Australian Dollar (AUD) COT Report
Speculative positioning in Australian Dollar (CME) futures, as of Tuesday 3 November 2026.
Net position
-129,457
contracts, net short
Weekly change
-1,142
contracts
Longs / shorts
30%
101,093 long, 230,550 short
52-week percentile
0
Crowded shortWhat this means
Large speculators are net short Australian Dollar futures by 129,457 contracts. In the latest week their net position changed by -1,142 contracts, towards the short side. Against the past year, positioning scores 0 out of 100. Speculators are more net short than in at least 90% of the past year's weeks, so the short side is crowded. A positive surprise could trigger a sharp short squeeze.
Australian dollar futures trade on the CME. A net long position is a bet on AUD/USD rising.
AUD positioning over the past year
Range over this period: -129,457 to +85,644 contracts.
Recent weeks
| Week of | Long | Short | Net | Change | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 Nov 2026 | 101,093 | 230,550 | -129,457 | -1,142 | 0 |
| 27 Oct 2026 | 101,057 | 229,372 | -128,315 | -1,023 | 0 |
| 20 Oct 2026 | 98,419 | 225,711 | -127,292 | -9,993 | 0 |
| 13 Oct 2026 | 98,389 | 215,688 | -117,299 | -18,711 | 0 |
| 6 Oct 2026 | 100,138 | 198,726 | -98,588 | -35,349 | 0 |
| 29 Sep 2026 | 109,690 | 172,929 | -63,239 | -16,425 | 15 |
| 22 Sep 2026 | 108,533 | 155,347 | -46,814 | -7,908 | 23 |
| 15 Sep 2026 | 114,312 | 153,218 | -38,906 | -4,036 | 35 |
| 8 Sep 2026 | 120,532 | 155,402 | -34,870 | +4,536 | 39 |
| 1 Sep 2026 | 114,105 | 153,511 | -39,406 | +5,049 | 35 |
| 25 Aug 2026 | 106,864 | 151,319 | -44,455 | -296 | 31 |
| 18 Aug 2026 | 88,204 | 132,363 | -44,159 | -4,936 | 33 |
Non-commercial (speculative) positions in futures contracts. Source: CFTC Commitments of Traders, Legacy futures-only report. Published here 48 hours after the CFTC release.
AUD pairs
Trend, volatility and squeeze for the pairs this positioning affects.