The Confederation of British Industry's Industrial Trends Survey publishes the Business Optimism Index in the United Kingdom. Each quarter, an average of 400 manufacturing-related small, medium, and large firms are polled. The Questionnaire collects information on the overall sentiment toward the general and export business situation, investment, capacity, order books, employment, output, stocks, price competitiveness in the domestic, EU, and non-EU markets, as well as innovation and training. A sub-index is calculated for each assessment as the difference between the percentage of positive and negative responses. Following that, the composite index is calculated as the weighted average of the sub-indices. A score of +100 means that all survey respondents are extremely optimistic about the future, while a score of -100 indicates that all survey respondents are extremely pessimistic about the future. Neutrality is indicated by an index level of 0.

A higher than expected figure should be seen as positive (bullish) for the GBP while a lower than expected figure should be seen as negative (bearish) for the GBP.

Category:  Business Confidence
Units:  Points
Details
Impact: Medium
Country:
Currency: GBP
Latest Release
Previous: -47
Consensus: -40
Actual: -33
Next Release
Date: Jul 25, 10:00
Time left: 16 days
Consensus: -34

Forex Sentiment (GBP)

Symbol Community Trend (Shorts vs Longs) Symbol Popularity Avg. Short Price /
Distance From Price
Avg. Long Price /
Distance From Price
Current Price
GBPUSD
1.3066
-521 pips
1.3584
+3 pips
1.35867
Symbol Action Percentage Volume Positions
GBPUSD Short 65% 5421.87 lots 20434
Long 35% 2896.14 lots 12093
18% of traders are currently trading GBPUSD.
GBPJPY
194.2041
-485 pips
197.4178
+163 pips
199.050
Symbol Action Percentage Volume Positions
GBPJPY Short 79% 840.09 lots 3627
Long 21% 229.78 lots 1826
4% of traders are currently trading GBPJPY.
EURGBP
0.8541
-82 pips
0.8614
+9 pips
0.86229
Symbol Action Percentage Volume Positions
EURGBP Short 90% 3403.99 lots 15205
Long 10% 377.30 lots 2244
10% of traders are currently trading EURGBP.
GBPCAD
1.8164
-400 pips
1.8588
-24 pips
1.85637
Symbol Action Percentage Volume Positions
GBPCAD Short 50% 255.66 lots 1509
Long 50% 256.52 lots 979
3% of traders are currently trading GBPCAD.
GBPCHF
1.0850
+47 pips
1.0974
-171 pips
1.08026
Symbol Action Percentage Volume Positions
GBPCHF Short 9% 45.20 lots 670
Long 91% 435.36 lots 3984
3% of traders are currently trading GBPCHF.
GBPNZD
2.2194
-440 pips
2.1293
+1341 pips
2.26341
Symbol Action Percentage Volume Positions
GBPNZD Short 77% 168.90 lots 1223
Long 23% 50.83 lots 673
1% of traders are currently trading GBPNZD.
GBPAUD
2.0203
-608 pips
2.0943
-132 pips
2.08113
Symbol Action Percentage Volume Positions
GBPAUD Short 61% 381.31 lots 1784
Long 39% 246.25 lots 1133
2% of traders are currently trading GBPAUD.
GBPNOK
13.6623
-263 pips
13.7809
-923 pips
13.68864
Symbol Action Percentage Volume Positions
GBPNOK Short 30% 0.03 lots 2
Long 70% 0.07 lots 3
0% of traders are currently trading GBPNOK.
GBPSEK
12.8783
-401 pips
13.1665
-2481 pips
12.91837
Symbol Action Percentage Volume Positions
GBPSEK Short 41% 0.34 lots 2
Long 59% 0.49 lots 10
0% of traders are currently trading GBPSEK.
GBPSGD
1.7353
-20 pips
1.7530
-157 pips
1.73729
Symbol Action Percentage Volume Positions
GBPSGD Short 42% 2.56 lots 38
Long 58% 3.55 lots 31
0% of traders are currently trading GBPSGD.