Latest CFTC Release Dated June 02, 2009:
The COT Index is the percentile of the difference between net speculative positioning and net commercial positioning measured over a specific number of weeks (either 52 or 13). A reading close to 0 suggests that a bottom is forming and a reading close to 100 suggests that a top is forming. The readings are for the actual currency, not the currency pair. For example, a reading of 100 on the Canadian Dollar suggests that the Canadian Dollar is close to a top (USDCAD close to a bottom).
Readings of 95 and higher as well as 5 and lower are in boldfaced red type to indicate potential market extremes. For example, an increasing index is bullish until the index is extreme (near 100), at which time the risk of a reversal or pause in the trend increases.
US Dollar
[B]US Dollar Index: [/B]The 13 week index remains at 0, which indicates a bearish sentiment extreme. Sentiment extremes occur near bottoms so expect a bottom and reversal in the USD.
[B]Implications:[/B] bottomed?
Euro
[B]EUR: [/B]The 13 week index has rolled over from 100, which indicates a turn from a sentiment extreme. A top typically accompanies index readings of 100.
[B]Implications:[/B] topped?
British Pound
[B]GBP:[/B] The 13 week index is at 100, which indicates a sentiment extreme. A top typically accompanies index readings of 100.
[B]Implications:[/B] topped?
Australian Dollar
[B]AUD: [/B]The 13 week index has rolled over from 100, which indicates a turn from a sentiment extreme. A top typically accompanies index readings of 100.
[B]Implications: [/B]topped?
New Zealand Dollar
[B]NZD:[/B] The 13 week index is at 100, which indicates a sentiment extreme. A top typically accompanies index readings of 100.
[B]Implications:[/B] topped?
Japanese Yen
[B]JPY: [/B] The 13 week index is at 92 and has not been extreme recently, which is neutral.
[B]Implications:[/B] neutral
Canadian Dollar
[B]CAD:[/B] The 13 week index remains at 0, which indicates a bearish sentiment extreme. Sentiment extremes occur near bottoms so expect a bottom and reversal in the USD.
[B]Implications:[/B] topped? (USDCAD bottomed?)
Swiss Franc
[B]CHF: [/B]The 13 week index is at 100. Tops occur when the index is at or close to 100.
[B]Implications:[/B] topped? (USDCHF bottomed?)
[I]Jamie Saettele publishes Daily Technicals every weekday morning (930 am EST), COT analysis (published Monday mornings), technical analysis of currency crosses throughout the week (EUR on Tuesday, JPY on Wednesday, GBP on Thursday, AUD on Friday), and the DFX Trend Index every day after the NY close. He is also the author of Sentiment in the Forex Market.
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