Japanese Yen futures COT positions and historical chart

Official market: JAPANESE YEN · CME · TFF Futures Only

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

Official CFTC dataset

Current positioning summary

Leveraged Funds held a net-short Japanese Yen futures position of 49,098 contracts. The position increased by 53,090 contracts from the preceding available report. The position ranked in the 53th percentile of the latest 156 available reports.

Report date: 8 September 2026

Asset Manager/Institutional

Long
77,576
Short
78,146
Net
-570
Weekly change
+23,951
Net / open interest
-0.11%
52 reports
48th percentile
156 reports
53th percentile

Leveraged Funds

Long
81,760
Short
130,858
Net
-49,098
Weekly change
+53,090
Net / open interest
-9.82%
52 reports
90th percentile
156 reports
53th 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
2026-09-08Dealer/Intermediary98,552138,029-39,477-118,798-62,73438th percentile
2026-09-08Asset Manager/Institutional77,57678,146-570+23,951+25,68148th percentile
2026-09-08Leveraged Funds81,760130,858-49,098+53,090+3,97290th percentile
2026-09-08Other Reportables90,5184,618+85,900+33,178+23,15292th percentile
2026-09-08Non-Reportable42,64039,395+3,245+8,579+9,92967th percentile
2026-09-01Dealer/Intermediary116,68237,361+79,321+36,383+47,89883th percentile
2026-09-01Asset Manager/Institutional70,41994,940-24,521-4,405+17,90131th percentile
2026-09-01Leveraged Funds58,529160,717-102,188-25,146-41,3634th percentile
2026-09-01Other Reportables55,0352,313+52,722-6,037-24,19746th percentile
2026-09-01Non-Reportable33,22338,557-5,334-795-2396th percentile
2026-08-25Dealer/Intermediary99,99257,054+42,938-1,032-96,39973th percentile
2026-08-25Asset Manager/Institutional71,42191,537-20,116+5,627+62,94131th percentile
2026-08-25Leveraged Funds66,528143,570-77,042-9,071+24,94829th percentile
2026-08-25Other Reportables60,4151,656+58,759+834+18,43656th percentile
2026-08-25Non-Reportable34,54439,083-4,539+3,642-9,92610th percentile
2026-08-18Dealer/Intermediary102,00558,035+43,970+20,713-89,72975th percentile
2026-08-18Asset Manager/Institutional71,82997,572-25,743+508+54,16329th percentile
2026-08-18Leveraged Funds67,776135,747-67,971-14,901+28,21438th percentile
2026-08-18Other Reportables59,5291,604+57,925-4,823+12,76052th percentile
2026-08-18Non-Reportable32,57940,760-8,181-1,497-5,4082th percentile
2026-08-11Dealer/Intermediary102,90279,645+23,257-8,166-68,91765th percentile
2026-08-11Asset Manager/Institutional72,24798,498-26,251+16,171+27,56627th percentile
2026-08-11Leveraged Funds74,973128,043-53,070+7,755+37,39169th percentile
2026-08-11Other Reportables64,2991,551+62,748-14,171+9,88956th percentile
2026-08-11Non-Reportable34,03240,716-6,684-1,589-5,9292th percentile
2026-08-04Dealer/Intermediary112,77981,356+31,423-107,914-55,85671th percentile
2026-08-04Asset Manager/Institutional72,815115,237-42,422+40,635+6,23121th percentile
2026-08-04Leveraged Funds75,758136,583-60,825+41,165+29,25850th percentile
2026-08-04Other Reportables78,2821,363+76,919+36,596+26,41773th percentile
2026-08-04Non-Reportable34,51039,605-5,095-10,482-6,0502th percentile
2026-07-28Dealer/Intermediary155,23915,902+139,337+5,638+9,919100th percentile
2026-07-28Asset Manager/Institutional70,643153,700-83,057-3,151-14,3642th percentile
2026-07-28Leveraged Funds76,752178,742-101,990-5,805+13,4104th percentile
2026-07-28Other Reportables42,0201,697+40,323-4,842-7,34717th percentile
2026-07-28Non-Reportable47,31941,932+5,387+8,160-1,61885th percentile
2026-07-21Dealer/Intermediary147,93914,240+133,699+41,525+15,309100th percentile
2026-07-21Asset Manager/Institutional72,045151,951-79,906-26,089-1,5424th percentile
2026-07-21Leveraged Funds81,033177,218-96,185-5,724+90712th percentile
2026-07-21Other Reportables48,1893,024+45,165-7,694-8,17825th percentile
2026-07-21Non-Reportable44,06546,838-2,773-2,018-6,4966th percentile

How to interpret Japanese Yen positioning

What the contract represents

Japanese Yen futures quote yen exposure against the US dollar and are widely followed in global rates and carry-trade research.

Categories traders monitor

Leveraged Fund net positioning is commonly compared with Asset Manager holdings because the two groups may express different horizons and hedging needs.

Interpretation considerations

Contract quotation and the inverse intuition of USD/JPY can cause interpretation mistakes; this page describes futures positioning, not a price forecast.

Important limitations

COT does not capture the full cross-currency and OTC derivatives market, and intervention risk cannot be inferred from positioning alone.

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