# Speculators' net long bets on U.S. dollar edge higher -CFTC, Reuters

> The U.S. dollar strengthened on safe-haven flows while the euro weakened as investors weighed a hawkish Fed and awaited new U.S. sanctions on Russia. Oil and natural gas prices rose again, and the EUR/USD pair traded near 1.10.

- Date: 2022-03-11 · published 2022-03-11T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: geopolitics · region Global · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/42442-speculators-net-long-bets-on-u-s-dollar-edge-higher-cftc-reuters
- Commodities: [US Dollar (Broad)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DXY.md), [Euro (USD per EUR)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/EURUSD.md), [Crude Oil (WTI)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WTI.md)

## Why it matters

Safe-haven dollar strength combined with energy-driven risk can pressure dollar-priced commodities, though higher energy costs support feed input and freight prices.

## Read by commodity

- DXY: bullish ▲
- WTI: bullish ▲
- EURUSD: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| DXY | 2026-03-02 | [Dollar (USD) Gains as Higher Oil Prices Damp Bets on Fed Rate Cuts - Bloomberg](https://feedsoft.ai/events/10711-dollar-usd-gains-as-higher-oil-prices-damp-bets-on-fed-rate-cuts-bloomberg.md) | +1.4% | +2.6% |
| DXY | 2022-02-24 | [Dollar jumps to near two-year high as Russia invades Ukraine \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/6980-dollar-jumps-to-near-two-year-high-as-russia-invades-ukraine-reuters.md) | +1.0% | +1.2% |
| DXY | 2026-03-25 | [Dollar rises as US-Iran divide dashes de-escalation hopes \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/20349-dollar-rises-as-us-iran-divide-dashes-de-escalation-hopes-reuters.md) | +0.8% | -1.4% |
| DXY | 2022-03-07 | [Dollar edges higher as surging energy prices prompt safe-haven flows \| Financial Newsletter](https://feedsoft.ai/events/12080-dollar-edges-higher-as-surging-energy-prices-prompt-safe-haven-flows-financial.md) | +0.3% | -1.0% |
| DXY | 2022-02-25 | [From euro to EM: Russia's Ukraine war upends market bets \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/9834-from-euro-to-em-russia-s-ukraine-war-upends-market-bets-reuters.md) | +0.0% | +0.0% |
| EURUSD | 2022-03-07 | [Dollar edges higher as surging energy prices prompt safe-haven flows \| Financial Newsletter](https://feedsoft.ai/events/12080-dollar-edges-higher-as-surging-energy-prices-prompt-safe-haven-flows-financial.md) | +0.2% | +1.2% |
| EURUSD | 2022-02-25 | [From euro to EM: Russia's Ukraine war upends market bets \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/9834-from-euro-to-em-russia-s-ukraine-war-upends-market-bets-reuters.md) | -0.9% | -1.3% |
| EURUSD | 2022-03-04 | [Flight to Quality Takes US Dollar Higher - ADM Investor Services](https://feedsoft.ai/events/12082-flight-to-quality-takes-us-dollar-higher-adm-investor-services.md) | -0.4% | +0.4% |

## Sources

- reuters.com: https://www.reuters.com/markets/stocks/speculators-net-long-bets-us-dollar-edge-higher-cftc-reuters-2022-03-11/

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