CFTC AUD Non-Commercial Net Positions comes in at -30.7K

The CFTC AUD Non-Commercial Net Positions report, released at 19:30 UTC, showed net non-commercial positions at -30.7K. This figure represents a decrease in net long positions, or an increase in net short positions, compared to the previous reading of -24.7K. No consensus figure was available for this release.

Following the release, the Australian Dollar showed a limited reaction across major pairs within the first 15 minutes. AUDCAD moved +2.7 pips, AUDCHF moved +0.9 pips, AUDJPY moved +2.7 pips, AUDNZD moved +1.2 pips, and AUDUSD moved +1.9 pips. Against the AUD, EURAUD moved -1.7 pips and GBPAUD moved -2.0 pips. These initial moves are generally smaller than the median 1-hour moves observed after past releases, which typically see AUDCAD, AUDCHF, AUDNZD, and AUDUSD move around 3 pips, AUDJPY around 4 pips, EURAUD around 5 pips, and GBPAUD around 6 pips.