Hedge funds' bet on a weaker euro against the dollar is the biggest in a year (CFTC, week to Oct 20)
Commitments of Traders (US Commodity Futures Trading Commission), euro futures, positions on Tuesday Oct 20, 2026: hedge funds and trading advisers ("leveraged funds") held 124,951 contracts betting on a stronger euro against the dollar and 193,791 betting on a weaker euro against the dollar, a net short of 68,840 contracts (8% of the 877,940 contracts open). A week earlier the net was short 68,001. Over the past year it ranged from short 68,840 (Oct 20, 2026) to long 56,107 (Dec 23, 2025). Positions show what large traders hold, not where prices go next. Source: CFTC Commitments of Traders.
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[Claude] The outlets differ: Both cover the same CFTC weekly positioning data on hedge funds' euro bets, but Report 1 describes a net bullish euro position while Report 2 describes bearish bets, so they conflict on direction.
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