The Sunday newsletter
Every Sunday, the Week Ahead teaser: last week’s calls and how they went, and one of this week’s, in time for Monday’s open.
The Sunday newsletter
Every Sunday, the Week Ahead teaser: last week’s calls and how they went, and one of this week’s, in time for Monday’s open.
The Sunday newsletter
Every Sunday, the Week Ahead teaser: last week’s calls and how they went, and one of this week’s, in time for Monday’s open.
COT report for forex, week to 27 Oct 2026: leveraged funds were net long in 3 of the 8 currencies and net short in 5. The largest net long was the Australian dollar’s, at 48,414 contracts, and the largest net short the Canadian dollar’s, at 96,747. A net long position is a bet the currency rises against the US dollar; for the dollar itself, the contract is the Dollar Index.
Australian dollar
Canadian dollar| Currency | Net position | Change on the week | Share of open interest | Net over the weeks | Of the weeks shown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Euro | −71,574 | −2,734 | −8.2% | The most short | |
 British pound | +17,195 | −6,909 | 6.8% | Within the range | |
 Japanese yen | −14,630 | +8,260 | −3.9% | Within the range | |
| Australian dollar | +48,414 | −4,083 | 14.9% | Within the range | |
| Canadian dollar | −96,747 | −5,634 | −26.8% | Within the range | |
 Swiss franc | −17,502 | −3,895 | −12.9% | The most short | |
 New Zealand dollar | −22,554 | −3,274 | −17.5% | Within the range | |
 US dollar (Dollar Index) | +3,158 | −25 | 6.5% | Within the range |
Source: the CFTC’s Commitments of Traders, Traders in Financial Futures report, Leveraged Money, published on Fridays for the Tuesday before. Net is longs minus shorts, in contracts.
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