# U.S. dollar positioning turns net short for first time since July 2021 -CFTC, Reuters data

> Investors turned net short the dollar for the first time since July 2021, according to CFTC data, after a softer-than-expected October US inflation report. The positioning shift reflects expectations the Federal Reserve could slow its tightening pace.

- Date: 2022-11-18 · published 2022-11-18T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: macro · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/38846-u-s-dollar-positioning-turns-net-short-for-first-time-since-july-2021-cftc
- Commodities: [US Dollar (Broad)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DXY.md)

## Why it matters

Bearish dollar positioning tends to support dollar-priced commodities, though it is a positioning update rather than a new policy shift.

## Read by commodity

- DXY: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| DXY | 2025-11-28 | [US dollar set for worst week since July as Fed rate cut looms \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/22142-us-dollar-set-for-worst-week-since-july-as-fed-rate-cut-looms-reuters.md) | -0.5% | -1.5% |
| DXY | 2022-09-09 | [Dollar slides as investors balance positions ahead of U.S. inflation data \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/39800-dollar-slides-as-investors-balance-positions-ahead-of-u-s-inflation-data-reuters.md) | +0.2% | +2.1% |
| DXY | 2026-01-23 | [Sterling set for best week against dollar since August after data boost \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/21303-sterling-set-for-best-week-against-dollar-since-august-after-data-boost-reuters.md) | -1.5% | -1.0% |
| DXY | 2023-11-14 | [Dollar sinks after data shows US inflation cooling \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/10100-dollar-sinks-after-data-shows-us-inflation-cooling-reuters.md) | -1.8% | -1.4% |
| DXY | 2017-06-30 | [U.S. dollar net longs fall to lowest in about a year: CFTC, Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/70701-u-s-dollar-net-longs-fall-to-lowest-in-about-a-year-cftc-reuters.md) | +0.3% | -1.9% |

## Sources

- reuters.com: https://www.reuters.com/markets/currencies/us-dollar-positioning-turns-net-short-first-time-since-july-2021-cftc-reuters-2022-11-18/

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