Recently, the Mexican peso soared to new heights, driven by hedge funds’ aggressive trades. These funds boosted their net long positions, pushing the peso to a yearly peak of 16.2616 MXN per USD. Between May 7 and May 14, hedge funds added an impressive 3,780 contracts, marking their first bullish week in over a month. […]
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