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/2011-02-28.htmlLegend: Net Long Net Short Position Change Overview : Analysis here laterMon, 28 Feb 2011 09:38:10 GMThttp://www.fxstreet.com/technical/market-view/forexrazor@yahoo.com (ForexRazor)http://www.fxstreet.com/technical/market-view/commitment-report/2011-02-28.htmlhttp://www.fxstreet.com/technical/market-view/commitment-report/2011-02-21.htmlLegend: Net Long Net Short Position Change Overview : Analysis here later in the weekendMon, 21 Feb 2011 09:55:22 GMThttp://www.fxstreet.com/technical/market-view/forexrazor@yahoo.com (ForexRazor)http://www.fxstreet.com/technical/market-view/commitment-report/2011-02-21.htmlhttp://www.fxstreet.com/technical/market-view/commitment-report/2011-02-14.htmlLegend: Net Long Net Short Position Change Overview : There was a small decline in the open interest (OI) during the latestperiod which ended 02,08,2011.  This decline of 5,606 contracts wasprimarily result of 33,229 contracts in the euro, of which a goodportion was option expiration.  There were increases of about 20k inthe C$, and 12K in the A$. During the 21 months we have prepared this report as an analyticaltool, we have kept the aggregate spec positions in the USDMon, 14 Feb 2011 09:02:29 GMThttp://www.fxstreet.com/technical/market-view/forexrazor@yahoo.com (ForexRazor)http://www.fxstreet.com/technical/market-view/commitment-report/2011-02-14.htmlhttp://www.fxstreet.com/technical/market-view/commitment-report/2011-02-07.htmlLegend: Net Long Net Short Position Change Overview : The open interest (OI) went up in the DI, and all the other sevencurrencies reviewed.  The total increase was 64,814 contracts.  Thebiggest increases were in the euro, 25k contract, the pound 15k, andthe A$, 8.5K.  This week there was a bigger increase in the OI of thedeveloped countries. All specs are now on the same page, short the USD.  Last week, theywere only long, with a small position, in the DI.  TheMon, 07 Feb 2011 08:51:51 GMThttp://www.fxstreet.com/technical/market-view/forexrazor@yahoo.com (ForexRazor)http://www.fxstreet.com/technical/market-view/commitment-report/2011-02-07.htmlhttp://www.fxstreet.com/technical/market-view/commitment-report/2011-01-31.htmlLegend: Net Long Net Short Position Change Overview : During the most recent period the open interest (OI) increased by26,694 contracts.  The aggregate increase is misleading, as there was abifurcation of trends. The currencies of the industrialized countries,euro, pound, yen, and the DI increased, while the OI in the commoditycurrencies decreased. The biggest increase was in the euro, over 20kcontracts, while there was a reduction in the C$ OI by 10k. Speculators are now almost unanimousMon, 31 Jan 2011 09:46:19 GMThttp://www.fxstreet.com/technical/market-view/forexrazor@yahoo.com (ForexRazor)http://www.fxstreet.com/technical/market-view/commitment-report/2011-01-31.htmlhttp://www.fxstreet.com/technical/market-view/commitment-report/2011-01-24.htmlLegend: Net Long Net Short Position Change Overview : The collective open interest (OI) show only little change for the week, and did not show the big internal market shifts. Total OI was 3,035 contracts lower. The euro was reduced by 11,809, and the very small DI had a reduction of 3,505. Offsetting this was an increase in the pound, 8,052, and the yen 3,694. The feature of the week was the specs flipping their positions in the pound and the euro.  Short positions held by the spec in theMon, 24 Jan 2011 08:56:39 GMThttp://www.fxstreet.com/technical/market-view/forexrazor@yahoo.com (ForexRazor)http://www.fxstreet.com/technical/market-view/commitment-report/2011-01-24.htmlhttp://www.fxstreet.com/technical/market-view/commitment-report/2011-01-17.htmlLegend: Net Long Net Short Position Change Overview : There was an increase in the open interest (OI) during the week by 11,585 contracts. Within that total are some mixed trends. The euro had a significant increase 32,488 in the OI, and the DI had a 8,749 increase, quite large for the size of that contract. There was also over a 7,000 increase in the C$ open interest. The OI went down almost 24k contracts in the yen, and over 8k contracts in the A$. The total USD short position was reducedMon, 17 Jan 2011 10:04:48 GMThttp://www.fxstreet.com/technical/market-view/forexrazor@yahoo.com (ForexRazor)http://www.fxstreet.com/technical/market-view/commitment-report/2011-01-17.htmlhttp://www.fxstreet.com/technical/market-view/commitment-report/2011-01-10.htmlLegend: Net Long Net Short Position Change Overview : Participants in currency futures continued to add positions, and increased the open interest (OI) during the period. The total OI increased by 26,927 contracts. The largest increase was in the Yen, 18,779 contracts, and followed by a 8,186 increase in the C$. Those spec holding long contracts in the USD are far outnumbered by those who are short. Specs are short the euro and the pound by a total of 46,029 contracts, which by default leavesMon, 10 Jan 2011 11:41:12 GMThttp://www.fxstreet.com/technical/market-view/forexrazor@yahoo.com (ForexRazor)http://www.fxstreet.com/technical/market-view/commitment-report/2011-01-10.htmlhttp://www.fxstreet.com/technical/market-view/commitment-report/2011-01-05.htmlLegend: Net Long Net Short Position Change Overview : The open interest (OI) surged during the period, up 75,533 contractsfor the period.  All contracts with the exception of the DI increased. The biggest increase was the C$ 22,305 contracts, followed by the yen,19,696 contracts and the pound 14,234 contracts. Specs continued to favor, and added to the short side of the euro andthe pound. They are now short 25,793 contracts in the euro and 17,428contracts in the pound. Specs are shortWed, 05 Jan 2011 06:53:22 GMThttp://www.fxstreet.com/technical/market-view/forexrazor@yahoo.com (ForexRazor)http://www.fxstreet.com/technical/market-view/commitment-report/2011-01-05.htmlhttp://www.fxstreet.com/technical/market-view/commitment-report/2010-12-29.htmlLegend: Net Long Net Short Position Change Overview : The ending date for this report is prior to the holiday shortenedtrade. During the period the open interest (OI) declined by 17,893contracts. The big feature was the tardy liquidation of the remnantsof the C$ Dec futures contract. Excluding this 48,821 reduction, andthe OI would have been higher. The euro was the contract with thebiggest increase in the OI, 22,195 contracts. Specs favor a DI long dollar, and a short euro and poundWed, 29 Dec 2010 04:45:36 GMThttp://www.fxstreet.com/technical/market-view/forexrazor@yahoo.com (ForexRazor)http://www.fxstreet.com/technical/market-view/commitment-report/2010-12-29.htmlhttp://www.fxstreet.com/technical/market-view/commitment-report/2010-12-21.htmlLegend: Net Long Net Short Position Change Overview : The big decrease in the open interest (OI) was because the Decembercontract expired. The OI went down in all of the contracts except theC$, and that only because of the different time when the contracts wereoffset. On December 15, the OI in the C$ futures was down 36,217contracts as the commercials offset positions. The total reduction inthe OI during the report period was down101,599 contracts. The largestreduction was in the euro, 49,047Tue, 21 Dec 2010 07:13:41 GMThttp://www.fxstreet.com/technical/market-view/forexrazor@yahoo.com (ForexRazor)http://www.fxstreet.com/technical/market-view/commitment-report/2010-12-21.htmlhttp://www.fxstreet.com/technical/market-view/commitment-report/2010-12-13.htmlLegend: Net Long Net Short Position Change Overview : For the second week in a row, the total open interest (OI) changes have been marked by immense trading in the euro. Last week the euro OI was up 38,458 contracts, and this week the euro OI was down 56,015 contracts.  Granted, expiration of the euro options accounted for about half of the reduction, but there is still a lot of positions going on and being taken off.  Total OI was up 58,100 contracts with the only other major changeMon, 13 Dec 2010 10:38:10 GMThttp://www.fxstreet.com/technical/market-view/forexrazor@yahoo.com (ForexRazor)http://www.fxstreet.com/technical/market-view/commitment-report/2010-12-13.htmlhttp://www.fxstreet.com/technical/market-view/commitment-report/2010-12-06.htmlLegend: Net Long Net Short Position Change Overview : There was an increase in the open interest (OI) during the period by a total of 33,474 contracts. The biggest increase was in the euro, up 38,458 contracts. There were also increases in the yen, 3,788, and the SF, 3,584. The largest decreases in the OI were in the pound, 5,675 contracts, and the C$, 4,691 contracts. In the euro spreading increased by 10,877 delta adjusted contracts, meaning that option traders are actively involved in theMon, 06 Dec 2010 11:26:27 GMThttp://www.fxstreet.com/technical/market-view/forexrazor@yahoo.com (ForexRazor)http://www.fxstreet.com/technical/market-view/commitment-report/2010-12-06.htmlhttp://www.fxstreet.com/technical/market-view/commitment-report/2010-12-01.htmlLegend: Net Long Net Short Position Change Overview:   Overview : This was a week of liquidation in the openinterest (OI). The total reduction in the OI was 37,183 contracts,after 27,376 contracts wer liquidated in the previous week. Thebiggest selling came in the C$, down 19,408 contracts. Only the DI OIwent up, and then by only 1008 contracts. The euro OI was downunexpectedly only 2,365 contracts which means there is new sellingcoming into the market. The only contract where theWed, 01 Dec 2010 09:17:23 GMThttp://www.fxstreet.com/technical/market-view/forexrazor@yahoo.com (ForexRazor)http://www.fxstreet.com/technical/market-view/commitment-report/2010-12-01.htmlhttp://www.fxstreet.com/technical/market-view/commitment-report/2010-11-22.htmlLegend: Net Long Net Short Position Change Overview: This was a week of liquidation for most of the major currency futures. The total open interest (OI) was down for the week by 27,376contracts. The biggest reductions were in the A$ 8,397, the SF, 6,215,and the DI 5,525. There were small pick ups in the OI of the pound and the NZ$. There was an acceleration in the rate of liquidation of long other currencies and short USD positions. The total long other currencies and by default short theMon, 22 Nov 2010 05:25:39 GMThttp://www.fxstreet.com/technical/market-view/forexrazor@yahoo.com (ForexRazor)http://www.fxstreet.com/technical/market-view/commitment-report/2010-11-22.htmlhttp://www.fxstreet.com/technical/market-view/commitment-report/2010-11-16.htmlLegend: Net Long Net Short Position Change Overview: Analysis here...Data came out Money pm...will complete analysis later todayTue, 16 Nov 2010 11:21:30 GMThttp://www.fxstreet.com/technical/market-view/forexrazor@yahoo.com (ForexRazor)http://www.fxstreet.com/technical/market-view/commitment-report/2010-11-16.htmlhttp://www.fxstreet.com/technical/market-view/commitment-report/2010-11-08.htmlLegend: Net Long Net Short Position Change Overview: There were small increases in the open interest (OI) of all thecontracts with the exception of the SF were the OI was down 1,715contracts. The toal increase in the OI was 17,283 contracts. Thosecurrencies with the biggest increases were the pound, 6,219 contracts,and the C$, 4,011 contracts. Specs were not compelled to make bigchanges during the period. Specs were long the USD only via a long position in the DI. Specs heldlongMon, 08 Nov 2010 06:36:27 GMThttp://www.fxstreet.com/technical/market-view/forexrazor@yahoo.com (ForexRazor)http://www.fxstreet.com/technical/market-view/commitment-report/2010-11-08.htmlhttp://www.fxstreet.com/technical/market-view/commitment-report/2010-11-01.htmlLegend: Net Long Net Short Position Change Overview: Analysis here a work in progress.....Mon, 01 Nov 2010 06:14:07 GMThttp://www.fxstreet.com/technical/market-view/forexrazor@yahoo.com (ForexRazor)http://www.fxstreet.com/technical/market-view/commitment-report/2010-11-01.htmlhttp://www.fxstreet.com/technical/market-view/commitment-report/2010-10-25.htmlLegend: Net Long Net Short Position Change Overview: The open interest (OI) increased very modestly during the period by 4,946 contracts. Almost of of the increase in the OI was in the euro which went up 26,265 contracts. There was liquidation in the C$ 9,325 contracts, the yen, 6,335 contracts, the SF, 4,101 contracts, as well as lessor amounts in the A$ and the pound. It is a little peculiar to see the big up in the euro and a reduction in the OI in most of the other contracts. The total USDMon, 25 Oct 2010 06:21:17 GMThttp://www.fxstreet.com/technical/market-view/forexrazor@yahoo.com (ForexRazor)http://www.fxstreet.com/technical/market-view/commitment-report/2010-10-25.htmlhttp://www.fxstreet.com/technical/market-view/commitment-report/2010-10-19.htmlLegend: Net Long Net Short Position Change Overview: During the most recent report, the open interest (OI) went down by 39,854 contracts. The reduction was primarily in the euro with reduction 33,523 contracts. The A$ was also liquidated by 6440 contracts. In the euro the OI reduction came from a reduction of 18,709 contracts in spreading. This implies a reduction in euro options. The spec short USD position has increased to 307,064 contracts. The other side of currency longs is a short USDTue, 19 Oct 2010 06:03:16 GMThttp://www.fxstreet.com/technical/market-view/forexrazor@yahoo.com (ForexRazor)http://www.fxstreet.com/technical/market-view/commitment-report/2010-10-19.htmlhttp://www.fxstreet.com/technical/market-view/commitment-report/2010-10-04.htmlLegend: Net Long Net Short Position Change Overview: The open interest (OI) climbed sharply during the most recent period. The total OI was up 80,684 contracts with the biggest increase in theeuro, up 46,421 contracts. The OI was also up 11,661 contracts in theA$, and up 8,072 contracts in the pound. The daily futures volume inthe euro has been very heavy. Several day there was over a 300,000contract trade, and on Thursday the volume was 435,494. It is unusualwhen the volume of the dailyMon, 04 Oct 2010 06:18:00 GMThttp://www.fxstreet.com/technical/market-view/forexrazor@yahoo.com (ForexRazor)http://www.fxstreet.com/technical/market-view/commitment-report/2010-10-04.htmlhttp://www.fxstreet.com/technical/market-view/commitment-report/2010-09-27.htmlLegend: Net Long Net Short Position Change Overview: For the data in the COT report through 09 21  2010, the open interest(OI) decreased 9,335 contracts, with the biggest reduction in the yenafter the Japanese intervention. There was also a 9,372 decrease inthe OI of the C$. The OI increased in the A$ and the euro as specsbought additional contracts. There continues to be a movement to a short USD positions.  Specs docontinue to carry a long position in the DI, and they have aMon, 27 Sep 2010 06:57:49 GMThttp://www.fxstreet.com/technical/market-view/forexrazor@yahoo.com (ForexRazor)http://www.fxstreet.com/technical/market-view/commitment-report/2010-09-27.htmlhttp://www.fxstreet.com/technical/market-view/commitment-report/2010-09-20.htmlLegend: Net Long Net Short Position Change Overview: Analysis here tomorrow 10 18 2010Mon, 20 Sep 2010 08:36:35 GMThttp://www.fxstreet.com/technical/market-view/forexrazor@yahoo.com (ForexRazor)http://www.fxstreet.com/technical/market-view/commitment-report/2010-09-20.htmlhttp://www.fxstreet.com/technical/market-view/commitment-report/2010-09-13.htmlLegend: Net Long Net Short Position Change Overview: With the expiration of the Sept futures contract this coming Wednesdaythe 15th, it was surprising to see that the open interest (OI) is stillincreasing.  For the week the total OI was up 15,415 contracts. Thebiggest increase was in the A$, 23,123, followed by the SF with 10,309contracts. We can understand the build up in the SF is an antieuro/dollar position, but what is going on in the A$? The euro, poundand the C$ were allMon, 13 Sep 2010 07:54:49 GMThttp://www.fxstreet.com/technical/market-view/forexrazor@yahoo.com (ForexRazor)http://www.fxstreet.com/technical/market-view/commitment-report/2010-09-13.htmlhttp://www.fxstreet.com/technical/market-view/commitment-report/2010-09-06.htmlLegend: Net Long Net Short Position Change Overview: During the period the open interest (OI) of the eight futures contractsreviewed went up 12,491 contracts. The biggest increase was 16,135contracts in the C$. There, the large spec aggressively sold thecontract and flipped to a short position. The OI also went up in thepound by 5739 contracts as both the small and the large specs wereheavy sellers. OI went down by over 4000 contracts in the DI and theeuro and over 5000 contracts in theMon, 06 Sep 2010 06:10:01 GMThttp://www.fxstreet.com/technical/market-view/forexrazor@yahoo.com (ForexRazor)http://www.fxstreet.com/technical/market-view/commitment-report/2010-09-06.htmlhttp://www.fxstreet.com/technical/market-view/commitment-report/2010-08-30.htmlLegend: Net Long Net Short Position Change Overview: The total open interest (OI) in the latest period actually dimished by 5,795 contracts during the period ending August 24, 2010. The major drop in the OI came in the A$, as the period encompassed the three days before and the two days after the election. There, a hung parliament, the first one in 70 years, caused some confusion.  Open interest in the yen, euro, franc and the C$ all increased modestly. The C$ increase was surprising asMon, 30 Aug 2010 08:08:49 GMThttp://www.fxstreet.com/technical/market-view/forexrazor@yahoo.com (ForexRazor)http://www.fxstreet.com/technical/market-view/commitment-report/2010-08-30.htmlhttp://www.fxstreet.com/technical/market-view/commitment-report/2010-08-23.htmlLegend: Net Long Net Short Position Change Overview: The open interest (OI) climbed by 13,250 contracts during the week, not a big change. The biggest increase in the OI was in the euro and the A$ while the biggest decrease in the OI came in the C$ and the yen. In the euro the large spec flipped to a short position, while the small spec flipped to a very small long position.  All three major groups flipped their position in the pound. The biggest shift was by the large spec to the shortMon, 23 Aug 2010 07:21:00 GMThttp://www.fxstreet.com/technical/market-view/forexrazor@yahoo.com (ForexRazor)http://www.fxstreet.com/technical/market-view/commitment-report/2010-08-23.htmlhttp://www.fxstreet.com/technical/market-view/commitment-report/2010-08-16.htmlLegend: Net Long Net Short Position Change Overview: The open interest (OI) was down during the latest period by 16,363contracts. The biggest reduction in the OI was in the euro, down28,265 contracts. There were small increases in the OI of the A$13,362 contracts, and the DI up 5859 contracts. The short USD and long something else continued to grow. Last weekthis number was 151,011 contracts, and the total net USD shorts grew to190,610 contracts. As we observed last week, the net shortMon, 16 Aug 2010 05:43:55 GMThttp://www.fxstreet.com/technical/market-view/forexrazor@yahoo.com (ForexRazor)http://www.fxstreet.com/technical/market-view/commitment-report/2010-08-16.htmlhttp://www.fxstreet.com/technical/market-view/commitment-report/2010-08-09.htmlLegend: Net Long Net Short Position Change Overview: There was a surge of interest and money flowing into the major currencies during the most recent period. The total increase in the open interest in the combined report of futures and the delta adjusted options increased by 87,336 contracts. The biggest increases were in the pound, 23,764 contracts, the euro 19,551, and the C$, 15,939 contracts. The OI increased in all contracts, even the DI by 312 contracts. In conjunction with the increaseMon, 09 Aug 2010 06:34:38 GMThttp://www.fxstreet.com/technical/market-view/forexrazor@yahoo.com (ForexRazor)http://www.fxstreet.com/technical/market-view/commitment-report/2010-08-09.htmlhttp://www.fxstreet.com/technical/market-view/commitment-report/2010-08-02.htmlLegend: Net Long Net Short Position Change Overview: The open interest (OI) had a very modest increase during the period. The biggest increase was in the A$, up 10,069 contracts followed by the Euro, up 7.015. There was some small liquidation in the yen and the DI. The DI, euro and the pound are the only contracts where the specs have long position in the USD. The biggest net short USD positions are in the A$, 50,135, the C$ 45,751, and the yen 30,372. Small specs did flip their position toMon, 02 Aug 2010 08:19:11 GMThttp://www.fxstreet.com/technical/market-view/forexrazor@yahoo.com (ForexRazor)http://www.fxstreet.com/technical/market-view/commitment-report/2010-08-02.htmlhttp://www.fxstreet.com/technical/market-view/commitment-report/2010-07-19.htmlLegend: Net Long Net Short Position Change Overview: During this period the futures traders in the aggregate of allpositions flipped from a long to a short USD position. This is anuncommon event. The DI remained long the USD and the spec shorts inthe euro and the pound, by default left the specs long the dollar.  TheSwiss Franc flipped from a short to a long position, shifting over23,000 contracts to the long side of the Swissy. Other long spec longcurrency positions added to theMon, 19 Jul 2010 09:24:39 GMThttp://www.fxstreet.com/technical/market-view/forexrazor@yahoo.com (ForexRazor)http://www.fxstreet.com/technical/market-view/commitment-report/2010-07-19.htmlhttp://www.fxstreet.com/technical/market-view/commitment-report/2010-07-12.htmlLegend: Net Long Net Short Position Change Overview: The total open interest (OI) increased by 42,023 contracts during theperiod with the biggest increase 20,168 yen contracts. Most of theincrease in the yen was commercial selling and spec buying. Speculators continue to collectively favor the long side of the dollarbut the total position long dollar and short something else slipped toonly 32,074 contracts. Four weeks ago long dollar contracts was up at208,839 contracts. The biggest specMon, 12 Jul 2010 05:46:27 GMThttp://www.fxstreet.com/technical/market-view/forexrazor@yahoo.com (ForexRazor)http://www.fxstreet.com/technical/market-view/commitment-report/2010-07-12.htmlhttp://www.fxstreet.com/technical/market-view/commitment-report/2010-07-05.htmlLegend: Net Long Net Short Position Change Overview: The total open interest (OI) in the major contracts increased by 45,241contracts during the period. The bulk of the increase was in theJapanese yen where the large and small specs were aggressive buyers. The OI did increase over 5000 contracts in both the euro and the C$. The spec long USD position was again reduced the past period. Fourweeks ago the long USD positions totaled 208,839 contracts, and theyare now down to 75,948 contracts,Mon, 05 Jul 2010 07:44:24 GMThttp://www.fxstreet.com/technical/market-view/forexrazor@yahoo.com (ForexRazor)http://www.fxstreet.com/technical/market-view/commitment-report/2010-07-05.htmlhttp://www.fxstreet.com/technical/market-view/commitment-report/2010-06-28.htmlLegend: Net Long Net Short Position Change Overview: The only significant change in the open interest (OI) during the periodwas when the remainder of the C$ June futures contracts expired. Thisaside the biggest other change was a growth in the yen OI by 9367contracts. Speculators, both the big and the small remain a net long the USD andshort something else, but the position was reduced  to 117,427, downfrom the previous week 141,002. The biggest short another currency,and long theMon, 28 Jun 2010 07:42:16 GMThttp://www.fxstreet.com/technical/market-view/forexrazor@yahoo.com (ForexRazor)http://www.fxstreet.com/technical/market-view/commitment-report/2010-06-28.htmlhttp://www.fxstreet.com/technical/market-view/commitment-report/2010-06-21.htmlLegend: Net Long Net Short Position Change Overview: The big drop in the OI reflected in large part the expiration of of theJune futures and options. The total open interest contraction was 256,367 contracts, and that is without the expiration of the C$contracts which will not show up until next week. In addition to the June contract liquidation we also saw a reduction inthe long USD positions. In the previous week specs were either longthe DI, or short another currency which by default leftMon, 21 Jun 2010 05:28:16 GMThttp://www.fxstreet.com/technical/market-view/forexrazor@yahoo.com (ForexRazor)http://www.fxstreet.com/technical/market-view/commitment-report/2010-06-21.htmlhttp://www.fxstreet.com/technical/market-view/commitment-report/2010-06-14.htmlLegend: Net Long Net Short Position Change Overview: This period was a week of moderate liquidation, the biggest change in the euro, down 21,648 contracts. Total liquidation was 27,958 not a large amount considering the June contract is expiring.  The long dollar position in the futures continues to grow, to a total of 208,839 contracts. The large specs are long the DI but that is a very small market. Specs are now short the euro, pound, yen, SF, and even the NZ$, meaning by default theyMon, 14 Jun 2010 08:35:16 GMThttp://www.fxstreet.com/technical/market-view/forexrazor@yahoo.com (ForexRazor)http://www.fxstreet.com/technical/market-view/commitment-report/2010-06-14.htmlhttp://www.fxstreet.com/technical/market-view/commitment-report/2010-06-07.htmlLegend: Net Long Net Short Position Change Overview: The week leading up the the June options expiration and the pendingJune futures expiration should be one where the open interest (OI) goesdown. It was reduced by 21,825 contracts but not as much as one mightexpect. The biggest decreases were in the yen and the C$.  The specs continue to hold positions that put them long the USD andshort something else. The total contracts of long dollars was reducedthis past week to 176,703 contracts,Mon, 07 Jun 2010 05:54:11 GMThttp://www.fxstreet.com/technical/market-view/forexrazor@yahoo.com (ForexRazor)http://www.fxstreet.com/technical/market-view/commitment-report/2010-06-07.htmlhttp://www.fxstreet.com/technical/market-view/commitment-report/2010-05-31.htmlLegend: Net Long Net Short Position Change Overview:  Data for 05 25 2010  Open interest declined for the period by 19,448 contracts with most of the liquidation in the euro. As we approach the expiration of the June contract, a reduction in the open interest (OI) is to be expected. June options also expire and the OI in the options is very big in the euro and the pound. The total number of contracts long the USD or short something else and by default long the dollar increased thisMon, 31 May 2010 06:38:22 GMThttp://www.fxstreet.com/technical/market-view/forexrazor@yahoo.com (ForexRazor)http://www.fxstreet.com/technical/market-view/commitment-report/2010-05-31.htmlhttp://www.fxstreet.com/technical/market-view/commitment-report/2010-05-24.htmlLegend: Net Long Net Short Position Change Overview:  Analysis Data through 05 18 2010. There was a 50,556 increase in the euro open interest (OI) as traders debated the future of the euro. The OI in the pound also surged by over 20,000 contracts. The total OI of the currencies we follow were up 69,237. Despite the increase in the OI, speculators net short positions in the euro went down from 115,150 to 90,921 contracts. In the analysis below we note that spreading is 21.3% of the totalMon, 24 May 2010 05:42:51 GMThttp://www.fxstreet.com/technical/market-view/forexrazor@yahoo.com (ForexRazor)http://www.fxstreet.com/technical/market-view/commitment-report/2010-05-24.htmlhttp://www.fxstreet.com/technical/market-view/commitment-report/2010-05-17.htmlLegend: Net Long Net Short Position Change Overview: Despite the fact that the euro and the pound open interest (OI) was upby over 30,000 contracts, the total OI was lower during the periodcaused in large part by liquidation in the Canadian and Australiandollars. The total spec positions, long the USD and short somethingelse increased to 160,762 from 155,722. The biggest position shift wasin the Japanese yen where the long dollar short yen position wasreduced by over 46,000 contracts.Mon, 17 May 2010 05:48:52 GMThttp://www.fxstreet.com/technical/market-view/forexrazor@yahoo.com (ForexRazor)http://www.fxstreet.com/technical/market-view/commitment-report/2010-05-17.html