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Open Interest Rising As Bullish Yen Reading Gains Intensity

Thursday, 21 February 2008 20:00:56 GMT

Written by John Kicklighter, Currency Analyst

USD/JPY Ratio: 1.86
Signal: Bearish

Currency Last Week Present* % Long % Change in Positions Outstanding Signal
USD/JPY 1.41 1.86 65% 32.53% Bearish

SSI4_2-21

USDJPY – Retail sentiment supports a sustained drop in USDJPY.  Positioning in the pair grew to 1.86 with nearly 65% of traders long against a 1.50 reading from yesterday and 1.41 standing from last week. Looking into the details, long positions have grown considerably by rising 17.4% from Wednesday and 31.5% from the same period a week ago. Short positions are 5.6% lower than yesterday and 34.6% stronger since last week. Open interest is 8.2% stronger than yesterday and 28.0% above its monthly average. The SSI is a contrarian indicator and signals more USDJPY losses.

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