CFTC Nasdaq 100 Non-Commercial Net Positions comes in at -39.3K

The CFTC Nasdaq 100 Non-Commercial Net Positions (USD) was released today, showing a figure of -39.3K. This compares to the previous period’s reading of -14.6K. No consensus figure was available for this release.

Following the release, market reaction across major currency pairs and gold has been observed over the initial 15 minutes. AUDUSD moved -0.8 pips, EURUSD moved -1.8 pips, and GBPUSD moved -1.8 pips. NZDUSD saw a move of -2.3 pips. In contrast, USDCAD moved +2.1 pips, USDCHF moved +3.1 pips, and USDJPY moved +1.2 pips. Gold, XAUUSD, moved -14 pips. These measured moves are generally small when compared to the typical median 1-hour moves observed after past releases, which include 3 pips for AUDUSD, EURUSD, NZDUSD, USDCHF, and USDJPY, 4 pips for GBPUSD, 5 pips for USDCAD, and 12 pips for XAUUSD.