Australian Dollar futures COT positions and historical chart

Official market: AUSTRALIAN DOLLAR · CME · TFF Futures Only

Latest report: 28 July 2026 · Current weekly data

Official CFTC dataset

Current positioning summary

Leveraged Funds held a net-long Australian Dollar futures position of 27,618 contracts. The position increased by 2,830 contracts from the preceding available report. The position ranked in the 81th percentile of the latest 156 available reports.

Report date: 28 July 2026

Asset Manager/Institutional

Long
66,328
Short
98,037
Net
-31,709
Weekly change
+3,435
Net / open interest
-13.79%
52 reports
56th percentile
156 reports
69th percentile

Leveraged Funds

Long
57,490
Short
29,872
Net
+27,618
Weekly change
+2,830
Net / open interest
12.01%
52 reports
44th percentile
156 reports
81th percentile

Historical net position

Actual report dates; missing weeks are not interpolated. A data table follows the chart.

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Accessible historical data

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CFTC positioning observations
Report dateParticipantLongShortNetWeekly change4-report change52-report context
2026-07-28Dealer/Intermediary61,15575,324-14,169-544-2,77856th percentile
2026-07-28Asset Manager/Institutional66,32898,037-31,709+3,435+7,49856th percentile
2026-07-28Leveraged Funds57,49029,872+27,618+2,830-4,15944th percentile
2026-07-28Other Reportables2,752957+1,795-588-96012th percentile
2026-07-28Non-Reportable34,27817,813+16,465-5,133+39942th percentile
2026-07-21Dealer/Intermediary60,66374,288-13,625-6,118+5,12056th percentile
2026-07-21Asset Manager/Institutional61,57496,718-35,144+5,425+1,86352th percentile
2026-07-21Leveraged Funds53,63128,843+24,788-2,434-14,32340th percentile
2026-07-21Other Reportables3,4401,057+2,383-574-38313th percentile
2026-07-21Non-Reportable36,77515,177+21,598+3,701+7,72363th percentile
2026-07-14Dealer/Intermediary49,97757,484-7,507+905+22,29560th percentile
2026-07-14Asset Manager/Institutional54,35394,922-40,569-3,266-9,11842th percentile
2026-07-14Leveraged Funds55,91628,694+27,222-2,461-14,31642th percentile
2026-07-14Other Reportables3,457500+2,957+780+45121th percentile
2026-07-14Non-Reportable35,13717,240+17,897+4,042+68852th percentile
2026-07-07Dealer/Intermediary43,85452,266-8,412+2,979+41,49658th percentile
2026-07-07Asset Manager/Institutional52,45589,758-37,303+1,904-25,22050th percentile
2026-07-07Leveraged Funds59,30029,617+29,683-2,094-12,60946th percentile
2026-07-07Other Reportables2,677500+2,177-578+98712th percentile
2026-07-07Non-Reportable34,01520,160+13,855-2,211-4,65440th percentile
2026-06-30Dealer/Intermediary52,62964,020-11,391+7,354+70,86156th percentile
2026-06-30Asset Manager/Institutional53,71392,920-39,207-2,200-40,06346th percentile
2026-06-30Leveraged Funds64,13632,359+31,777-7,334-27,02350th percentile
2026-06-30Other Reportables3,255500+2,755-11-88013th percentile
2026-06-30Non-Reportable34,56618,500+16,066+2,191-2,89546th percentile
2026-06-23Dealer/Intermediary45,52364,268-18,745+11,057+84,21154th percentile
2026-06-23Asset Manager/Institutional56,23693,243-37,007-5,556-56,08250th percentile
2026-06-23Leveraged Funds69,04329,932+39,111-2,427-21,12356th percentile
2026-06-23Other Reportables3,266500+2,766+260-60413th percentile
2026-06-23Non-Reportable34,39020,515+13,875-3,334-6,40244th percentile
2026-06-16Dealer/Intermediary38,03267,834-29,802+20,106+99,44246th percentile
2026-06-16Asset Manager/Institutional57,87289,323-31,451-19,368-72,04660th percentile
2026-06-16Leveraged Funds68,17726,639+41,538-754-19,64062th percentile
2026-06-16Other Reportables3,006500+2,506+1,316-1,03712th percentile
2026-06-16Non-Reportable121,938104,729+17,209-1,300-6,71948th percentile
2026-06-09Dealer/Intermediary66,025115,933-49,908+32,344+85,78438th percentile
2026-06-09Asset Manager/Institutional61,74373,826-12,083-12,939-59,63469th percentile
2026-06-09Leveraged Funds71,65329,361+42,292-16,508-13,55963th percentile
2026-06-09Other Reportables1,690500+1,190-2,445-4,2878th percentile
2026-06-09Non-Reportable38,75120,242+18,509-452-8,30454th percentile

How to interpret Australian Dollar positioning

What the contract represents

Australian Dollar futures represent AUD exposure against the US dollar.

Categories traders monitor

Leveraged Fund positioning is frequently used as a weekly risk-sentiment context alongside the more institutional Asset Manager category.

Interpretation considerations

China, commodities and rate differentials can matter, but positioning alone does not identify the catalyst.

Important limitations

Futures are only one venue and the publication delay prevents real-time inference.

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