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IG Client Sentiment Report 2024-04-18 08:00

IG Client Sentiment Report 2024-04-18 08:00

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IG Client Sentiment Report 2024-04-18 08:00
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SYMBOLTRADING BIASNET-LONG%NET-SHORT%CHANGE IN LONGSCHANGE IN SHORTSCHANGE IN OI
AUD/JPYMIXED35.71%64.29%

15.67% Daily

1.97% Weekly

6.08% Daily

2.95% Weekly

9.32% Daily

2.60% Weekly

AUD/USDMIXED79.27%20.73%

-3.43% Daily

7.11% Weekly

14.94% Daily

5.26% Weekly

-0.12% Daily

6.73% Weekly

Oil - US CrudeBEARISH73.53%26.47%

7.52% Daily

36.43% Weekly

-13.63% Daily

-33.36% Weekly

0.98% Daily

6.82% Weekly

Germany 40MIXED29.56%70.44%

-5.69% Daily

17.98% Weekly

1.07% Daily

-14.18% Weekly

-1.03% Daily

-6.66% Weekly

EUR/CHFMIXED55.34%44.66%

-0.78% Daily

14.93% Weekly

5.67% Daily

-10.48% Weekly

2.00% Daily

2.00% Weekly

EUR/GBPBULLISH58.96%41.04%

-22.14% Daily

-12.82% Weekly

22.41% Daily

-2.29% Weekly

-8.47% Daily

-8.79% Weekly

EUR/JPYBULLISH20.81%79.19%

-2.96% Daily

-8.89% Weekly

4.17% Daily

-1.11% Weekly

2.60% Daily

-2.84% Weekly

EUR/USDBULLISH65.05%34.95%

-7.47% Daily

-2.85% Weekly

20.07% Daily

11.68% Weekly

0.60% Daily

1.78% Weekly

France 40BULLISH25.23%74.77%

-13.58% Daily

-5.72% Weekly

4.53% Daily

-4.16% Weekly

-0.72% Daily

-4.56% Weekly

FTSE 100MIXED33.43%66.57%

-26.21% Daily

25.98% Weekly

14.92% Daily

-16.87% Weekly

-3.13% Daily

-6.20% Weekly

GBP/JPYMIXED27.65%72.35%

12.80% Daily

1.65% Weekly

-0.21% Daily

1.68% Weekly

3.08% Daily

1.67% Weekly

GBP/USDBULLISH66.27%33.73%

-2.76% Daily

1.50% Weekly

1.15% Daily

5.05% Weekly

-1.47% Daily

2.67% Weekly

GoldBEARISH49.73%50.27%

-0.36% Daily

0.04% Weekly

-0.75% Daily

-7.57% Weekly

-0.56% Daily

-3.94% Weekly

NZD/USDMIXED74.75%25.25%

-1.56% Daily

17.60% Weekly

8.76% Daily

-5.10% Weekly

0.85% Daily

10.90% Weekly

SilverMIXED74.04%25.96%

-0.60% Daily

0.53% Weekly

7.60% Daily

0.43% Weekly

1.41% Daily

0.50% Weekly

US 500BEARISH47.19%52.81%

2.13% Daily

17.20% Weekly

-6.45% Daily

-17.79% Weekly

-2.59% Daily

-4.31% Weekly

USD/CADBEARISH27.89%72.11%

17.87% Daily

8.44% Weekly

-3.22% Daily

7.31% Weekly

1.86% Daily

7.63% Weekly

USD/CHFBEARISH57.80%42.20%

2.27% Daily

11.09% Weekly

-4.36% Daily

-8.35% Weekly

-0.64% Daily

1.96% Weekly

USD/JPYBULLISH15.52%84.48%

-6.58% Daily

-7.73% Weekly

-1.75% Daily

1.89% Weekly

-2.54% Daily

0.27% Weekly

Wall StreetBEARISH45.29%54.71%

7.71% Daily

8.59% Weekly

1.90% Daily

-3.21% Weekly

4.45% Daily

1.80% Weekly

AUD/JPY

AUD/JPY Client Positioning

AUD/JPY: Retail trader data shows 35.71% of traders are net-long with the ratio of traders short to long at 1.80 to 1. The number of traders net-long is 15.67% higher than yesterday and 1.97% higher from last week, while the number of traders net-short is 6.08% higher than yesterday and 2.95% 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.

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/JPY trading bias.

AUD/USD

AUD/USD Client Positioning

AUD/USD: Retail trader data shows 79.27% of traders are net-long with the ratio of traders long to short at 3.82 to 1. The number of traders net-long is 3.43% lower than yesterday and 7.11% higher from last week, while the number of traders net-short is 14.94% higher than yesterday and 5.26% higher 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.

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 AUD/USD trading bias.

Oil - US Crude

Oil - US Crude Client Positioning

Oil - US Crude: Retail trader data shows 73.53% 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 7.52% higher than yesterday and 36.43% higher from last week, while the number of traders net-short is 13.63% lower than yesterday and 33.36% 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 29.56% 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 5.69% lower than yesterday and 17.98% higher from last week, while the number of traders net-short is 1.07% higher than yesterday and 14.18% 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 55.34% 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 0.78% lower than yesterday and 14.93% higher from last week, while the number of traders net-short is 5.67% higher than yesterday and 10.48% 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 58.96% of traders are net-long with the ratio of traders long to short at 1.44 to 1. The number of traders net-long is 22.14% lower than yesterday and 12.82% lower from last week, while the number of traders net-short is 22.41% higher than yesterday and 2.29% 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.

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

EUR/JPY

EUR/JPY Client Positioning

EUR/JPY: Retail trader data shows 20.81% 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 2.96% lower than yesterday and 8.89% lower from last week, while the number of traders net-short is 4.17% higher than yesterday and 1.11% 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.

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

EUR/USD

EUR/USD Client Positioning

EUR/USD: Retail trader data shows 65.05% of traders are net-long with the ratio of traders long to short at 1.86 to 1. The number of traders net-long is 7.47% lower than yesterday and 2.85% lower from last week, while the number of traders net-short is 20.07% higher than yesterday and 11.68% 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.

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

France 40

France 40 Client Positioning

France 40: Retail trader data shows 25.23% 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 13.58% lower than yesterday and 5.72% lower from last week, while the number of traders net-short is 4.53% higher than yesterday and 4.16% 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 33.43% of traders are net-long with the ratio of traders short to long at 1.99 to 1. The number of traders net-long is 26.21% lower than yesterday and 25.98% higher from last week, while the number of traders net-short is 14.92% higher than yesterday and 16.87% 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 27.65% of traders are net-long with the ratio of traders short to long at 2.62 to 1. The number of traders net-long is 12.80% higher than yesterday and 1.65% higher from last week, while the number of traders net-short is 0.21% lower than yesterday and 1.68% 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 66.27% of traders are net-long with the ratio of traders long to short at 1.96 to 1. The number of traders net-long is 2.76% lower than yesterday and 1.50% higher from last week, while the number of traders net-short is 1.15% higher than yesterday and 5.05% 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.

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

Gold

Gold Client Positioning

Gold: Retail trader data shows 49.73% of traders are net-long with the ratio of traders short to long at 1.01 to 1. The number of traders net-long is 0.36% lower than yesterday and 0.04% higher from last week, while the number of traders net-short is 0.75% lower than yesterday and 7.57% lower from last week.

We typically take a contrarian view to crowd sentiment, and the fact traders are net-short suggests Gold 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 Gold price trend may soon reverse lower despite the fact traders remain net-short.

NZD/USD

NZD/USD Client Positioning

NZD/USD: Retail trader data shows 74.75% of traders are net-long with the ratio of traders long to short at 2.96 to 1. The number of traders net-long is 1.56% lower than yesterday and 17.60% higher from last week, while the number of traders net-short is 8.76% higher than yesterday and 5.10% 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.

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 NZD/USD trading bias.

Silver

Silver Client Positioning

Silver: Retail trader data shows 74.04% of traders are net-long with the ratio of traders long to short at 2.85 to 1. The number of traders net-long is 0.60% lower than yesterday and 0.53% higher from last week, while the number of traders net-short is 7.60% higher than yesterday and 0.43% 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.

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 47.19% of traders are net-long with the ratio of traders short to long at 1.12 to 1. The number of traders net-long is 2.13% higher than yesterday and 17.20% higher from last week, while the number of traders net-short is 6.45% lower than yesterday and 17.79% 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 27.89% of traders are net-long with the ratio of traders short to long at 2.59 to 1. The number of traders net-long is 17.87% higher than yesterday and 8.44% higher from last week, while the number of traders net-short is 3.22% lower than yesterday and 7.31% 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.

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

USD/CHF

USD/CHF Client Positioning

USD/CHF: Retail trader data shows 57.80% of traders are net-long with the ratio of traders long to short at 1.37 to 1. The number of traders net-long is 2.27% higher than yesterday and 11.09% higher from last week, while the number of traders net-short is 4.36% lower than yesterday and 8.35% 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 15.52% of traders are net-long with the ratio of traders short to long at 5.44 to 1. The number of traders net-long is 6.58% lower than yesterday and 7.73% lower from last week, while the number of traders net-short is 1.75% lower than yesterday and 1.89% 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.

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

Wall Street

Wall Street Client Positioning

Wall Street: Retail trader data shows 45.29% of traders are net-long with the ratio of traders short to long at 1.21 to 1. The number of traders net-long is 7.71% higher than yesterday and 8.59% higher from last week, while the number of traders net-short is 1.90% higher than yesterday and 3.21% lower 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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