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IG Client Sentiment Report 2024-04-18 00:00

IG Client Sentiment Report 2024-04-18 00:00

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IG Client Sentiment Report 2024-04-18 00:00
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SYMBOLTRADING BIASNET-LONG%NET-SHORT%CHANGE IN LONGSCHANGE IN SHORTSCHANGE IN OI
AUD/JPYBEARISH34.48%65.52%

15.70% Daily

10.24% Weekly

1.53% Daily

-5.34% Weekly

6.01% Daily

-0.49% Weekly

AUD/USDBEARISH81.73%18.27%

2.92% Daily

23.62% Weekly

-7.16% Daily

-3.08% Weekly

0.92% Daily

17.70% Weekly

Oil - US CrudeBEARISH71.93%28.07%

0.56% Daily

20.15% Weekly

-14.93% Daily

-29.67% Weekly

-4.33% Daily

0.22% Weekly

Germany 40MIXED27.93%72.07%

-15.38% Daily

13.25% Weekly

3.30% Daily

-11.23% Weekly

-2.70% Daily

-5.53% Weekly

EUR/CHFMIXED55.43%44.57%

2.41% Daily

11.84% Weekly

6.22% Daily

-8.48% Weekly

4.07% Daily

1.77% Weekly

EUR/GBPMIXED64.71%35.29%

-16.03% Daily

-4.90% Weekly

2.86% Daily

-13.46% Weekly

-10.21% Daily

-8.11% Weekly

EUR/JPYMIXED21.34%78.66%

5.16% Daily

-10.93% Weekly

0.33% Daily

-0.99% Weekly

1.33% Daily

-3.29% Weekly

EUR/USDMIXED69.17%30.83%

0.54% Daily

17.68% Weekly

0.90% Daily

2.58% Weekly

0.65% Daily

12.57% Weekly

France 40BULLISH23.69%76.31%

-31.49% Daily

-8.72% Weekly

17.27% Daily

-0.68% Weekly

0.35% Daily

-2.71% Weekly

FTSE 100MIXED35.45%64.55%

-26.70% Daily

25.77% Weekly

13.85% Daily

-15.69% Weekly

-4.82% Daily

-4.54% Weekly

GBP/JPYBULLISH24.63%75.37%

1.22% Daily

1.22% Weekly

7.40% Daily

9.72% Weekly

5.81% Daily

7.50% Weekly

GBP/USDBEARISH68.21%31.79%

2.49% Daily

13.27% Weekly

-6.50% Daily

6.55% Weekly

-0.55% Daily

11.04% Weekly

GoldBEARISH51.35%48.65%

-2.66% Daily

4.82% Weekly

-2.76% Daily

-10.30% Weekly

-2.71% Daily

-3.13% Weekly

NZD/USDBEARISH75.13%24.87%

2.32% Daily

32.43% Weekly

-3.31% Daily

-2.01% Weekly

0.86% Daily

21.78% Weekly

SilverMIXED73.57%26.43%

-1.80% Daily

0.93% Weekly

8.05% Daily

-2.08% Weekly

0.62% Daily

0.11% Weekly

US 500BEARISH44.60%55.40%

-0.36% Daily

13.43% Weekly

-2.60% Daily

-10.82% Weekly

-1.61% Daily

-1.42% Weekly

USD/CADMIXED25.22%74.78%

8.70% Daily

9.76% Weekly

3.57% Daily

23.98% Weekly

4.82% Daily

20.05% Weekly

USD/CHFBEARISH56.53%43.47%

1.95% Daily

15.16% Weekly

-3.59% Daily

-4.05% Weekly

-0.54% Daily

5.94% Weekly

USD/JPYMIXED15.65%84.35%

3.28% Daily

-4.97% Weekly

1.23% Daily

3.78% Weekly

1.54% Daily

2.30% Weekly

Wall StreetBEARISH47.97%52.03%

17.20% Daily

5.54% Weekly

-1.83% Daily

1.04% Weekly

6.46% Daily

3.15% Weekly

AUD/JPY

AUD/JPY Client Positioning

AUD/JPY: Retail trader data shows 34.48% of traders are net-long with the ratio of traders short to long at 1.90 to 1. The number of traders net-long is 15.70% higher than yesterday and 10.24% higher from last week, while the number of traders net-short is 1.53% higher than yesterday and 5.34% lower 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.

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

AUD/USD

AUD/USD Client Positioning

AUD/USD: Retail trader data shows 81.73% of traders are net-long with the ratio of traders long to short at 4.47 to 1. The number of traders net-long is 2.92% higher than yesterday and 23.62% higher from last week, while the number of traders net-short is 7.16% lower than yesterday and 3.08% lower from last week.

We typically take a contrarian view to crowd sentiment, and the fact traders are net-long suggests AUD/USD 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 AUD/USD-bearish contrarian trading bias.

Oil - US Crude

Oil - US Crude Client Positioning

Oil - US Crude: Retail trader data shows 71.93% of traders are net-long with the ratio of traders long to short at 2.56 to 1. The number of traders net-long is 0.56% higher than yesterday and 20.15% higher from last week, while the number of traders net-short is 14.93% lower than yesterday and 29.67% lower 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.

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

Germany 40

Germany 40 Client Positioning

Germany 40: Retail trader data shows 27.93% of traders are net-long with the ratio of traders short to long at 2.58 to 1. The number of traders net-long is 15.38% lower than yesterday and 13.25% higher from last week, while the number of traders net-short is 3.30% higher than yesterday and 11.23% 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.

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 Germany 40 trading bias.

EUR/CHF

EUR/CHF Client Positioning

EUR/CHF: Retail trader data shows 55.43% of traders are net-long with the ratio of traders long to short at 1.24 to 1. The number of traders net-long is 2.41% higher than yesterday and 11.84% higher from last week, while the number of traders net-short is 6.22% 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-long suggests EUR/CHF 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 EUR/CHF trading bias.

EUR/GBP

EUR/GBP Client Positioning

EUR/GBP: Retail trader data shows 64.71% of traders are net-long with the ratio of traders long to short at 1.83 to 1. The number of traders net-long is 16.03% lower than yesterday and 4.90% lower from last week, while the number of traders net-short is 2.86% higher than yesterday and 13.46% 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.

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 EUR/GBP trading bias.

EUR/JPY

EUR/JPY Client Positioning

EUR/JPY: Retail trader data shows 21.34% of traders are net-long with the ratio of traders short to long at 3.69 to 1. The number of traders net-long is 5.16% higher than yesterday and 10.93% lower from last week, while the number of traders net-short is 0.33% higher than yesterday and 0.99% lower 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 69.17% of traders are net-long with the ratio of traders long to short at 2.24 to 1. The number of traders net-long is 0.54% higher than yesterday and 17.68% higher from last week, while the number of traders net-short is 0.90% higher than yesterday and 2.58% higher from last week.

We typically take a contrarian view to crowd sentiment, and the fact traders are net-long suggests EUR/USD 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 EUR/USD trading bias.

France 40

France 40 Client Positioning

France 40: Retail trader data shows 23.69% of traders are net-long with the ratio of traders short to long at 3.22 to 1. The number of traders net-long is 31.49% lower than yesterday and 8.72% lower from last week, while the number of traders net-short is 17.27% higher than yesterday and 0.68% 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.

Traders are further net-short than yesterday and last week, and the combination of current sentiment and recent changes gives us a stronger France 40-bullish contrarian trading bias.

FTSE 100

FTSE 100 Client Positioning

FTSE 100: Retail trader data shows 35.45% of traders are net-long with the ratio of traders short to long at 1.82 to 1. The number of traders net-long is 26.70% lower than yesterday and 25.77% higher from last week, while the number of traders net-short is 13.85% higher than yesterday and 15.69% 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 24.63% of traders are net-long with the ratio of traders short to long at 3.06 to 1. The number of traders net-long is 1.22% higher than yesterday and 1.22% higher from last week, while the number of traders net-short is 7.40% higher than yesterday and 9.72% 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.

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

GBP/USD

GBP/USD Client Positioning

GBP/USD: Retail trader data shows 68.21% of traders are net-long with the ratio of traders long to short at 2.15 to 1. The number of traders net-long is 2.49% higher than yesterday and 13.27% higher from last week, while the number of traders net-short is 6.50% lower than yesterday and 6.55% higher from last week.

We typically take a contrarian view to crowd sentiment, and the fact traders are net-long suggests GBP/USD 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 GBP/USD-bearish contrarian trading bias.

Gold

Gold Client Positioning

Gold: Retail trader data shows 51.35% of traders are net-long with the ratio of traders long to short at 1.06 to 1. The number of traders net-long is 2.66% lower than yesterday and 4.82% higher from last week, while the number of traders net-short is 2.76% lower than yesterday and 10.30% lower 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 75.13% of traders are net-long with the ratio of traders long to short at 3.02 to 1. The number of traders net-long is 2.32% higher than yesterday and 32.43% higher from last week, while the number of traders net-short is 3.31% lower than yesterday and 2.01% lower from last week.

We typically take a contrarian view to crowd sentiment, and the fact traders are net-long suggests NZD/USD 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 NZD/USD-bearish contrarian trading bias.

Silver

Silver Client Positioning

Silver: Retail trader data shows 73.57% of traders are net-long with the ratio of traders long to short at 2.78 to 1. The number of traders net-long is 1.80% lower than yesterday and 0.93% higher from last week, while the number of traders net-short is 8.05% higher than yesterday and 2.08% lower 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.

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 Silver trading bias.

US 500

US 500 Client Positioning

US 500: Retail trader data shows 44.60% of traders are net-long with the ratio of traders short to long at 1.24 to 1. The number of traders net-long is 0.36% lower than yesterday and 13.43% higher from last week, while the number of traders net-short is 2.60% lower than yesterday and 10.82% lower 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.

Yet traders are less net-short than yesterday and compared with last week. Recent changes in sentiment warn that the current US 500 price trend may soon reverse lower despite the fact traders remain net-short.

USD/CAD

USD/CAD Client Positioning

USD/CAD: Retail trader data shows 25.22% of traders are net-long with the ratio of traders short to long at 2.96 to 1. The number of traders net-long is 8.70% higher than yesterday and 9.76% higher from last week, while the number of traders net-short is 3.57% higher than yesterday and 23.98% higher from last week.

We typically take a contrarian view to crowd sentiment, and the fact traders are net-short suggests USD/CAD 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 USD/CAD trading bias.

USD/CHF

USD/CHF Client Positioning

USD/CHF: Retail trader data shows 56.53% of traders are net-long with the ratio of traders long to short at 1.30 to 1. The number of traders net-long is 1.95% higher than yesterday and 15.16% higher from last week, while the number of traders net-short is 3.59% lower than yesterday and 4.05% 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.

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

USD/JPY

USD/JPY Client Positioning

USD/JPY: Retail trader data shows 15.65% of traders are net-long with the ratio of traders short to long at 5.39 to 1. The number of traders net-long is 3.28% higher than yesterday and 4.97% lower from last week, while the number of traders net-short is 1.23% higher than yesterday and 3.78% higher 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 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 USD/JPY trading bias.

Wall Street

Wall Street Client Positioning

Wall Street: Retail trader data shows 47.97% of traders are net-long with the ratio of traders short to long at 1.08 to 1. The number of traders net-long is 17.20% higher than yesterday and 5.54% higher from last week, while the number of traders net-short is 1.83% lower than yesterday and 1.04% 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.

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

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