Yen Sell Off Looks To Taper Off According To Positioning

[B]USD/JPY[/B][B] Ratio: 1.41
[/B][B]Signal: Bearish[/B]

                                 [B]Currency[/B]             [B]Last Week[/B]             [B]Present*[/B]             [B]% Long[/B]             [B]% Change in Positions   Outstanding[/B]             [B]Signal[/B]                               USD/JPY             1.74             [B]1.41[/B]             58%             27.93%             Bearish                


[B]USDJPY – [/B]USDJPY positioning has moved towards parity over the past week, trimming the SSI reading from 1.74 a week ago to 1.41. Yesterday, the ratio stood at 1.48 as longs accounted for 60% of positions. In detail, long positions are up 6% from yesterday and 11.5% stronger than last week. Short positions jumped 13.6% from yesterday and have grown a startling 58.9% from last week. With the significant increase in both longs and shorts, open interest is 9.1% stronger than yesterday and 29.7% above the monthly average. The SSI is a contrarian indicator and therefore signals further USDJPY losses.