A chart showing the "Pivot Point + Long/Short Position Signals" for gold, crude oil, foreign exchange, and stock indices on October 16, 2025. The latest data released today (Thursday, October 16, 2025) shows that as of just now, three commodities in this chart are currently "overbought" (over 80% long), and three commodities are currently "oversold" (less than 20% long). Among them, WTI crude oil has the highest proportion of long positions. Spot gold (XAU/USD) has a long position of 64%, WTI crude oil has a long position of 90%, and the EUR/USD has a long position of 42%. For a more detailed list of "change signals" for these commodities compared to yesterday, please see the dedicated chart.

Among the signals of position changes, two showed an increase in net long positions, eight showed a decrease in net long positions, six showed an increase in net short positions, and six showed a decrease in net short positions. Instruments with positions exceeding 80% include: WTI OIL (long position) accounts for as much as 90%; Hong Kong Hang Seng Index (HK50) (long position) accounts for as much as 80%; EUR/JPY (short position) accounts for as much as 89%; EUR/AUD (short position) accounts for as much as 90%; USD/JPY (short position) accounts for as much as 82%; USD/CHF (long position) accounts for as much as 90%; and NZD/USD (long position) accounts for as much as 85%.


[Image: Gold, crude oil, foreign exchange, and stock index pivot points and long/short position signals. Source: Huitong Finance custom chart. (Click on the image to enlarge it.)]

The currencies whose net short positions decreased include: Germany DAX40 GERMANY 40, Euro/GBP, Euro/JPY, Euro/AUD, U.S. Dollar/JPY, and Canadian Dollar/JPY.

Net long positions increased in the US dollar against the Swiss franc (USD/CHF) and the US dollar against the offshore renminbi (USD/CNH). Net long positions decreased in spot gold (XAU/USD), spot silver (XAG/USD), US crude oil (WTI OIL), the FTSE China A50, the Hong Kong Hang Seng Index (HK50), the S&P 500, the Australian dollar (AUD/USD), and the New Zealand dollar (NZD/USD).

Huitong Finance reminds you that position signals are derived by comparing the "Latest Net Long %" with the "Yesterday Net Long %" data. An increase in net longs signals an expansion of the net long position, while a change from negative to positive signals a reversal of the net long position. In the table, "Latest Net Long %" refers to the current "long position minus short position," while "Yesterday Net Long %" represents the last updated net long position (usually the previous trading day) for comparison purposes. A negative net long position indicates a lower long position than a lower short position. A positive net long position indicates a higher long position than a lower short position. Comparing the latest net long % with yesterday's net long % (the previous trading day's net long %) reveals 13 types of position signals, including an expansion of the net long position, a decrease in the net long position, no change in the net short position, and a shift to a long-short balance. Some of these signals are presented based on actual data comparison results. See the charts in this article for details. This position signal is for reference only and should not be used as a basis for trading. The current price trend may conflict with the position indicated. These conflicts may contain potential opportunities. At the same time, subsequent price trends are subject to complex influences from various factors, and traders must make their own decisions.

The trading instruments included in this chart are: spot gold, spot silver, US crude oil, FTSE China A50, Hong Kong Hang Seng Index, S&P 500, Nasdaq 100, Dow Jones Industrial Average, German DAX 40, EUR/USD, EUR/GBP, EUR/JPY, EUR/AUD, GBP/USD, GBP/JPY, USD/JPY, USD/CAD, USD/CHF, AUD/USD, AUD/JPY, CAD/JPY, and NZD/USD.