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IG Client Sentiment Report 2024-05-17 08:00

IG Client Sentiment Report 2024-05-17 08:00

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IG Client Sentiment Report 2024-05-17 08:00
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SYMBOLTRADING BIASNET-LONG%NET-SHORT%CHANGE IN LONGSCHANGE IN SHORTSCHANGE IN OI
AUD/JPYBULLISH25.40%74.60%

-0.88% Daily

-2.61% Weekly

6.13% Daily

9.30% Weekly

4.26% Daily

6.01% Weekly

AUD/USDMIXED47.80%52.20%

10.69% Daily

-13.54% Weekly

-3.77% Daily

17.09% Weekly

2.64% Daily

0.13% Weekly

Oil - US CrudeBULLISH77.12%22.88%

0.79% Daily

-4.47% Weekly

8.09% Daily

0.00% Weekly

2.37% Daily

-3.48% Weekly

Germany 40BEARISH24.03%75.97%

12.78% Daily

49.66% Weekly

-2.98% Daily

-10.56% Weekly

0.39% Daily

-0.99% Weekly

EUR/CHFBULLISH48.69%51.31%

-4.67% Daily

-11.30% Weekly

5.39% Daily

14.97% Weekly

0.24% Daily

0.48% Weekly

EUR/GBPBEARISH53.73%46.27%

2.13% Daily

17.07% Weekly

-4.98% Daily

-17.06% Weekly

-1.29% Daily

-1.65% Weekly

EUR/JPYMIXED22.02%77.98%

21.43% Daily

-2.86% Weekly

3.08% Daily

0.33% Weekly

6.63% Daily

-0.39% Weekly

EUR/USDMIXED38.84%61.16%

21.95% Daily

-11.97% Weekly

-7.73% Daily

8.18% Weekly

1.90% Daily

-0.65% Weekly

France 40BEARISH29.79%70.21%

30.68% Daily

53.33% Weekly

-7.93% Daily

-10.76% Weekly

0.96% Daily

1.94% Weekly

FTSE 100MIXED20.84%79.16%

-5.32% Daily

64.40% Weekly

1.90% Daily

-5.05% Weekly

0.31% Daily

4.12% Weekly

GBP/JPYMIXED25.37%74.63%

4.76% Daily

-35.29% Weekly

2.72% Daily

11.03% Weekly

3.23% Daily

-6.04% Weekly

GBP/USDMIXED43.73%56.27%

12.01% Daily

-25.33% Weekly

-1.42% Daily

29.86% Weekly

4.03% Daily

-1.86% Weekly

GoldBEARISH54.78%45.22%

10.07% Daily

4.63% Weekly

-4.63% Daily

2.63% Weekly

2.90% Daily

3.72% Weekly

NZD/USDMIXED47.74%52.26%

6.30% Daily

-18.39% Weekly

0.73% Daily

28.24% Weekly

3.31% Daily

0.76% Weekly

SilverBULLISH72.57%27.43%

2.96% Daily

-9.05% Weekly

2.97% Daily

27.56% Weekly

2.96% Daily

-1.28% Weekly

US 500MIXED38.12%61.88%

1.53% Daily

-1.37% Weekly

1.25% Daily

2.07% Weekly

1.36% Daily

0.73% Weekly

USD/CADMIXED55.88%44.12%

-2.22% Daily

18.87% Weekly

9.74% Daily

-7.71% Weekly

2.72% Daily

5.47% Weekly

USD/CHFBULLISH57.30%42.70%

-17.41% Daily

-12.75% Weekly

20.61% Daily

-0.83% Weekly

-4.57% Daily

-8.03% Weekly

USD/JPYMIXED29.57%70.43%

2.87% Daily

1.29% Weekly

3.87% Daily

-8.48% Weekly

3.58% Daily

-5.80% Weekly

Wall StreetMIXED22.30%77.70%

5.94% Daily

-8.93% Weekly

3.45% Daily

1.60% Weekly

4.00% Daily

-0.95% Weekly

AUD/JPY

AUD/JPY Client Positioning

AUD/JPY: Retail trader data shows 25.40% of traders are net-long with the ratio of traders short to long at 2.94 to 1. The number of traders net-long is 0.88% lower than yesterday and 2.61% lower from last week, while the number of traders net-short is 6.13% higher than yesterday and 9.30% higher from last week.

We typically take a contrarian view to crowd sentiment, and the fact traders are net-short suggests AUD/JPY prices may continue to rise.

Traders are further net-short than yesterday and last week, and the combination of current sentiment and recent changes gives us a stronger AUD/JPY-bullish contrarian trading bias.

AUD/USD

AUD/USD Client Positioning

AUD/USD: Retail trader data shows 47.80% of traders are net-long with the ratio of traders short to long at 1.09 to 1. The number of traders net-long is 10.69% higher than yesterday and 13.54% lower from last week, while the number of traders net-short is 3.77% lower than yesterday and 17.09% higher from last week.

We typically take a contrarian view to crowd sentiment, and the fact traders are net-short suggests AUD/USD prices may continue to rise.

Positioning is less net-short than yesterday but more net-short from last week. The combination of current sentiment and recent changes gives us a further mixed AUD/USD trading bias.

Oil - US Crude

Oil - US Crude Client Positioning

Oil - US Crude: Retail trader data shows 77.12% of traders are net-long with the ratio of traders long to short at 3.37 to 1. The number of traders net-long is 0.79% higher than yesterday and 4.47% lower from last week, while the number of traders net-short is 8.09% higher than yesterday and unchanged from last week.

We typically take a contrarian view to crowd sentiment, and the fact traders are net-long suggests Oil - US Crude prices may continue to fall.

Yet traders are less net-long than yesterday and compared with last week. Recent changes in sentiment warn that the current Oil - US Crude price trend may soon reverse higher despite the fact traders remain net-long.

Germany 40

Germany 40 Client Positioning

Germany 40: Retail trader data shows 24.03% of traders are net-long with the ratio of traders short to long at 3.16 to 1. The number of traders net-long is 12.78% higher than yesterday and 49.66% higher from last week, while the number of traders net-short is 2.98% lower than yesterday and 10.56% lower from last week.

We typically take a contrarian view to crowd sentiment, and the fact traders are net-short suggests Germany 40 prices may continue to rise.

Yet traders are less net-short than yesterday and compared with last week. Recent changes in sentiment warn that the current Germany 40 price trend may soon reverse lower despite the fact traders remain net-short.

EUR/CHF

EUR/CHF Client Positioning

EUR/CHF: Retail trader data shows 48.69% of traders are net-long with the ratio of traders short to long at 1.05 to 1. The number of traders net-long is 4.67% lower than yesterday and 11.30% lower from last week, while the number of traders net-short is 5.39% higher than yesterday and 14.97% higher from last week.

We typically take a contrarian view to crowd sentiment, and the fact traders are net-short suggests EUR/CHF prices may continue to rise.

Traders are further net-short than yesterday and last week, and the combination of current sentiment and recent changes gives us a stronger EUR/CHF-bullish contrarian trading bias.

EUR/GBP

EUR/GBP Client Positioning

EUR/GBP: Retail trader data shows 53.73% of traders are net-long with the ratio of traders long to short at 1.16 to 1. The number of traders net-long is 2.13% higher than yesterday and 17.07% higher from last week, while the number of traders net-short is 4.98% lower than yesterday and 17.06% lower from last week.

We typically take a contrarian view to crowd sentiment, and the fact traders are net-long suggests EUR/GBP prices may continue to fall.

Traders are further net-long than yesterday and last week, and the combination of current sentiment and recent changes gives us a stronger EUR/GBP-bearish contrarian trading bias.

EUR/JPY

EUR/JPY Client Positioning

EUR/JPY: Retail trader data shows 22.02% of traders are net-long with the ratio of traders short to long at 3.54 to 1. The number of traders net-long is 21.43% higher than yesterday and 2.86% lower from last week, while the number of traders net-short is 3.08% higher than yesterday and 0.33% higher from last week.

We typically take a contrarian view to crowd sentiment, and the fact traders are net-short suggests EUR/JPY prices may continue to rise.

Positioning is less net-short than yesterday but more net-short from last week. The combination of current sentiment and recent changes gives us a further mixed EUR/JPY trading bias.

EUR/USD

EUR/USD Client Positioning

EUR/USD: Retail trader data shows 38.84% of traders are net-long with the ratio of traders short to long at 1.57 to 1. The number of traders net-long is 21.95% higher than yesterday and 11.97% lower from last week, while the number of traders net-short is 7.73% lower than yesterday and 8.18% higher from last week.

We typically take a contrarian view to crowd sentiment, and the fact traders are net-short suggests EUR/USD prices may continue to rise.

Positioning is less net-short than yesterday but more net-short from last week. The combination of current sentiment and recent changes gives us a further mixed EUR/USD trading bias.

France 40

France 40 Client Positioning

France 40: Retail trader data shows 29.79% of traders are net-long with the ratio of traders short to long at 2.36 to 1. The number of traders net-long is 30.68% higher than yesterday and 53.33% higher from last week, while the number of traders net-short is 7.93% lower than yesterday and 10.76% lower from last week.

We typically take a contrarian view to crowd sentiment, and the fact traders are net-short suggests France 40 prices may continue to rise.

Yet traders are less net-short than yesterday and compared with last week. Recent changes in sentiment warn that the current France 40 price trend may soon reverse lower despite the fact traders remain net-short.

FTSE 100

FTSE 100 Client Positioning

FTSE 100: Retail trader data shows 20.84% of traders are net-long with the ratio of traders short to long at 3.80 to 1. The number of traders net-long is 5.32% lower than yesterday and 64.40% higher from last week, while the number of traders net-short is 1.90% higher than yesterday and 5.05% lower from last week.

We typically take a contrarian view to crowd sentiment, and the fact traders are net-short suggests FTSE 100 prices may continue to rise.

Positioning is more net-short than yesterday but less net-short from last week. The combination of current sentiment and recent changes gives us a further mixed FTSE 100 trading bias.

GBP/JPY

GBP/JPY Client Positioning

GBP/JPY: Retail trader data shows 25.37% of traders are net-long with the ratio of traders short to long at 2.94 to 1. The number of traders net-long is 4.76% higher than yesterday and 35.29% lower from last week, while the number of traders net-short is 2.72% higher than yesterday and 11.03% higher from last week.

We typically take a contrarian view to crowd sentiment, and the fact traders are net-short suggests GBP/JPY prices may continue to rise.

Positioning is less net-short than yesterday but more net-short from last week. The combination of current sentiment and recent changes gives us a further mixed GBP/JPY trading bias.

GBP/USD

GBP/USD Client Positioning

GBP/USD: Retail trader data shows 43.73% of traders are net-long with the ratio of traders short to long at 1.29 to 1. The number of traders net-long is 12.01% higher than yesterday and 25.33% lower from last week, while the number of traders net-short is 1.42% lower than yesterday and 29.86% higher from last week.

We typically take a contrarian view to crowd sentiment, and the fact traders are net-short suggests GBP/USD prices may continue to rise.

Positioning is less net-short than yesterday but more net-short from last week. The combination of current sentiment and recent changes gives us a further mixed GBP/USD trading bias.

Gold

Gold Client Positioning

Gold: Retail trader data shows 54.78% of traders are net-long with the ratio of traders long to short at 1.21 to 1. The number of traders net-long is 10.07% higher than yesterday and 4.63% higher from last week, while the number of traders net-short is 4.63% lower than yesterday and 2.63% higher from last week.

We typically take a contrarian view to crowd sentiment, and the fact traders are net-long suggests Gold prices may continue to fall.

Traders are further net-long than yesterday and last week, and the combination of current sentiment and recent changes gives us a stronger Gold-bearish contrarian trading bias.

NZD/USD

NZD/USD Client Positioning

NZD/USD: Retail trader data shows 47.74% of traders are net-long with the ratio of traders short to long at 1.09 to 1. The number of traders net-long is 6.30% higher than yesterday and 18.39% lower from last week, while the number of traders net-short is 0.73% higher than yesterday and 28.24% higher from last week.

We typically take a contrarian view to crowd sentiment, and the fact traders are net-short suggests NZD/USD prices may continue to rise.

Positioning is less net-short than yesterday but more net-short from last week. The combination of current sentiment and recent changes gives us a further mixed NZD/USD trading bias.

Silver

Silver Client Positioning

Silver: Retail trader data shows 72.57% of traders are net-long with the ratio of traders long to short at 2.65 to 1. The number of traders net-long is 2.96% higher than yesterday and 9.05% lower from last week, while the number of traders net-short is 2.97% higher than yesterday and 27.56% higher from last week.

We typically take a contrarian view to crowd sentiment, and the fact traders are net-long suggests Silver prices may continue to fall.

Yet traders are less net-long than yesterday and compared with last week. Recent changes in sentiment warn that the current Silver price trend may soon reverse higher despite the fact traders remain net-long.

US 500

US 500 Client Positioning

US 500: Retail trader data shows 38.12% of traders are net-long with the ratio of traders short to long at 1.62 to 1. The number of traders net-long is 1.53% higher than yesterday and 1.37% lower from last week, while the number of traders net-short is 1.25% higher than yesterday and 2.07% higher from last week.

We typically take a contrarian view to crowd sentiment, and the fact traders are net-short suggests US 500 prices may continue to rise.

Positioning is less net-short than yesterday but more net-short from last week. The combination of current sentiment and recent changes gives us a further mixed US 500 trading bias.

USD/CAD

USD/CAD Client Positioning

USD/CAD: Retail trader data shows 55.88% of traders are net-long with the ratio of traders long to short at 1.27 to 1. The number of traders net-long is 2.22% lower than yesterday and 18.87% higher from last week, while the number of traders net-short is 9.74% higher than yesterday and 7.71% lower from last week.

We typically take a contrarian view to crowd sentiment, and the fact traders are net-long suggests USD/CAD prices may continue to fall.

Positioning is less net-long than yesterday but more net-long from last week. The combination of current sentiment and recent changes gives us a further mixed USD/CAD trading bias.

USD/CHF

USD/CHF Client Positioning

USD/CHF: Retail trader data shows 57.30% of traders are net-long with the ratio of traders long to short at 1.34 to 1. The number of traders net-long is 17.41% lower than yesterday and 12.75% lower from last week, while the number of traders net-short is 20.61% higher than yesterday and 0.83% lower from last week.

We typically take a contrarian view to crowd sentiment, and the fact traders are net-long suggests USD/CHF prices may continue to fall.

Yet traders are less net-long than yesterday and compared with last week. Recent changes in sentiment warn that the current USD/CHF price trend may soon reverse higher despite the fact traders remain net-long.

USD/JPY

USD/JPY Client Positioning

USD/JPY: Retail trader data shows 29.57% of traders are net-long with the ratio of traders short to long at 2.38 to 1. The number of traders net-long is 2.87% higher than yesterday and 1.29% higher from last week, while the number of traders net-short is 3.87% higher than yesterday and 8.48% lower from last week.

We typically take a contrarian view to crowd sentiment, and the fact traders are net-short suggests USD/JPY prices may continue to rise.

Positioning is more net-short than yesterday but less net-short from last week. The combination of current sentiment and recent changes gives us a further mixed USD/JPY trading bias.

Wall Street

Wall Street Client Positioning

Wall Street: Retail trader data shows 22.30% of traders are net-long with the ratio of traders short to long at 3.48 to 1. The number of traders net-long is 5.94% higher than yesterday and 8.93% lower from last week, while the number of traders net-short is 3.45% higher than yesterday and 1.60% higher from last week.

We typically take a contrarian view to crowd sentiment, and the fact traders are net-short suggests Wall Street prices may continue to rise.

Positioning is less net-short than yesterday but more net-short from last week. The combination of current sentiment and recent changes gives us a further mixed Wall Street trading bias.

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