AUD COT positioning: large speculators' net position and percentile
Large speculators are net short the Australian dollar with 117,299 contracts — the 0th percentile of the last three years. Report date 2026-10-13.
| Net position | -117,299 | Weekly change | -18,711 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Long contracts | 98,389 | Short contracts | 215,688 |
| Share of open interest | -34.6 % | 3-year percentile | 0 |
Net position, last 52 weeks
How to read it
Large speculators are mostly funds that tend to follow trends. A percentile near 100 means positioning is as long as it has been in three years, near 0 as short — a crowded trade, which is context and not a timing signal.
In the Drift Engine terminal the same data is shown for all eight currencies by trader group — commercials, large and small speculators — next to risk regime, macro data and seasonality.