• Cable remains on 1.33 handle as it consolidates gains from 1.3137

• 1.3137 was 11-month low on Oct 14, before two cent+ rise on short-covering

• 1.3371 was three-and-a-half week high for GBP/USD on Friday

• CFTC data: net GBP short rose 9% to 106,964 contracts in week to Oct 13

• 106,964 is largest net GBP short position since March 2017

• GBP/EUR hit 17-month high in Asia, as euro fell on weekend violence in France

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(Robert Howard is a Reuters market analyst. The views expressed are his own)