# Euro Shorts Hit 11-Year High as Dollar Rebounds

> CFTC data showed non-commercial traders’ net short euro position reached almost 158,000 contracts in the week to November 3, its largest since January 2016, while gross shorts hit a record. The euro traded above 1.1200 during the period, while the dollar index climbed above 102 after stronger US payrolls data.

- Date: 2026-11-08 · published 2026-11-09T00:09:20.151Z
- Category: report · region Global · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/88218-euro-shorts-hit-11-year-high-as-dollar-rebounds
- Commodities: [Euro (USD per EUR)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/EURUSD.md), [US Dollar (Broad)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DXY.md)

## Why it matters

The strong bearish positioning could pressure the euro, though crowded shorts may amplify a rebound if the dollar rally fades. Currency moves can affect the cost of imported feed ingredients, but the article reports no direct commodity-market change.

## Read by commodity

- DXY: bullish ▲
- EURUSD: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| EURUSD | 2018-08-10 | [Euro plunges to 13-month nadir versus dollar](https://feedsoft.ai/events/11065-euro-plunges-to-13-month-nadir-versus-dollar.md) | -1.5% | +0.1% |
| EURUSD | 2024-04-10 | [Dollar Surges as a Hot US CPI Report Dampens Fed Rate Cut Expectations](https://feedsoft.ai/events/12560-dollar-surges-as-a-hot-us-cpi-report-dampens-fed-rate-cut-expectations.md) | -2.1% | -0.8% |
| EURUSD | 2026-08-26 | [Euro comes under pressure against US Dollar after mixed US PCE data](https://feedsoft.ai/events/18103-euro-comes-under-pressure-against-us-dollar-after-mixed-us-pce-data.md) | -0.7% | -2.4% |
| EURUSD | 2019-01-31 | [Euro-to-Dollar Rate: Economic Data Suggests There Could Be More Bad News to Come](https://feedsoft.ai/events/61306-euro-to-dollar-rate-economic-data-suggests-there-could-be-more-bad-news-to-come.md) | -0.3% | -0.4% |
| EURUSD | 2026-06-25 | [Euro stabilizes near 13-month lows against the US Dollar after in-line US inflation data](https://feedsoft.ai/events/19034-euro-stabilizes-near-13-month-lows-against-the-us-dollar-after-in-line-us.md) | +0.3% | +0.2% |
| DXY | 2016-11-15 | [Dollar hovers at 11-month high after upbeat U.S. data](https://feedsoft.ai/events/7744-dollar-hovers-at-11-month-high-after-upbeat-u-s-data.md) | +0.2% | -0.4% |
| DXY | 2024-06-05 | [US dollar rises as strong service sector data muddles Fed easing this year](https://feedsoft.ai/events/8478-us-dollar-rises-as-strong-service-sector-data-muddles-fed-easing-this-year.md) | +1.1% | +0.9% |
| DXY | 2018-08-10 | [Euro plunges to 13-month nadir versus dollar](https://feedsoft.ai/events/11065-euro-plunges-to-13-month-nadir-versus-dollar.md) | +1.1% | +1.1% |

## Sources

- dailybyte.pk: https://dailybyte.pk/blog/euro-shorts-11-year-high-dollar-rebounds-8-november-2026

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