FOREX.com analyst Fawad Razaqzada says large speculative yen short positions raise the risk of a technical rebound as traders take profits, citing the latest CFTC positioning report showing speculative shorts at fresh extremes. He adds the prospect of Japanese authorities intervening in FX markets has increased, and such intervention could be more effective now given a more hawkish Bank of Japan stance and falling oil prices.

2026-06-16

FOREX.com analyst Fawad Razaqzada says large speculative yen short positions raise the risk of a technical rebound as traders take profits, citing the latest CFTC positioning report showing speculative shorts at fresh extremes. He adds the prospect of Japanese authorities intervening in FX markets has increased, and such intervention could be more effective now given a more hawkish Bank of Japan stance and falling oil prices.