FXStreet (Mumbai) – The latest Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) data showed the speculators reduced overall positions in the US 10-yr treasury note futures last week to a new bearish net position.
The non-commercial futures contracts of the 10-year treasury notes, primarily traded by large speculators and hedge funds, witnessed a weekly change of -55,505 net contracts to total a net position of -37,813 contracts in the data reported for October 20th. The long positions in 10-year futures fell by 7,937 contracts, while the short positions rose by 37,568 contracts.
The commercials, hedgers or traders engaged in buying and selling for business purposes, increased overall bullish positions to a total net position of +101,746.
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