CFTC GBP Non-Commercial Net Positions comes in at -44.5K - ForexCracked
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CFTC GBP Non-Commercial Net Positions comes in at -44.5K

Published Aug 28, 20:01 UTC
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4/ 10, low
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Change measured from story publish at 20:01 UTC, from our own MT4 feed.

The latest CFTC report on GBP Non-Commercial Net Positions, released on 2026-08-28 at 19:31 UTC, showed the net position at -44.5K. This figure compares to the previous period’s -54.6K. No consensus figure was available for this release.

Following the release, initial market reaction across major GBP pairs was observed. Fifteen minutes after the data, GBPUSD traded +1.3 pips higher, while GBPJPY moved +4.9 pips higher. GBPCAD saw a +2.6 pips increase, and GBPCHF was up +2.0 pips. Conversely, EURGBP was down -0.7 pips, and GBPAUD was down -1.3 pips. GBPNZD showed a marginal +0.1 pips increase. These initial moves are generally small when compared to the typical volatility seen after past releases. For context, the median 1-hour move for GBPUSD after similar releases has been 4 pips, for GBPJPY 6 pips, and for GBPCAD 6 pips. EURGBP typically sees a median 1-hour move of 2 pips, GBPAUD 6 pips, GBPCHF 4 pips, and GBPNZD 7 pips.

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