AUD: Plenty of Fuel for Further Decline - Westpac
Sean Callow, Research Analyst at Westpac, notes that the CTFC’s
Commitment of Traders report showed the expected further reduction in
speculative AUD net long positions in the week to 10 May (i.e. including
the response to the RBA’s SoMP.
Key Quotes
“Leveraged funds’ net longs fell from 53.4k contracts to 40.2k, still a
substantial long position that suggests plenty of fuel for further AUD
decline, should news flow warrant. Leveraged funds remained short EUR
(-31k), long JPY (27k) while reducing GBP net shorts notably, from -22k
to just -6k.”
