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IG Client Sentiment Report 2024-05-16 00:00

IG Client Sentiment Report 2024-05-16 00:00

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IG Client Sentiment Report 2024-05-16 00:00
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SYMBOLTRADING BIASNET-LONG%NET-SHORT%CHANGE IN LONGSCHANGE IN SHORTSCHANGE IN OI
AUD/JPYMIXED27.05%72.95%

2.75% Daily

-25.33% Weekly

-5.03% Daily

9.82% Weekly

-3.04% Daily

-2.59% Weekly

AUD/USDBULLISH44.38%55.62%

-16.87% Daily

-27.30% Weekly

6.30% Daily

25.71% Weekly

-5.40% Daily

-5.03% Weekly

Oil - US CrudeMIXED78.98%21.02%

-5.46% Daily

-3.50% Weekly

7.01% Daily

-10.79% Weekly

-3.08% Daily

-5.13% Weekly

Germany 40BEARISH22.29%77.71%

26.80% Daily

28.62% Weekly

-3.28% Daily

0.38% Weekly

2.12% Daily

5.54% Weekly

EUR/CHFBULLISH49.18%50.82%

-6.67% Daily

-10.64% Weekly

6.37% Daily

13.02% Weekly

-0.47% Daily

0.00% Weekly

EUR/GBPBEARISH52.51%47.49%

3.03% Daily

4.62% Weekly

-13.99% Daily

-7.17% Weekly

-5.82% Daily

-1.33% Weekly

EUR/JPYBULLISH17.50%82.50%

-16.97% Daily

-23.89% Weekly

1.10% Daily

10.43% Weekly

-2.61% Daily

2.35% Weekly

EUR/USDBULLISH35.13%64.87%

-12.01% Daily

-33.13% Weekly

3.04% Daily

21.13% Weekly

-2.80% Daily

-5.74% Weekly

France 40BEARISH24.52%75.48%

16.40% Daily

10.23% Weekly

-4.48% Daily

-4.17% Weekly

-0.08% Daily

-1.00% Weekly

FTSE 100BEARISH23.45%76.55%

55.66% Daily

59.14% Weekly

-7.66% Daily

-6.04% Weekly

2.08% Daily

3.94% Weekly

GBP/JPYBULLISH26.99%73.01%

-11.28% Daily

-22.77% Weekly

7.59% Daily

22.19% Weekly

1.75% Daily

5.60% Weekly

GBP/USDBULLISH43.32%56.68%

-16.10% Daily

-36.14% Weekly

4.62% Daily

33.04% Weekly

-5.49% Daily

-9.45% Weekly

GoldBULLISH51.12%48.88%

-13.95% Daily

-7.19% Weekly

8.68% Daily

6.35% Weekly

-4.20% Daily

-1.03% Weekly

NZD/USDBULLISH47.08%52.92%

-19.57% Daily

-26.14% Weekly

13.39% Daily

19.25% Weekly

-4.95% Daily

-7.51% Weekly

SilverBULLISH74.58%25.42%

-10.04% Daily

-13.64% Weekly

9.32% Daily

22.60% Weekly

-5.79% Daily

-6.62% Weekly

US 500BEARISH39.27%60.73%

5.32% Daily

0.42% Weekly

-2.06% Daily

-2.36% Weekly

0.71% Daily

-1.28% Weekly

USD/CADBEARISH58.38%41.62%

1.92% Daily

80.00% Weekly

-12.37% Daily

-37.73% Weekly

-4.56% Daily

0.74% Weekly

USD/CHFBEARISH63.92%36.08%

0.56% Daily

2.26% Weekly

-14.04% Daily

-18.83% Weekly

-5.25% Daily

-6.50% Weekly

USD/JPYBULLISH27.66%72.34%

-9.41% Daily

-16.92% Weekly

-5.79% Daily

-4.36% Weekly

-6.82% Daily

-8.20% Weekly

Wall StreetBULLISH27.17%72.83%

-3.39% Daily

-8.41% Weekly

-1.62% Daily

-4.46% Weekly

-2.11% Daily

-5.57% Weekly

AUD/JPY

AUD/JPY Client Positioning

AUD/JPY: Retail trader data shows 27.05% of traders are net-long with the ratio of traders short to long at 2.70 to 1. The number of traders net-long is 2.75% higher than yesterday and 25.33% lower from last week, while the number of traders net-short is 5.03% lower than yesterday and 9.82% 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 44.38% of traders are net-long with the ratio of traders short to long at 1.25 to 1. The number of traders net-long is 16.87% lower than yesterday and 27.30% lower from last week, while the number of traders net-short is 6.30% higher than yesterday and 25.71% 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.

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

Oil - US Crude

Oil - US Crude Client Positioning

Oil - US Crude: Retail trader data shows 78.98% of traders are net-long with the ratio of traders long to short at 3.76 to 1. The number of traders net-long is 5.46% lower than yesterday and 3.50% lower from last week, while the number of traders net-short is 7.01% higher than yesterday and 10.79% 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.

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 Oil - US Crude trading bias.

Germany 40

Germany 40 Client Positioning

Germany 40: Retail trader data shows 22.29% of traders are net-long with the ratio of traders short to long at 3.49 to 1. The number of traders net-long is 26.80% higher than yesterday and 28.62% higher from last week, while the number of traders net-short is 3.28% lower than yesterday and 0.38% higher 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 49.18% of traders are net-long with the ratio of traders short to long at 1.03 to 1. In fact, traders have remained net-short since Apr 25 when EUR/CHF traded near 0.98, price has moved 0.34% higher since then. The number of traders net-long is 6.67% lower than yesterday and 10.64% lower from last week, while the number of traders net-short is 6.37% higher than yesterday and 13.02% 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.

Our data shows traders are now net-short EUR/CHF for the first time since Apr 25, 2024 when EUR/CHF traded near 0.98. 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 52.51% of traders are net-long with the ratio of traders long to short at 1.11 to 1. The number of traders net-long is 3.03% higher than yesterday and 4.62% higher from last week, while the number of traders net-short is 13.99% lower than yesterday and 7.17% 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 17.50% of traders are net-long with the ratio of traders short to long at 4.72 to 1. The number of traders net-long is 16.97% lower than yesterday and 23.89% lower from last week, while the number of traders net-short is 1.10% higher than yesterday and 10.43% 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.

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 35.13% of traders are net-long with the ratio of traders short to long at 1.85 to 1. The number of traders net-long is 12.01% lower than yesterday and 33.13% lower from last week, while the number of traders net-short is 3.04% higher than yesterday and 21.13% 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.

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

France 40

France 40 Client Positioning

France 40: Retail trader data shows 24.52% of traders are net-long with the ratio of traders short to long at 3.08 to 1. The number of traders net-long is 16.40% higher than yesterday and 10.23% higher from last week, while the number of traders net-short is 4.48% lower than yesterday and 4.17% 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 23.45% of traders are net-long with the ratio of traders short to long at 3.26 to 1. The number of traders net-long is 55.66% higher than yesterday and 59.14% higher from last week, while the number of traders net-short is 7.66% lower than yesterday and 6.04% 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.

Yet traders are less net-short than yesterday and compared with last week. Recent changes in sentiment warn that the current FTSE 100 price trend may soon reverse lower despite the fact traders remain net-short.

GBP/JPY

GBP/JPY Client Positioning

GBP/JPY: Retail trader data shows 26.99% of traders are net-long with the ratio of traders short to long at 2.71 to 1. The number of traders net-long is 11.28% lower than yesterday and 22.77% lower from last week, while the number of traders net-short is 7.59% higher than yesterday and 22.19% 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 43.32% of traders are net-long with the ratio of traders short to long at 1.31 to 1. The number of traders net-long is 16.10% lower than yesterday and 36.14% lower from last week, while the number of traders net-short is 4.62% higher than yesterday and 33.04% 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.

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

Gold

Gold Client Positioning

Gold: Retail trader data shows 51.12% of traders are net-long with the ratio of traders long to short at 1.05 to 1. The number of traders net-long is 13.95% lower than yesterday and 7.19% lower from last week, while the number of traders net-short is 8.68% higher than yesterday and 6.35% 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.

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

NZD/USD

NZD/USD Client Positioning

NZD/USD: Retail trader data shows 47.08% 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 19.57% lower than yesterday and 26.14% lower from last week, while the number of traders net-short is 13.39% higher than yesterday and 19.25% 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.

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

Silver

Silver Client Positioning

Silver: Retail trader data shows 74.58% of traders are net-long with the ratio of traders long to short at 2.93 to 1. The number of traders net-long is 10.04% lower than yesterday and 13.64% lower from last week, while the number of traders net-short is 9.32% higher than yesterday and 22.60% 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 39.27% of traders are net-long with the ratio of traders short to long at 1.55 to 1. The number of traders net-long is 5.32% higher than yesterday and 0.42% higher from last week, while the number of traders net-short is 2.06% lower than yesterday and 2.36% 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 58.38% of traders are net-long with the ratio of traders long to short at 1.40 to 1. The number of traders net-long is 1.92% higher than yesterday and 80.00% higher from last week, while the number of traders net-short is 12.37% lower than yesterday and 37.73% 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.

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

USD/CHF

USD/CHF Client Positioning

USD/CHF: Retail trader data shows 63.92% of traders are net-long with the ratio of traders long to short at 1.77 to 1. The number of traders net-long is 0.56% higher than yesterday and 2.26% higher from last week, while the number of traders net-short is 14.04% lower than yesterday and 18.83% 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.

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 27.66% of traders are net-long with the ratio of traders short to long at 2.61 to 1. The number of traders net-long is 9.41% lower than yesterday and 16.92% lower from last week, while the number of traders net-short is 5.79% lower than yesterday and 4.36% 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.

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 27.17% of traders are net-long with the ratio of traders short to long at 2.68 to 1. The number of traders net-long is 3.39% lower than yesterday and 8.41% lower from last week, while the number of traders net-short is 1.62% lower than yesterday and 4.46% 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.

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

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