In the United States, the Johnson Redbook Index is a sales-weighted index that measures the growth in same-store sales from one year to the next in a sample of large general merchandise stores that represents around 9,000 businesses. Sales in stores that have been open for at least 12 months are referred to as same-store sales. According to the index's monetary worth, it outperforms the similar 'official retail sales statistic collected and reported by the United States Department of Commerce by more than 80%. Using retailer performance estimates collected and interpreted by Redbook, the Index is compiled and published. It is these estimations that are combined into the Index and its sub-groups, which are weighted according to sales. Weeks are retail weeks (from Sunday to Saturday), and they are evenly distributed throughout the month.
A higher than expected figure should be seen as positive (bullish) for the USD while a lower than expected figure should be seen as negative (bearish) for the USD.
Forex Sentiment (USD)
| Symbol | Community Trend (Shorts vs Longs) | Symbol Popularity | Avg. Short Price / Distance From Price | Avg. Long Price / Distance From Price | Current Price | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EURUSD |
|
|
1.0472 +15 pips |
1.0641 -184 pips |
1.0457 | |
| GBPUSD |
|
|
1.2084 +30 pips |
1.2304 -250 pips |
1.20541 | |
| USDJPY |
|
|
142.9969 -622 pips |
147.0492 +217 pips |
149.219 | |
| USDCAD |
|
|
1.3545 -170 pips |
1.3668 +47 pips |
1.3715 | |
| AUDUSD |
|
|
0.6343 +37 pips |
0.6434 -128 pips |
0.63056 | |
| NZDUSD |
|
|
0.5919 +36 pips |
0.5982 -99 pips |
0.58831 | |
| USDCHF |
|
|
0.9023 -203 pips |
0.9303 -77 pips |
0.92264 | |
| USDCZK |
|
|
22.4808 -9802 pips |
23.3909 +701 pips |
23.461 | |
| USDHUF |
|
|
364.4746 -974 pips |
360.8720 +1334 pips |
374.212 | |
| USDMXN |
|
|
17.5159 -6479 pips |
18.5094 -3456 pips |
18.1638 |
