USD COT positioning: large speculators' net position and percentile
Large speculators are net long the US dollar with 12,919 contracts — the 72th percentile of the last three years. Report date 2026-10-13.
| Net position | 12,919 | Weekly change | +908 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Long contracts | 32,596 | Short contracts | 19,677 |
| Share of open interest | 24.9 % | 3-year percentile | 72 |
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.