Positioning
Oct 24, 2026 5 min read
Forex Market Sentiment: Positioning Data, Price Action and Limitations
Forex market sentiment is measurable in three places, the COT report, retail positioning feeds and the chart itself, and each measures a different crowd with a different reliability. This guide explains what each source actually counts, how to read sentiment as a condition rather than a signal, the contrarian logic and when it fails, and the limitations that make sentiment the last input to consult rather than the first.
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