Australian Dollar COT Report
CFTC Commitments of Traders · positions as of Tuesday 2026-10-20, released Oct 23, 2026 (the CFTC reports each Tuesday's close three days later) · next release Oct 30, 2026 (regular cycle; see the release schedule for holiday shifts)
Australian Dollar positioning leans bullish - commercials buying (26w index 100), speculators crowded short (3y index 0).
How this read is built
- Commercials (hedgers) are net long and sit near the top of their 26-week range (COT index 100) - a bullish tilt in the traditional read.
- Large speculators are net short near the bottom of their 3-year range (index 0) - a crowded short, which historically leans bullish for the setup.
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 127,292 Australian Dollar futures contracts (down 9,993 week-over-week), commercials are net long 114,925, and open interest is 333,010 contracts. Leveraged funds were net long 52,497 contracts as of (up 1,906 week-over-week), holding 88,761 long and 36,264 short.
Cite this data
FuturesBench, "Australian Dollar COT Report," data as of 2026-10-20. 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 2026-10-20
| Trader category | Net position | Weekly change | % of open interest | COT index 26w | COT index 52w | COT index 3y |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Large speculators | -127,292 | -9,993 | -38.2% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Commercials | 114,925 | +8,555 | 34.5% | 100.0 | 100.0 | 98.9 |
| Small traders | 12,367 | +1,438 | 3.7% | 9.0 | 26.9 | 65.9 |
Net = long − short (spread positions cancel). COT index: 0 = most net-short of the lookback, 100 = most net-long. How it's computed.
This week in numbers
- Large speculators net position of -127,292 contracts is a record low for this market.
- Large speculators reduced their net position for a 6th consecutive week.
- Commercials raised their net position for a 6th consecutive week.
- Commercials net position is at a 52-week high (114,925 contracts).
Every sentence above is computed from the stored series - no commentary, no forecasts.
Traders in Financial Futures report - positions as of Tue 2026-10-20
| Trader category | Net position | Weekly change | % of open interest | COT index 26w | COT index 52w | COT index 3y |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dealer/intermediary | 60,274 | +11,373 | 18.1% | 100.0 | 94.0 | 70.8 |
| Asset manager | -128,739 | -12,819 | -38.7% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Leveraged funds | 52,497 | +1,906 | 15.8% | 76.1 | 79.8 | 84.5 |
| Other reportables | 3,601 | -1,898 | 1.1% | 43.4 | 22.2 | 9.6 |
| Small traders | 12,367 | +1,438 | 3.7% | 9.0 | 26.9 | 65.9 |
Full Traders in Financial Futures report history: CSV · switch the chart above to this report family for the full series.
Australian Dollar leveraged funds positions, week by week
Leveraged funds long, short and net position in Australian Dollar futures for the last 26 weekly COT reports (positions as of each Tuesday), from the CFTC Traders in Financial Futures futures-only report. Short = long minus net; spread positions are excluded from both.
| Report date | Leveraged funds long | Leveraged funds short | Leveraged funds net | Weekly change | Asset managers net | Dealers net |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 88,761 | 36,264 | 52,497 | +1,906 | -128,739 | 60,274 | |
| 87,632 | 37,041 | 50,591 | -3,542 | -115,920 | 48,901 | |
| 86,777 | 32,644 | 54,133 | -6,459 | -101,428 | 28,965 | |
| 92,560 | 31,968 | 60,592 | +1,866 | -73,199 | -8,787 | |
| 87,095 | 28,369 | 58,726 | -2,409 | -55,353 | -28,008 | |
| 92,993 | 31,858 | 61,135 | +11,356 | -46,396 | -38,303 | |
| 87,978 | 38,199 | 49,779 | +117 | -40,199 | -33,579 | |
| 78,498 | 28,836 | 49,662 | -4,399 | -30,467 | -43,456 | |
| 81,344 | 27,283 | 54,061 | +1,953 | -45,427 | -38,043 | |
| 75,644 | 23,536 | 52,108 | +3,567 | -48,066 | -30,167 | |
| 72,166 | 23,625 | 48,541 | +7,904 | -42,679 | -33,186 | |
| 64,639 | 24,002 | 40,637 | +13,019 | -34,219 | -30,321 | |
| 57,490 | 29,872 | 27,618 | +2,830 | -31,709 | -14,169 | |
| 53,631 | 28,843 | 24,788 | -2,434 | -35,144 | -13,625 | |
| 55,916 | 28,694 | 27,222 | -2,461 | -40,569 | -7,507 | |
| 59,300 | 29,617 | 29,683 | -2,094 | -37,303 | -8,412 | |
| 64,136 | 32,359 | 31,777 | -7,334 | -39,207 | -11,391 | |
| 69,043 | 29,932 | 39,111 | -2,427 | -37,007 | -18,745 | |
| 68,177 | 26,639 | 41,538 | -754 | -31,451 | -29,802 | |
| 71,653 | 29,361 | 42,292 | -16,508 | -12,083 | -49,908 | |
| 86,862 | 28,062 | 58,800 | -1,434 | 856 | -82,252 | |
| 89,665 | 29,431 | 60,234 | -944 | 19,075 | -102,956 | |
| 92,064 | 30,886 | 61,178 | +5,327 | 40,595 | -129,244 | |
| 87,122 | 31,271 | 55,851 | -749 | 47,551 | -135,692 | |
| 82,075 | 25,475 | 56,600 | +8,745 | 44,874 | -133,596 | |
| 73,808 | 25,953 | 47,855 | -470 | 45,097 | -125,218 |
Every week back to 2006: Australian Dollar TFF CSV.
Recent history
| Report date | Open interest | Large spec net | Δ | Commercial net | Δ | Small trader net |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-20 | 333,010 | -127,292 | -9,993 | 114,925 | +8,555 | 12,367 |
| 2026-10-13 | 339,464 | -117,299 | -18,711 | 106,370 | +21,278 | 10,929 |
| 2026-10-06 | 328,682 | -98,588 | -35,349 | 85,092 | +38,744 | 13,496 |
| 2026-09-29 | 309,800 | -63,239 | -16,425 | 46,348 | +19,188 | 16,891 |
| 2026-09-22 | 306,488 | -46,814 | -7,908 | 27,160 | +7,335 | 19,654 |
| 2026-09-15 | 493,141 | -38,906 | -4,036 | 19,825 | +4,141 | 19,081 |
| 2026-09-08 | 455,468 | -34,870 | +4,536 | 15,684 | -3,126 | 19,186 |
| 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 |
Full history, no login: CSV (1987-01-30 → 2026-10-20) · JSON
Contract facts
FAQ
- Are large speculators long or short Australian Dollar futures?
- As of the 2026-10-20 COT report, large speculators (non-commercial traders) are net short 127,292 contracts in Australian Dollar futures.
- What is the leveraged funds position in Australian Dollar futures?
- As of the 2026-10-20 COT report, leveraged funds traders are net long 52,497 contracts (88,761 long, 36,264 short) in Australian Dollar futures. The week-by-week table on this page lists the last 26 reports.
- How current is this Australian Dollar COT data?
- The latest report is dated 2026-10-20 (positions as of that Tuesday's close), published by the CFTC on 2026-10-23. 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 2026-10-20) 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 → 2026-10-20. Methodology.