US Dollar (USD) COT Report

Speculative positioning in USD Index (ICE) futures, as of Tuesday 3 November 2026.

Net position

+14,190

contracts, net long

Weekly change

+69

contracts

Longs / shorts

64%

33,054 long, 18,864 short

52-week percentile

83

Leaning long

What this means

Large speculators are net long US Dollar futures by 14,190 contracts. In the latest week their net position changed by +69 contracts, towards the long side. Against the past year, positioning scores 83 out of 100. Positioning is towards the bullish end of its past year, but not at an extreme.

The US dollar has no single currency future, so this uses the US Dollar Index future, which measures the dollar against a basket led by the euro.

USD positioning over the past year

US Dollar net speculative positioning, weekly, 52 weeks +22,499 -22,499 10 Nov 2025: -15,627 contracts 18 Nov 2025: -16,108 contracts 25 Nov 2025: -16,347 contracts 2 Dec 2025: -16,218 contracts 9 Dec 2025: -13,874 contracts 16 Dec 2025: -4,595 contracts 23 Dec 2025: -4,021 contracts 30 Dec 2025: -3,960 contracts 6 Jan 2026: -3,831 contracts 13 Jan 2026: -3,730 contracts 20 Jan 2026: -6,418 contracts 27 Jan 2026: -4,405 contracts 3 Feb 2026: -852 contracts 10 Feb 2026: -729 contracts 17 Feb 2026: +328 contracts 24 Feb 2026: -1,789 contracts 3 Mar 2026: -4,989 contracts 10 Mar 2026: -5,882 contracts 17 Mar 2026: +3,693 contracts 24 Mar 2026: +3,617 contracts 31 Mar 2026: +3,681 contracts 7 Apr 2026: +5,511 contracts 14 Apr 2026: +5,170 contracts 21 Apr 2026: +4,983 contracts 28 Apr 2026: +4,508 contracts 5 May 2026: +693 contracts 12 May 2026: +3,187 contracts 19 May 2026: -479 contracts 26 May 2026: +850 contracts 2 Jun 2026: +3,758 contracts 9 Jun 2026: +1,384 contracts 16 Jun 2026: +13,197 contracts 23 Jun 2026: +12,928 contracts 30 Jun 2026: +13,016 contracts 7 Jul 2026: +13,269 contracts 14 Jul 2026: +13,173 contracts 21 Jul 2026: +15,614 contracts 28 Jul 2026: +17,197 contracts 4 Aug 2026: +22,499 contracts 11 Aug 2026: +21,409 contracts 18 Aug 2026: +19,079 contracts 25 Aug 2026: +18,682 contracts 1 Sep 2026: +17,025 contracts 8 Sep 2026: +17,604 contracts 15 Sep 2026: +10,593 contracts 22 Sep 2026: +10,330 contracts 29 Sep 2026: +11,881 contracts 6 Oct 2026: +12,011 contracts 13 Oct 2026: +12,919 contracts 20 Oct 2026: +15,044 contracts 27 Oct 2026: +14,121 contracts 3 Nov 2026: +14,190 contracts
Nov 2025 Net speculative position, contracts. Green = net long, red = net short. 3 Nov 2026

Range over this period: -16,347 to +22,499 contracts.

Recent weeks

Week of Long Short Net Change Percentile
3 Nov 2026 33,054 18,864 +14,190 +69 83
27 Oct 2026 31,254 17,133 +14,121 -923 83
20 Oct 2026 32,422 17,378 +15,044 +2,125 85
13 Oct 2026 32,596 19,677 +12,919 +908 75
6 Oct 2026 30,526 18,515 +12,011 +130 75
29 Sep 2026 29,742 17,861 +11,881 +1,551 75
22 Sep 2026 27,768 17,438 +10,330 -263 73
15 Sep 2026 25,971 15,378 +10,593 -7,011 75
8 Sep 2026 28,407 10,803 +17,604 +579 92
1 Sep 2026 28,240 11,215 +17,025 -1,657 90
25 Aug 2026 29,042 10,360 +18,682 -397 94
18 Aug 2026 29,582 10,503 +19,079 -2,330 96

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

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USD COT questions

Are speculators long or short the US Dollar?

As of 3 November 2026, large speculators are net long 14,190 contracts of USD Index (ICE) futures, up 69 contracts on the week.

Which futures contract is the USD COT data from?

USD Index (ICE) futures, from the CFTC Legacy futures-only Commitments of Traders report. The US dollar has no single currency future, so this uses the US Dollar Index future, which measures the dollar against a basket led by the euro.

When is the next USD 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.

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