NZD COT positioning: large speculators' net position and percentile
Large speculators are net short the New Zealand dollar with 47,001 contracts — the 17th percentile of the last three years. Report date 2026-10-13.
| Net position | -47,001 | Weekly change | -17,655 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Long contracts | 24,619 | Short contracts | 71,620 |
| Share of open interest | -37.6 % | 3-year percentile | 17 |
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.