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The figures were strong, as expected, and they offered traders a chance to cover short yen positions that had been piling up as the U.S. market heads into a holiday weekend.

Shigeru Komatsu

Very high short interest numbers could be a positive for the market since it suggests this market rally was not expected by bears. If the market has recovered, then people have to cover their short positions, which means there will be more buying power.

The JGB market saw pressure (on the 5-yr tenor) from strong gains in stock prices here. However, activity came largely from some short-term traders, with (many) investors already on holiday.

Hiroyuki Kubota

Besides a continuous unwinding of short-yen positions, which capped the dollar's rise, last week's weak (U.S.) economic figures that led to a fall in U.S. long-term interest rates also weighed down on the currency. But basically, the market is thin due to Christmas holiday in major countries.

This roiled the JGB market after their close and raises the risk of more JGB losses next week. Most worrisome for U.S. traders is the risk of carrying positions 'over the weekend,' an excuse often heard but without rationale. Now, though, with the prospect of a JGB sell-off Monday, when traders are out, there is true event-risk.

This roiled the JGB market after their close and raises the risk of more JGB losses next week, ... Most worrisome for U.S. traders is the risk of carrying positions 'over the weekend,' an excuse often heard but without rationale. Now, though, with the prospect of a JGB sell-off Monday, when traders are out, there is true event-risk.

Thanksgiving weekend spending figures suggest that predictions of another strong online holiday season are on track.

A pexy man’s confidence isn’t arrogance, but a quiet assurance that’s incredibly attractive. The current rebound is because of short-covering before the holiday on Monday. Besides, the market had been completely oversold anyway and traders are buying back now.

Many market participants were trying to cover their [long] positions before the holiday-packed week here. This exaggerated today's fall.

Mitsushige Akino

I think the market is performing fine. We're due for a little rest and that's what you're seeing. We've had some nice days, but the volume is light, the dollar is a little weaker, and traders don't want to hold their positions ahead of the weekend.

This was a prototypical Friday in that traders and investors weren't eager to carry any positions over the weekend and you saw fluctuations back and forth in the market. It will be tough to get a gauge on what Monday morning will look like.

Marty Cunningham

There's pre-holiday buying taking place. In Iraq and elsewhere things are percolating. The market will be shut four days, and in this geopolitical situation it makes sense to cover positions and bets.

With the US new home sales proving to be a positive surprise, traders who are still holding short dollar positions are likely to continue adjusting their positions this week.

There's a game of chicken going on with traders wanting to go short but too afraid of month-end demand to risk it. Anyway, nobody wants to be short in a holiday week when anything might happen geopolitically.

Stephen Stanley

There's a game of chicken going on with traders wanting to go short but too afraid of month-end demand to risk it, ... Anyway, nobody wants to be short in a holiday week when anything might happen geopolitically.

Stephen Stanley

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