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The Yen Short Deepened

Leveraged funds added 25,146 contracts to the Japanese yen net short, pushing its standardized reading from -0.54 to -1.71, while Nasdaq-100 shorts covered 26,282. Sugar stayed in a fourth consecutive Extreme Long report even as its reading eased from +4.07 to +3.75.

Positions as of 1 Sept 2026 · Released 5 Sept 2026

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What changed

Reversals first, then extremes.

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Metals

5

Energy

4

Agriculture

9

Currencies

7

Equity indices

5

Rates

3

Crypto

2

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