US dollar net long bets rose to $ 15.28 billion from $13.34 billion against the major currencies during the one week period, according to the report of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) covering data up to September 17 and released on Friday September 20. The dollar bullish bets rose as the Commerce Department reported US retail sales grew above expected 4.1% on-year in August, providing more support to the view no urgent stimulus is needed as US economy is strong.
CFTC Sentiment vs Exchange Rate
| September 17 2019 | Bias | Ex RateTrend | Position $ mln | Weekly Change |
| CAD | bullish | negative | 1496 | 620 |
| AUD | bearish | negative | -2752 | 885 |
| EUR | bearish | negative | -9488 | -2604 |
| GBP | bearish | negative | -6728 | 395 |
| CHF | bearish | positive | -574 | -209 |
| JPY | bearish | positive | 2759 | -1030 |
| Total | -15287 |