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CFTC Gold Non-Commercial Net Positions comes in at 197.6K

Published Aug 7, 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 CFTC Gold Non-Commercial Net Positions were released at 197.6K USD. This figure represents an increase from the previous reading of 182.1K USD. No consensus figure was available for comparison with the actual print.

Following the release, market reaction across major USD pairs has been generally limited within the first 15 minutes. XAUUSD initially moved -17 pips within 5 minutes, then traded +8.5 pips 15 minutes after the release. This 15-minute move is below the typical median 1-hour move of 10 pips for XAUUSD after similar past releases. Other USD pairs saw minor movements. For example, EURUSD moved -2.6 pips 15 minutes after the release, which is below its typical median 1-hour move of 3 pips. USDCAD moved +3.5 pips 15 minutes after the release, which is also below its typical median 1-hour move of 5 pips.

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