The ratio of long to short positions in the EURUSD stands at -1.96 as nearly 66% of traders are short, according to our execution desk data on the positioning of more than 21.000 retail traders. In detail, long positions are 3.5% higher than yesterday and 7.1% weaker since last week. Short positions are 3.1% lower than yesterday and 11.5% stronger since last week. Open interest is 1% weaker than yesterday and 4.2% below its monthly average. In the past, when retail was short and selling more, the EURUSD has rallied in the following days. The SSI gives us a STRONG SIGNAL TO BUY EURUSD and we think the pair will test and break trough 1.50 in the week ahead.

Historical Charts of Speculative Positioning



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