CFTC commitments of traders: Traders pare position in GBP ahead of EU vote

Weekly positioning data from the CFTC for Forex futures as of the close on June14

• EUR 56K short vs. 67K short prior week.
• GBP 37K short vs. 66K short prior week
• JPY 56K long vs. 43K long prior week
• CAD 18K long vs. 22K long prior week
• CHF 7K long vs. 10K short prior week
• AUD 7K short vs. 16K short prior week
• NZD 4k short vs. 9K long prior week

• Traders moving closer to home in the GBP
• Longs in JPY not at the highs but moving back towards it (recent high 72K
• CHF sees a flight into the relative safety
• CAD. AID and NZD move closer to square ahead of the risk event