Canadian Dollar (CAD) COT Report

Speculative positioning in Canadian Dollar (CME) futures, as of Tuesday 3 November 2026.

Net position

-41,775

contracts, net short

Weekly change

+24,649

contracts

Longs / shorts

41%

99,234 long, 141,009 short

52-week percentile

Neutral

What this means

Large speculators are net short Canadian Dollar futures by 41,775 contracts. In the latest week their net position changed by +24,649 contracts, towards the long side. Against the past year, positioning scores 67 out of 100. Positioning is in the middle of its past-year range, with no strong signal.

Canadian dollar futures are priced in US dollars per Canadian dollar, so a net long position is a bet on USD/CAD falling.

CAD positioning over the past year

Nov 2025 Net speculative position, contracts. Green = net long, red = net short. 3 Nov 2026

Range over this period: -179,095 to +36,159 contracts.

Recent weeks

Week of	Long	Short	Net	Change	Percentile
3 Nov 2026	99,234	141,009	-41,775	+24,649	67
27 Oct 2026	89,942	156,366	-66,424	+8,285	56
20 Oct 2026	101,653	176,362	-74,709	+20,056	52
13 Oct 2026	89,986	184,751	-94,765	-4,602	42
6 Oct 2026	91,109	181,272	-90,163	-11,492	46
29 Sep 2026	85,047	163,718	-78,671	-25,461	50
22 Sep 2026	86,030	139,240	-53,210	-15,633	64
15 Sep 2026	73,950	111,527	-37,577	+32,922	75
8 Sep 2026	54,444	124,943	-70,499	+37,644	56
1 Sep 2026	36,262	144,405	-108,143	+13,379	46
25 Aug 2026	36,266	157,788	-121,522	+36,644	39
18 Aug 2026	22,985	181,151	-158,166	+15,196	14

Non-commercial (speculative) positions in futures contracts. Source: CFTC Commitments of Traders, Legacy futures-only report. Published here 48 hours after the CFTC release.

CAD pairs

Trend, volatility and squeeze for the pairs this positioning affects.

USD/CAD EUR/CAD GBP/CAD AUD/CAD CAD/JPY

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CAD COT questions

Are speculators long or short the Canadian Dollar?

As of 3 November 2026, large speculators are net short 41,775 contracts of Canadian Dollar (CME) futures, up 24,649 contracts on the week.

Which futures contract is the CAD COT data from?

Canadian Dollar (CME) futures, from the CFTC Legacy futures-only Commitments of Traders report. Canadian dollar futures are priced in US dollars per Canadian dollar, so a net long position is a bet on USD/CAD falling.

When is the next CAD COT report?

The CFTC publishes every Friday at 3:30pm New York time (8:30pm UK time for most of the year), covering positions held on the Tuesday. This page updates 48 hours after each release.