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New Zealand Dollar futures COT positions and historical chart

Official market: NZ DOLLAR · 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 New Zealand Dollar futures position of 17,350 contracts. The position increased by 4,988 contracts from the preceding available report. The position ranked in the 13th percentile of the latest 156 available reports.

Report date: 8 September 2026

Asset Manager/Institutional

Long
21,274
Short
7,250
Net
+14,024
Weekly change
+11,065
Net / open interest
11.13%
52 reports
100th percentile
156 reports
100th percentile

Leveraged Funds

Long
11,595
Short
28,945
Net
-17,350
Weekly change
+4,988
Net / open interest
-13.77%
52 reports
37th percentile
156 reports
13th 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/Intermediary54,30853,327+981-17,376-61,7922th percentile
2026-09-08Asset Manager/Institutional21,2747,250+14,024+11,065+43,271100th percentile
2026-09-08Leveraged Funds11,59528,945-17,350+4,988+16,11137th percentile
2026-09-08Other Reportables3,589647+2,942+1,365+96290th percentile
2026-09-08Non-Reportable4,5205,117-597-42+1,44881th percentile
2026-09-01Dealer/Intermediary54,53236,175+18,357-12,382-47,1334th percentile
2026-09-01Asset Manager/Institutional12,9319,972+2,959+2,529+36,936100th percentile
2026-09-01Leveraged Funds5,21627,554-22,338+9,656+7,95223th percentile
2026-09-01Other Reportables2,224647+1,577-113-68450th percentile
2026-09-01Non-Reportable4,3394,894-555+310+2,92983th percentile
2026-08-25Dealer/Intermediary64,95334,214+30,739-21,623-44,74112th percentile
2026-08-25Asset Manager/Institutional12,23511,805+430+25,889+44,587100th percentile
2026-08-25Leveraged Funds3,67335,667-31,994-5,188-1,9674th percentile
2026-08-25Other Reportables2,137447+1,690+85+11758th percentile
2026-08-25Non-Reportable4,0524,917-865+837+2,00475th percentile
2026-08-18Dealer/Intermediary71,20918,847+52,362-10,411-23,70452th percentile
2026-08-18Asset Manager/Institutional7,16932,628-25,459+3,788+18,15687th percentile
2026-08-18Leveraged Funds4,24931,055-26,806+6,655+4,28015th percentile
2026-08-18Other Reportables2,002397+1,605-375+31656th percentile
2026-08-18Non-Reportable3,3625,064-1,702+343+95248th percentile
2026-08-11Dealer/Intermediary81,01218,239+62,773-2,717-22,58479th percentile
2026-08-11Asset Manager/Institutional7,16036,407-29,247+4,730+24,51575th percentile
2026-08-11Leveraged Funds2,52035,981-33,461-3,171-4,4592th percentile
2026-08-11Other Reportables2,227247+1,980-281+70265th percentile
2026-08-11Non-Reportable3,4555,500-2,045+1,439+1,82635th percentile
2026-08-04Dealer/Intermediary84,94619,456+65,490-9,990-22,57485th percentile
2026-08-04Asset Manager/Institutional7,09041,067-33,977+10,180+23,59167th percentile
2026-08-04Leveraged Funds3,64733,937-30,290-263-3,0894th percentile
2026-08-04Other Reportables2,508247+2,261+688+1,96271th percentile
2026-08-04Non-Reportable2,6626,146-3,484-615+1108th percentile
2026-07-28Dealer/Intermediary87,54712,067+75,480-586-10,64992th percentile
2026-07-28Asset Manager/Institutional7,38651,543-44,157-542+13,05329th percentile
2026-07-28Leveraged Funds3,67633,703-30,027+1,059-4,7424th percentile
2026-07-28Other Reportables2,557984+1,573+284+1,04656th percentile
2026-07-28Non-Reportable3,0505,919-2,869-215+1,29212th percentile
2026-07-21Dealer/Intermediary89,24213,176+76,066-9,291+1,47194th percentile
2026-07-21Asset Manager/Institutional7,36050,975-43,615+10,147+6,86431th percentile
2026-07-21Leveraged Funds5,10336,189-31,086-2,084-8,2642th percentile
2026-07-21Other Reportables2,273984+1,289+11-9548th percentile
2026-07-21Non-Reportable2,9515,605-2,654+1,217+2417th percentile

How to interpret New Zealand Dollar positioning

What the contract represents

New Zealand Dollar futures provide a standardized view of NZD exposure against the US dollar.

Categories traders monitor

Category differences are particularly important in a smaller contract where a single aggregate label can hide distinct motives.

Interpretation considerations

Use contract counts, open interest context and history together when comparing weeks.

Important limitations

Lower futures participation and substantial OTC trading limit how broadly the report represents global NZD exposure.

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