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: 19 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
1.3062
-591 pips
1.3598
+55 pips
1.36532
Symbol Action Percentage Volume Positions
GBPUSD Short 68% 5384.22 lots 19960
Long 32% 2481.12 lots 9892
15% of traders are currently trading GBPUSD.
GBPJPY
191.8737
-539 pips
196.2376
+102 pips
197.261
Symbol Action Percentage Volume Positions
GBPJPY Short 64% 587.00 lots 2540
Long 36% 325.05 lots 1577
3% of traders are currently trading GBPJPY.
EURGBP
0.8540
-88 pips
0.8618
+10 pips
0.86275
Symbol Action Percentage Volume Positions
EURGBP Short 90% 3440.15 lots 15645
Long 10% 397.20 lots 2863
11% of traders are currently trading EURGBP.
GBPCAD
1.8164
-409 pips
1.8596
-23 pips
1.85726
Symbol Action Percentage Volume Positions
GBPCAD Short 46% 247.18 lots 1526
Long 54% 293.22 lots 1422
3% of traders are currently trading GBPCAD.
GBPCHF
1.0853
+20 pips
1.0997
-164 pips
1.08333
Symbol Action Percentage Volume Positions
GBPCHF Short 14% 71.33 lots 881
Long 86% 450.91 lots 3634
3% of traders are currently trading GBPCHF.
GBPNZD
2.2130
-417 pips
2.1477
+1070 pips
2.25472
Symbol Action Percentage Volume Positions
GBPNZD Short 73% 171.09 lots 1156
Long 27% 62.50 lots 805
1% of traders are currently trading GBPNZD.
GBPAUD
2.0363
-478 pips
2.0963
-122 pips
2.08411
Symbol Action Percentage Volume Positions
GBPAUD Short 72% 447.40 lots 2516
Long 28% 175.41 lots 1017
3% of traders are currently trading GBPAUD.
GBPNOK
13.6623
-829 pips
13.8214
-762 pips
13.74518
Symbol Action Percentage Volume Positions
GBPNOK Short 43% 0.03 lots 2
Long 57% 0.04 lots 2
0% of traders are currently trading GBPNOK.
GBPSEK
12.8783
-1677 pips
13.1869
-1409 pips
13.04604
Symbol Action Percentage Volume Positions
GBPSEK Short 43% 0.34 lots 2
Long 58% 0.46 lots 9
0% of traders are currently trading GBPSEK.
GBPSGD
1.7340
-56 pips
1.7508
-112 pips
1.73959
Symbol Action Percentage Volume Positions
GBPSGD Short 37% 1.05 lots 25
Long 63% 1.80 lots 38
0% of traders are currently trading GBPSGD.