound and to a lesser extent the Cad, the changes in the open interest during the period were small and subtle. In the pound OI was down as the specs, who had leaned excessively hard on the short side of the market and got run in.  Speculators remained short 52,448 contracts of the pound at the end of the period and were aided by the late week break. The total number of specs who were short the dollar, orMon, 26 Oct 2009 08:15:47 GMThttp://www.fxstreet.com/technical/market-view/forexrazor@yahoo.com (ForexRazor)http://www.fxstreet.com/technical/market-view/commitment-report/2009-10-26.htmlhttp://www.fxstreet.com/technical/market-view/commitment-report/2009-10-19.htmlLegend: Net Long  Net Short  Position Change Overview :  The total open interest did go up by 10,585 contracts during the period. The commodity currencies, CAD and the AUD, were responsible for the increase. The only futures market where the spec was short other than the USD, was the pound. The spec shows to be a large 76,707 contract short in the pound. The late week rally in the pound appeared to be spec liquidation when the pound rallied. The total speculative short positionMon, 19 Oct 2009 12:01:42 GMThttp://www.fxstreet.com/technical/market-view/forexrazor@yahoo.com (ForexRazor)http://www.fxstreet.com/technical/market-view/commitment-report/2009-10-19.htmlhttp://www.fxstreet.com/technical/market-view/commitment-report/2009-10-12.htmlLegend: Net Long  Net Short  Position Change Overview :  The open interest in all contracts went up during the past week by a total of 56,582 contracts. The biggest increase was in the CAD, followed by the pound. Activity in both the Cad and the pound was the large spec, buying the loonie and selling the pound. The total spec short USD and long something else is now 255,576 contracts. The spec, especially the large spec, has aggressively sold the pound futures, which by defaultMon, 12 Oct 2009 05:41:27 GMThttp://www.fxstreet.com/technical/market-view/forexrazor@yahoo.com (ForexRazor)http://www.fxstreet.com/technical/market-view/commitment-report/2009-10-12.htmlhttp://www.fxstreet.com/technical/market-view/commitment-report/2009-10-05.htmlLegend: Net Long  Net Short  Position Change Overview : In the period ending September 29th 2009, there was a modest liquidation in the total open interest by 5542 contracts.  Speculators are short the dollar against all currencies except the pound. In the pound there was a big increase in the OI, going up by 21912 contracts. There has been a massive movement to the short side of the pound by specs during the past month. The total dollar short position is 231,023 contracts downMon, 05 Oct 2009 08:42:16 GMThttp://www.fxstreet.com/technical/market-view/forexrazor@yahoo.com (ForexRazor)http://www.fxstreet.com/technical/market-view/commitment-report/2009-10-05.htmlhttp://www.fxstreet.com/technical/market-view/commitment-report/2009-09-28.htmlLegend: Net Long  Net Short  Position Change Overview: This was a week of subtle changes in the total open interest. In total there was a modest increase in the total OI of 13,333 contracts, but this masks the exits of 34,292 contracts in the Cad. The Canadian activity was all commercial getting out of both sides. The pick up in the pound OI was spec activity on the sell side. Spec, mostly the big ones got short 31,772 contracts of the pound.  Remember this contract is traded inMon, 28 Sep 2009 12:33:56 GMThttp://www.fxstreet.com/technical/market-view/forexrazor@yahoo.com (ForexRazor)http://www.fxstreet.com/technical/market-view/commitment-report/2009-09-28.htmlhttp://www.fxstreet.com/technical/market-view/commitment-report/2009-09-21.htmlLegend: Net Long  Net Short  Position Change Overview: This report was a glimpse of existing positions immediately prior to the expiration of the Sept contract. Traders were busy cleaning up open positions and liquidated 40,697 contracts during the period. Despite the liquidation, the number of short dollar positions climbed by 30,433 contracts to record for this year of 299, 619 contracts. Only in the pound were the specs long the USD and short the pound. The largest move away fromMon, 21 Sep 2009 13:19:09 GMThttp://www.fxstreet.com/technical/market-view/forexrazor@yahoo.com (ForexRazor)http://www.fxstreet.com/technical/market-view/commitment-report/2009-09-21.htmlhttp://www.fxstreet.com/technical/market-view/commitment-report/2009-09-15.htmlThe Dollar Index and all 7 currencies reviewed showed an increase in open interest in the latest period. For the period the total open interest increased by 49,347 contracts. This shows increased interest in currency trading. No group had any change of heart and flipped their  positions, but rather just added on the existing trades. The British pound is the only currency where the speculator is short, which means by default he is long the dollar. For the DI and the 6 other currencies, theTue, 15 Sep 2009 10:27:28 GMThttp://www.fxstreet.com/technical/market-view/forexrazor@yahoo.com (ForexRazor)http://www.fxstreet.com/technical/market-view/commitment-report/2009-09-15.htmlhttp://www.fxstreet.com/technical/market-view/commitment-report/2009-09-07.htmlThe week immediately prior to the beginning of contract expiration for the September is normally a period of reducing open interest. Total OI was up, however, by 10,616 contracts. The increase was almost was almost the exclusive work of the Japanese commercials who sold 24,927 yen contracts. The culmination of the spec buying of the yen(commercial selling) took the USD/JPY pair to a low a little under 92, but has since rallied back to the vicinity of the 93 level. We will be watching this pairMon, 07 Sep 2009 08:29:54 GMThttp://www.fxstreet.com/technical/market-view/forexrazor@yahoo.com (ForexRazor)http://www.fxstreet.com/technical/market-view/commitment-report/2009-09-07.htmlhttp://www.fxstreet.com/technical/market-view/commitment-report/2009-08-31.htmlLegend: Net Long Net Short Position Change Overview: Open interest in the 7 currencies and the dollar index increased by 40,106 contracts. All markets had an increase but the biggest increases were in the Swiss franc followed by the yen. Open interest in the Swiss franc amazingly increased almost 33%. The theme in the franc was aggressive spec buying and commercial selling, which would translate into specs buying the franc and selling the dollar. Last week the speculators, big and small, hadMon, 31 Aug 2009 11:49:58 GMThttp://www.fxstreet.com/technical/market-view/forexrazor@yahoo.com (ForexRazor)http://www.fxstreet.com/technical/market-view/commitment-report/2009-08-31.htmlhttp://www.fxstreet.com/technical/market-view/commitment-report/2009-08-24.htmlLegend: Net Long Net Short Position Change Overview: This period was one of modest liquidation. Total open interest was down 9,831 contracts in the Dollar Index and the 7 currencies reviewed. The speculators short positions in the dollar was reduced from 188,552 contracts last week to 173,363 contracts. In the yen, commercials have flipped from the long to the short side of that market. Does that mean that the yen is a short versus the dollar at 94 or less? There was a modest decrease in theMon, 24 Aug 2009 08:04:16 GMThttp://www.fxstreet.com/technical/market-view/forexrazor@yahoo.com (ForexRazor)http://www.fxstreet.com/technical/market-view/commitment-report/2009-08-24.htmlhttp://www.fxstreet.com/technical/market-view/commitment-report/2009-08-17.htmlEvery Friday the CFTC releases data about futures/options tradingactivity by market segment in various markets including currencies. Positions for each currency are classified into 3 groups: largespeculators, small speculators, and commercial traders.  If interpretedcorrectly this data can be useful in forecasting price trends in thespot forex market.  The table below contains a condensed version of currency trader'scollective market votes.  Interpretation of this data isMon, 17 Aug 2009 06:13:50 GMThttp://www.fxstreet.com/technical/market-view/forexrazor@yahoo.com (ForexRazor)http://www.fxstreet.com/technical/market-view/commitment-report/2009-08-17.htmlhttp://www.fxstreet.com/technical/market-view/commitment-report/2009-08-10.htmlEvery Friday the CFTC releases data about futures/options trading activity by market segment in various markets including currencies. Positions for each currency are classified into 3 groups: large speculators, small speculators, and commercial traders. If interpreted correctly this data can be useful in forecasting price trends in the spot forex market. The table below contains a condensed version of currency trader's collective market votes. Interpretation of this data is definitely an artMon, 10 Aug 2009 09:34:25 GMThttp://www.fxstreet.com/technical/market-view/forexrazor@yahoo.com (ForexRazor)http://www.fxstreet.com/technical/market-view/commitment-report/2009-08-10.htmlhttp://www.fxstreet.com/technical/market-view/commitment-report/2009-08-03.htmlEvery Friday the CFTC releases data about futures/options trading activity by market segment in various markets including currencies. Positions for each currency are classified into 3 groups: large speculators, small speculators, and commercial traders. If interpreted correctly this data can be useful in forecasting price trends in the spot forex market. The table below contains a condensed version of currency trader’s collective market votes.  Interpretation of this data isMon, 03 Aug 2009 06:58:45 GMThttp://www.fxstreet.com/technical/market-view/forexrazor@yahoo.com (ForexRazor)http://www.fxstreet.com/technical/market-view/commitment-report/2009-08-03.htmlhttp://www.fxstreet.com/technical/market-view/commitment-report/2009-07-29.v02.htmlEvery Friday the CFTC releases data about futures/options trading activity by market segment in various markets including currencies. Positions for each currency are classified into 3 groups: large speculators, small speculators, and commercial traders. If interpreted correctly this data can be useful in forecasting price trends in the spot forex market. The table below contains a condensed version of currency trader’s collective market votes.  Interpretation of this data is definitely anWed, 29 Jul 2009 07:53:56 GMThttp://www.fxstreet.com/technical/market-view/forexrazor@yahoo.com (ForexRazor)http://www.fxstreet.com/technical/market-view/commitment-report/2009-07-29.v02.htmlhttp://www.fxstreet.com/technical/market-view/commitment-report/2009-07-20.htmlEvery Friday the CFTC releases data about futures/options trading activity by market segment in various markets including currencies. Positions for each currency are classified into 3 groups: large speculators, small speculators, and commercial traders. If interpreted correctly this data can be useful in forecasting price trends in the spot forex market. The table below contains a condensed version of currency trader’s collective market votes. Interpretation of this data is definitely an artMon, 20 Jul 2009 11:32:35 GMThttp://www.fxstreet.com/technical/market-view/forexrazor@yahoo.com (ForexRazor)http://www.fxstreet.com/technical/market-view/commitment-report/2009-07-20.htmlhttp://www.fxstreet.com/technical/market-view/commitment-report/2009-07-14.htmlEvery Friday the CFTC releases data about futures/options tradingactivity by market segment in various markets including currencies. Positions for each currency are classified into 3 groups: largespeculators, small speculators, and commercial traders. If interpretedcorrectly this data can be useful in forecasting price trends in thespot forex market. The table below contains a condensed version of currency trader’scollective market votes.  Interpretation of this data is definitelyTue, 14 Jul 2009 05:58:07 GMThttp://www.fxstreet.com/technical/market-view/forexrazor@yahoo.com (ForexRazor)http://www.fxstreet.com/technical/market-view/commitment-report/2009-07-14.htmlhttp://www.fxstreet.com/technical/market-view/commitment-report/2009-07-10.htmlEvery Friday the CFTC releases data about futures/options trading activity by market segment in various markets including currencies. Positions for each currency are classified into 3 groups: large speculators, small speculators, and commercial traders. If interpreted correctly this data can be useful in forecasting price trends in the spot forex market. The table below contains a condensed version of currency trader’s collective market votes. Interpretation of this data is definitely an artFri, 10 Jul 2009 11:54:28 GMThttp://www.fxstreet.com/technical/market-view/forexrazor@yahoo.com (ForexRazor)http://www.fxstreet.com/technical/market-view/commitment-report/2009-07-10.htmlhttp://www.fxstreet.com/technical/market-view/commitment-report/2009-06-03.htmlEvery Friday the CFTC releases data about futures/options trading activity by market segment in various markets including currencies.  Positions for each currency are classified into 3 groups: large speculators, small speculators, and commercial traders.  If interpreted correctly this data can be useful in forecasting price trends in the spot forex market.  The table below contains a condensed version of currency trader’s collective market votes.  Interpretation of thisWed, 03 Jun 2009 10:13:29 GMThttp://www.fxstreet.com/technical/market-view/forexrazor@yahoo.com (ForexRazor)http://www.fxstreet.com/technical/market-view/commitment-report/2009-06-03.html