Number of traders net-short has decreased by 28.84% from last week.
|
SYMBOL |
TRADING BIAS |
NET-LONG% |
NET-SHORT% |
CHANGE IN LONGS |
CHANGE IN SHORTS |
CHANGE IN OI |
|
BEARISH |
50.23% |
49.77% |
2.85%
32.43% |
-13.96%
-28.84% |
-6.26%
-7.30% |
GBP/USD: Retail trader data shows 50.23% of traders are net-long with the ratio of traders long to short at 1.01 to 1. In fact, traders have remained net-long since Jul 20 when GBP/USD traded near 1.27, price has moved 1.18% higher since then. The number of traders net-long is 2.85% higher than yesterday and 32.43% higher from last week, while the number of traders net-short is 13.96% lower than yesterday and 28.84% lower from last week.
We typically take a contrarian view to crowd sentiment, and the fact traders are net-long suggests GBP/USD prices may continue to fall.
Our data shows traders are now net-long GBP/USD for the first time since Jul 20, 2020 when GBP/USD traded near 1.27. Traders are further net-long than yesterday and last week, and the combination of current sentiment and recent changes gives us a stronger GBP/USD-bearish contrarian trading bias.
