Number of traders net-short has increased by 25.58% from last week.
|
SYMBOL |
TRADING BIAS |
NET-LONG% |
NET-SHORT% |
CHANGE IN LONGS |
CHANGE IN SHORTS |
CHANGE IN OI |
|
BULLISH |
49.64% |
50.36% |
2.17%
-13.78% |
16.88%
25.58% |
9.08%
2.38% |
GBP/USD: Retail trader data shows 49.64% of traders are net-long with the ratio of traders short to long at 1.01 to 1. In fact, traders have remained net-short since Mar 18 when GBP/USD traded near 1.39, price has moved 1.05% lower since then. The number of traders net-long is 2.17% higher than yesterday and 13.78% lower from last week, while the number of traders net-short is 16.88% higher than yesterday and 25.58% higher from last week.
We typically take a contrarian view to crowd sentiment, and the fact traders are net-short suggests GBP/USD prices may continue to rise.
Our data shows traders are now net-short GBP/USD for the first time since Mar 18, 2021 when GBP/USD traded near 1.39. Traders are further net-short than yesterday and last week, and the combination of current sentiment and recent changes gives us a stronger GBP/USD-bullish contrarian trading bias.
