Variety of merchants net-short has elevated by 106.19% from final week.
SYMBOL |
TRADING BIAS |
NET-LONG% |
NET-SHORT% |
CHANGE IN LONGS |
CHANGE IN SHORTS |
CHANGE IN OI |
BULLISH |
48.57% |
51.43% |
-17.91%
-20.00% |
37.06%
106.19% |
3.42%
16.75% |
GBP/JPY: Retail dealer knowledge reveals 48.57% of merchants are net-long with the ratio of merchants quick to lengthy at 1.06 to 1. In actual fact, merchants have remained net-short since Mar 17 when GBP/JPY traded close to 130.12, value has moved 2.02% increased since then. The variety of merchants net-long is 17.91% decrease than yesterday and 20.00% decrease from final week, whereas the variety of merchants net-short is 37.06% increased than yesterday and 106.19% increased from final week.
We sometimes take a contrarian view to crowd sentiment, and the very fact merchants are net-short suggests GBP/JPY costs could proceed to rise.
Our knowledge reveals merchants at the moment are net-short GBP/JPY for the primary time since Mar 17, 2020 when GBP/JPY traded close to 130.12. Merchants are additional net-short than yesterday and final week, and the mix of present sentiment and up to date modifications offers us a stronger GBP/JPY-bullish contrarian buying and selling bias.