Forex

NEWS DESK

COT update: Euro shorts surge as commodity funds sell into the rebound – Saxo Bank

News Desk 12/10/2026

Forex The rapid rebuilding of long dollar positions extended into the latest COT reporting week to 6 October, when Greenback paused its advance with the broad Bloomberg Dollar index trading flat on the week. This did not defer USD buyers with the gross long versus eight IMM futures jumping 40%

NEWS DESK

COT update: Commodity buying accelerates as dollar positioning steadies – Saxo Bank

News Desk 21/08/2026

Commodities   Hedge funds extended their recent commodity buying spree into a fifth consecutive week, supported by a 4.7% jump in the Bloomberg Commodity Index amid broad strength across energy, precious metals and soft commodities. Overall, the combined net long across the 24 major commodity futures tracked rose by 18% to 1.3 million contracts, a […]

NEWS DESK

COT update: Commodity buying accelerates as dollar positioning steadies – Saxo Bank

News Desk 17/08/2026

Commodities   Hedge funds extended their recent commodity buying spree into a fifth consecutive week, supported by a 4.7% jump in the Bloomberg Commodity Index amid broad strength across energy, precious metals and soft commodities. Overall, the combined net long across the 24 major commodity futures tracked rose by 18% to 1.3 million contracts, a […]

NEWS DESK

COT update: Gold breaks down as crowded commodity longs continue to unwind – Saxo Bank

News Desk 08/06/2026

Latest on gold following Friday’s slump Gold has been trending lower since mid-April amid an energy-driven inflation scare. Following Friday’s stronger-than-expected US jobs report and a broader deterioration in risk sentiment that also weighed on equities, bullion closed below its 200-day moving average for the first time since October 2023. For now, a

NEWS DESK

COT update: Peace deal hopes spark commodity liquidation as dollar longs surge – Saxo Bank

News Desk 01/06/2026

Commodities   In the latest COT reporting week to 26 May, growing confidence in a potential US-Iran peace deal helped drive the Bloomberg Commodity Index 4% lower, with only six of the 25 major commodity futures tracked in this report posting gains. At the sector level, energy slumped more than 9%, while agriculture fell 3.5%, […]

NEWS DESK

COT update: Metals bought, dollar sold ahead of US inflation surprise – Saxo Bank

News Desk 18/05/2026

Commodities The BCOM Index gained 1.5% during the reporting week before US inflation-led market turmoil triggered end-of-week volatility across bond yields, the dollar, and not least key commodities, particularly recently strong-performing investment and industrial metals. During the reporting week, relatively stable, yet elevated, energy prices initially supported a

NEWS DESK

COT update: Dollar demand surges while crowded longs left crude exposed to correction – Saxo Bank

News Desk 13/04/2026

Forex:   The latest report showed a 53% jump in gross USD longs versus eight IMM futures to $17.5 billion – a 14-month high – up from a $19 billion short just before the Middle East conflict began, highlighting a sharp shift into the most liquid safe-haven asset. This buying occurred despite a small net […]

NEWS DESK

COT update: Deleveraging accelerates during precious-metal rout; IMM dollar short more than doubles – Saxo Bank

News Desk 09/02/2026

Forex:   In forex, speculative positioning remained heavily skewed toward US dollar selling despite a modest rebound in the greenback. As a result, the gross short across the eight IMM currency futures more than doubled to a six-month high of USD 17.4 billion. Net buying was seen in all but one of the eight currencies, […]

Finance Forex UAE

UAE among top 10 countries in global surge of investment curiosity

News Desk 05/07/2025

Led by forex searches The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has ranked sixth globally in investment-related online search activity, according to a recent analysis tracking internet search behaviour across different asset classes. The report, compiled by financial platform BrokerChooser, highlights a significant rise in public interest in investing, particularly among younger

NEWS DESK

COT Report: Managed money’s year-end positioning in forex and commodities – Saxo Bank MENA

PR News Desk 09/01/2025

Forex: In forex, speculators ended the year holding a USD 32.3 billion net long USD position versus eight IMM futures contracts and the DXY. Apart from a brief peak last April, this was the biggest bet on a stronger dollar since mid-2019. This helps explain the sudden burst of dollar selling on Monday following a […]