Are retail traders long or short GBP/USD?

Name: GBP/USD retail crowd positioning — long/short
Creator: FX Bank Forecast
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Keywords: GBP/USD retail sentiment, crowd positioning, contrarian signal

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Retail Positioning

GBP/USD — % of traders long vs short

As of June 6, 2026, 64% of retail traders are long GBP/USD and 36% are short, blended across the Myfxbook and Dukascopy crowds — the crowd is net long. Crowd long vs bank consensus — a contrarian setup.

64%long36%short

By broker crowd

Dukascopy

69% long31% short

Myfxbook

60% long40% short

Crowd vs smart money

Retail crowdBullish

Specs · CFTCBullish

BanksBearish

MildCrowd long vs bank consensus

Net-long trend

Crowd-positioning trend is building — check back soon.

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