British Pound futures COT positions and historical chart

Official market: BRITISH POUND · CME · TFF Futures Only

Latest report: 8 September 2026 · processed 11 Sept 2026, 19:31 · Current weekly data

Current positioning summary

Leveraged Funds held a net-long British Pound futures position of 34,627 contracts. The position decreased by 8,540 contracts from the preceding available report. The position ranked in the 56th percentile of the latest 156 available reports.

Report date: 8 September 2026

Asset Manager/Institutional

Long: 43,849
Short: 149,713
Net: -105,864
Weekly change: +1,469
Net / open interest: -33.22%
52 reports: 44th percentile
156 reports: 16th percentile

Leveraged Funds

Long: 69,336
Short: 34,709
Net: +34,627
Weekly change: -8,540
Net / open interest: 10.86%
52 reports: 65th percentile
156 reports: 56th 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
2026-09-08	Dealer/Intermediary	122,820	54,272	+68,548	+9,345	-12,851	42th percentile
2026-09-08	Asset Manager/Institutional	43,849	149,713	-105,864	+1,469	+13,999	44th percentile
2026-09-08	Leveraged Funds	69,336	34,709	+34,627	-8,540	-6,043	65th percentile
2026-09-08	Other Reportables	955	0	+955	-236	+495	79th percentile
2026-09-08	Non-Reportable	31,683	29,949	+1,734	-2,038	+4,400	81th percentile
2026-09-01	Dealer/Intermediary	133,142	73,939	+59,203	+10,798	-32,808	38th percentile
2026-09-01	Asset Manager/Institutional	43,569	150,902	-107,333	-2,842	+18,481	42th percentile
2026-09-01	Leveraged Funds	77,117	33,950	+43,167	-4,742	+4,993	96th percentile
2026-09-01	Other Reportables	1,191	0	+1,191	-1,125	+731	88th percentile
2026-09-01	Non-Reportable	31,789	28,017	+3,772	-2,089	+8,603	81th percentile
2026-08-25	Dealer/Intermediary	135,405	87,000	+48,405	-20,160	-58,945	29th percentile
2026-08-25	Asset Manager/Institutional	45,799	150,290	-104,491	+12,749	+36,420	44th percentile
2026-08-25	Leveraged Funds	81,286	33,377	+47,909	+5,032	+6,812	100th percentile
2026-08-25	Other Reportables	3,016	700	+2,316	+738	+1,856	100th percentile
2026-08-25	Non-Reportable	32,834	26,973	+5,861	+1,641	+13,857	92th percentile
2026-08-18	Dealer/Intermediary	133,730	65,165	+68,565	-12,834	-17,413	44th percentile
2026-08-18	Asset Manager/Institutional	33,516	150,756	-117,240	+2,623	+1,849	25th percentile
2026-08-18	Leveraged Funds	70,821	27,944	+42,877	+2,207	+9,641	98th percentile
2026-08-18	Other Reportables	1,578	0	+1,578	+1,118	+965	94th percentile
2026-08-18	Non-Reportable	32,200	27,980	+4,220	+6,886	+4,958	85th percentile
2026-08-11	Dealer/Intermediary	123,799	42,400	+81,399	-10,612	-27,831	58th percentile
2026-08-11	Asset Manager/Institutional	22,690	142,553	-119,863	+5,951	+11,541	19th percentile
2026-08-11	Leveraged Funds	67,627	26,957	+40,670	+2,496	+12,129	92th percentile
2026-08-11	Other Reportables	460	0	+460	0	-164	69th percentile
2026-08-11	Non-Reportable	25,998	28,664	-2,666	+2,165	+4,325	54th percentile
2026-08-04	Dealer/Intermediary	127,348	35,337	+92,011	-15,339	-43,296	71th percentile
2026-08-04	Asset Manager/Institutional	12,228	138,042	-125,814	+15,097	+17,443	12th percentile
2026-08-04	Leveraged Funds	67,175	29,001	+38,174	-2,923	+20,195	85th percentile
2026-08-04	Other Reportables	460	0	+460	0	+26	69th percentile
2026-08-04	Non-Reportable	23,651	28,482	-4,831	+3,165	+5,632	37th percentile
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

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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