British Pound futures COT positions and historical chart

Official market: BRITISH POUND · CME · TFF Futures Only

Latest report: 28 July 2026 · Current weekly data

Current positioning summary

Leveraged Funds held a net-long British Pound futures position of 41,097 contracts. The position increased by 7,861 contracts from the preceding available report. The position ranked in the 72th percentile of the latest 156 available reports.

Report date: 28 July 2026

Asset Manager/Institutional

Long: 12,433
Short: 153,344
Net: -140,911
Weekly change: -21,822
Net / open interest: -52.69%
52 reports: 8th percentile
156 reports: 3th percentile

Leveraged Funds

Long: 74,612
Short: 33,515
Net: +41,097
Weekly change: +7,861
Net / open interest: 15.36%
52 reports: 96th percentile
156 reports: 72th percentile

Historical net position

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

Participant category

Accessible historical data

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CFTC positioning observations
Report date	Participant	Long	Short	Net	Weekly change	4-report change	52-report context
2026-07-28	Dealer/Intermediary	143,700	36,350	+107,350	+21,372	-52,575	83th percentile
2026-07-28	Asset Manager/Institutional	12,433	153,344	-140,911	-21,822	+15,396	8th percentile
2026-07-28	Leveraged Funds	74,612	33,515	+41,097	+7,861	+24,824	96th percentile
2026-07-28	Other Reportables	460	0	+460	-153	+1,201	69th percentile
2026-07-28	Non-Reportable	23,686	31,682	-7,996	-7,258	+11,154	27th percentile
2026-07-21	Dealer/Intermediary	128,196	42,218	+85,978	-23,252	-74,014	71th percentile
2026-07-21	Asset Manager/Institutional	18,950	138,039	-119,089	+12,315	+30,335	15th percentile
2026-07-21	Leveraged Funds	68,394	35,158	+33,236	+4,695	+25,669	71th percentile
2026-07-21	Other Reportables	1,470	857	+613	-11	+1,036	81th percentile
2026-07-21	Non-Reportable	29,437	30,175	-738	+6,253	+16,974	63th percentile
2026-07-14	Dealer/Intermediary	146,132	36,902	+109,230	-26,077	+4,258	87th percentile
2026-07-14	Asset Manager/Institutional	14,195	145,599	-131,404	+11,853	-17,936	8th percentile
2026-07-14	Leveraged Funds	62,437	33,896	+28,541	+10,562	+11,705	56th percentile
2026-07-14	Other Reportables	1,484	860	+624	+190	+624	83th percentile
2026-07-14	Non-Reportable	26,711	33,702	-6,991	+3,472	+1,349	27th percentile
2026-07-07	Dealer/Intermediary	169,290	33,983	+135,307	-24,618	+36,306	96th percentile
2026-07-07	Asset Manager/Institutional	13,996	157,253	-143,257	+13,050	-33,601	6th percentile
2026-07-07	Leveraged Funds	57,660	39,681	+17,979	+1,706	-4,333	25th percentile
2026-07-07	Other Reportables	1,284	850	+434	+1,175	+434	71th percentile
2026-07-07	Non-Reportable	23,832	34,295	-10,463	+8,687	+1,194	13th percentile
2026-06-30	Dealer/Intermediary	193,859	33,934	+159,925	-67	+77,445	98th percentile
2026-06-30	Asset Manager/Institutional	12,147	168,454	-156,307	-6,883	-54,741	2th percentile
2026-06-30	Leveraged Funds	52,097	35,824	+16,273	+8,706	-11,080	19th percentile
2026-06-30	Other Reportables	460	1,201	-741	-318	-1,349	21th percentile
2026-06-30	Non-Reportable	18,708	37,858	-19,150	-1,438	-10,275	2th percentile
2026-06-23	Dealer/Intermediary	194,695	34,703	+159,992	+55,020	+77,346	100th percentile
2026-06-23	Asset Manager/Institutional	13,165	162,589	-149,424	-35,956	-40,099	2th percentile
2026-06-23	Leveraged Funds	54,224	46,657	+7,567	-9,269	-21,262	8th percentile
2026-06-23	Other Reportables	0	423	-423	-423	-423	35th percentile
2026-06-23	Non-Reportable	19,092	36,804	-17,712	-9,372	-15,562	2th percentile
2026-06-16	Dealer/Intermediary	138,529	33,557	+104,972	+5,971	+19,637	90th percentile
2026-06-16	Asset Manager/Institutional	16,352	129,820	-113,468	-3,812	-1,155	15th percentile
2026-06-16	Leveraged Funds	54,078	37,242	+16,836	-5,476	-14,533	17th percentile
2026-06-16	Other Reportables	0	0	0	0	0	58th percentile
2026-06-16	Non-Reportable	101,846	110,186	-8,340	+3,317	-3,949	19th percentile
2026-06-09	Dealer/Intermediary	147,387	48,386	+99,001	+16,521	+42,127	87th percentile
2026-06-09	Asset Manager/Institutional	15,818	125,474	-109,656	-8,090	-16,506	19th percentile
2026-06-09	Leveraged Funds	58,647	36,335	+22,312	-5,041	-14,990	27th percentile
2026-06-09	Other Reportables	0	0	0	-608	-566	58th percentile
2026-06-09	Non-Reportable	24,172	35,829	-11,657	-2,782	-10,065	6th percentile

How to interpret British Pound positioning

What the contract represents

British Pound futures provide a standardized view of sterling exposure against the US dollar.

Categories traders monitor

Leveraged Funds can help frame tactical positioning around UK data and policy, while Asset Managers may carry structurally different hedges.

Interpretation considerations

Sterling positioning can change sharply around Bank of England repricing, but COT data arrives after the measured Tuesday positions.

Important limitations

The report excludes most OTC sterling activity and cannot show why a participant holds a position.

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