US dollar short bets fell considerably to $8.03 billion from $12.64 15.41 against the major currencies during the previous week, according to the report of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) covering data up to October 24 released on Friday October 27. Dollar sentiment improved significantly on upbeat earnings as the Senate approved the 2018 budget blueprint.
CFTC Sentiment vs Exchange Rate
| October 24 2017 | Bias | Ex RateTrend | Position $ mln | Weekly Change |
| CAD | bullish | negative | 5707 | -291 |
| AUD | bullish | negative | 4449 | -397 |
| EUR | bullish | negative | 12277 | -1024 |
| GBP | bearish | positive | -122 | -538 |
| CHF | bearish | negative | -1463 | -833 |
| JPY | bearish | positive | -12823 | -1536 |
| Total | 8025 |
