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 |
|
|
1.1511 -103 pips |
1.1722 -108 pips |
1.16142 | |
| GBPUSD |
|
|
1.3615 -178 pips |
1.3813 -20 pips |
1.37927 | |
| USDJPY |
|
|
111.2465 -273 pips |
113.3808 +59 pips |
113.974 | |
| USDCAD |
|
|
1.2371 -3 pips |
1.2578 -204 pips |
1.2374 | |
| AUDUSD |
|
|
0.7316 -181 pips |
0.7527 -30 pips |
0.74966 | |
| NZDUSD |
|
|
0.6969 -196 pips |
0.7159 +6 pips |
0.71651 | |
| USDCHF |
|
|
0.9158 -47 pips |
0.9321 -116 pips |
0.92054 | |
| USDCZK |
|
|
0 -221212 pips |
21.9440 +1772 pips |
22.12115 | |
| USDHUF |
|
|
302.6917 -1196 pips |
315.5786 -93 pips |
314.651 | |
| USDMXN |
|
|
20.0355 -1089 pips |
20.4281 -2837 pips |
20.14443 |
