Australian Dollar COT Report
CFTC Commitments of Traders · positions as of Tuesday 2026-09-01, released Sep 4, 2026 (the CFTC reports each Tuesday's close three days later) · next release Sep 11, 2026 (regular cycle; see the release schedule for holiday shifts)
Australian Dollar positioning leans bullish - commercials buying (26w index 96).
How this read is built
- Commercials (hedgers) are net long and sit near the top of their 26-week range (COT index 96) - a bullish tilt in the traditional read.
A description of how traders are positioned versus their own history - the standard Commitments of Traders interpretation, computed identically for every market. It is not a price forecast, a trading signal, or advice. How traders use positioning · how the read is computed.
As of the COT report, large speculators are net short 39,406 Australian Dollar futures contracts (up 5,049 week-over-week), commercials are net long 18,810, and open interest is 391,678 contracts. Leveraged funds was net long 49,662 contracts as of (down 4,399 week-over-week).
Cite this data
FuturesBench, "Australian Dollar COT Report," data as of 2026-09-01. https://futuresbench.com/cot/australian-dollar/#net-position Source: CFTC Commitments of Traders (public domain). CSV: https://futuresbench.com/data/cot/australian-dollar.csv
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Reporting gap: the CFTC published no data for this contract code between and (about 43 weeks) - typically an exchange migration or relisting, when the contract traded under a different code. The chart breaks across the gap rather than drawing a line through it, and the series resumes afterward. Why this happens.
Positioning - as of Tuesday 2026-09-01
| Trader category | Net position | Weekly change | % of open interest | COT index 26w | COT index 52w | COT index 3y |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Large speculators | -39,406 | +5,049 | -10.1% | 3.9 | 26.4 | 35.3 |
| Commercials | 18,810 | -264 | 4.8% | 96.5 | 69.7 | 57.0 |
| Small traders | 20,596 | -4,785 | 5.3% | 46.4 | 65.2 | 83.4 |
Net = long − short (spread positions cancel). COT index: 0 = most net-short of the lookback, 100 = most net-long. How it's computed.
Traders in Financial Futures report - positions as of Tue 2026-09-01
| Trader category | Net position | Weekly change | % of open interest | COT index 26w | COT index 52w | COT index 3y |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dealer/intermediary | -43,456 | -5,413 | -11.1% | 72.0 | 44.3 | 33.3 |
| Asset manager | -30,467 | +14,960 | -7.8% | 18.4 | 33.1 | 52.2 |
| Leveraged funds | 49,662 | -4,399 | 12.7% | 68.4 | 76.6 | 82.0 |
| Other reportables | 3,665 | -363 | 0.9% | 33.0 | 22.7 | 9.8 |
| Small traders | 20,596 | -4,785 | 5.3% | 46.4 | 65.2 | 83.4 |
Full Traders in Financial Futures report history: CSV · switch the chart above to this report family for the full series.
Recent history
| Report date | Open interest | Large spec net | Δ | Commercial net | Δ | Small trader net |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-01 | 391,678 | -39,406 | +5,049 | 18,810 | -264 | 20,596 |
| 2026-08-25 | 333,906 | -44,455 | -296 | 19,074 | -2,392 | 25,381 |
| 2026-08-18 | 288,526 | -44,159 | -4,936 | 21,466 | +6,605 | 22,693 |
| 2026-08-11 | 267,222 | -39,223 | -6,033 | 14,861 | +2,537 | 24,362 |
| 2026-08-04 | 240,482 | -33,190 | +6,774 | 12,324 | -11,175 | 20,866 |
| 2026-07-28 | 229,784 | -39,964 | -2,279 | 23,499 | +7,412 | 16,465 |
| 2026-07-21 | 225,153 | -37,685 | -6,975 | 16,087 | +3,274 | 21,598 |
| 2026-07-14 | 208,457 | -30,710 | -6,059 | 12,813 | +2,017 | 17,897 |
| 2026-07-07 | 204,837 | -24,651 | -6,951 | 10,796 | +9,162 | 13,855 |
| 2026-06-30 | 215,837 | -17,700 | -4,688 | 1,634 | +2,497 | 16,066 |
| 2026-06-23 | 214,349 | -13,012 | -8,887 | -863 | +12,221 | 13,875 |
| 2026-06-16 | 295,545 | -4,125 | -22,285 | -13,084 | +23,585 | 17,209 |
| 2026-06-09 | 314,177 | 18,160 | -23,652 | -36,669 | +24,104 | 18,509 |
| 2026-06-02 | 305,391 | 41,812 | -18,343 | -60,773 | +19,659 | 18,961 |
| 2026-05-26 | 302,802 | 60,155 | -25,489 | -80,432 | +29,140 | 20,277 |
| 2026-05-19 | 301,269 | 85,644 | +654 | -109,572 | +2,231 | 23,928 |
| 2026-05-12 | 289,244 | 84,990 | +6,316 | -111,803 | -6,258 | 26,813 |
| 2026-05-05 | 279,532 | 78,674 | +6,805 | -105,545 | -8,160 | 26,871 |
| 2026-04-28 | 277,370 | 71,869 | +7,052 | -97,385 | -4,187 | 25,516 |
| 2026-04-21 | 275,415 | 64,817 | -258 | -93,198 | -2,382 | 28,381 |
| 2026-04-14 | 263,918 | 65,075 | -5,738 | -90,816 | +6,531 | 25,741 |
| 2026-04-07 | 264,658 | 70,813 | -10,693 | -97,347 | +11,694 | 26,534 |
| 2026-03-31 | 263,962 | 81,506 | +10,634 | -109,041 | -14,674 | 27,535 |
| 2026-03-24 | 257,694 | 70,872 | +1,811 | -94,367 | -595 | 23,495 |
| 2026-03-17 | 265,675 | 69,061 | +14,864 | -93,772 | -11,587 | 24,711 |
| 2026-03-10 | 315,898 | 54,197 | -13,565 | -82,185 | +7,064 | 27,988 |
Full history, no login: CSV (1987-01-30 → 2026-09-01) · JSON
Contract facts
FAQ
- Are large speculators long or short Australian Dollar futures?
- As of the 2026-09-01 COT report, large speculators (non-commercial traders) are net short 39,406 contracts in Australian Dollar futures.
- How current is this Australian Dollar COT data?
- The latest report is dated 2026-09-01 (positions as of that Tuesday's close), published by the CFTC on 2026-09-04. This page updates within minutes of each weekly release.
- Where can I download Australian Dollar COT history?
- The full weekly series (1987-01-30 to 2026-09-01) is free at /data/cot/australian-dollar.csv - no login, no cap.
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Source: CFTC Commitments of Traders, legacy futures-only report, contract code 232741. Dataset coverage 1987-01-30 → 2026-09-01. Methodology.