Are large speculators long or short British Pound futures?

As of the 2026-10-20 COT report, large speculators (non-commercial traders) are net short 80,420 contracts in British Pound futures.

What is the leveraged funds position in British Pound futures?

As of the 2026-10-20 COT report, leveraged funds traders are net long 24,104 contracts (59,534 long, 35,430 short) in British Pound futures. The week-by-week table on this page lists the last 26 reports.

How current is this British Pound 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 British Pound COT history?

The full weekly series (1988-04-29 to 2026-10-20) is free at /data/cot/british-pound.csv - no login, no cap.

British Pound 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)

Bullish lean38/100

British Pound positioning leans bullish - commercials buying (26w index 67), speculators crowded short (3y index 11).

How this read is built

Commercials (hedgers) are net long and sit near the top of their 26-week range (COT index 67) - a bullish tilt in the traditional read.
Large speculators are net short near the bottom of their 3-year range (index 11) - 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 Oct 20, 2026 COT report, large speculators are net short 80,420 British Pound futures contracts (up 26,544 week-over-week), commercials are net long 95,508, and open interest is 254,060 contracts. Leveraged funds were net long 24,104 contracts as of Oct 20, 2026 (up 13,791 week-over-week), holding 59,534 long and 35,430 short.

-80,420

Large speculators net · 52w

95,508

Commercials net

10.7

COT index (3-year)

254,060

Open interest

Cite this data

FuturesBench, "British Pound COT Report," data as of 2026-10-20.
https://futuresbench.com/cot/british-pound/#net-position
Source: CFTC Commitments of Traders (public domain).
CSV: https://futuresbench.com/data/cot/british-pound.csv

Net positions since 19881Y5YMax

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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	-80,420	+26,544	-31.7%	41.5	28.5	10.7
Commercials	95,508	-25,936	37.6%	67.1	76.3	89.9
Small traders	-15,088	-608	-5.9%	16.2	13.6	14.2

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 rose by 26,544 contracts to -80,420 (24.8% w/w) - the largest weekly change since 2026-06-23.
Commercials net position fell by 25,936 contracts to 95,508 (21.4% w/w) - the largest weekly change since 2026-09-22.
Small traders reduced their net position for a 8th consecutive week.
Open interest fell 5.4% week-over-week to 254,060 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	125,120	-25,676	49.2%	68.7	74.5	86.7
Asset manager	-134,621	+11,114	-53.0%	32.3	24.2	12.0
Leveraged funds	24,104	+13,791	9.5%	45.0	51.7	38.0
Other reportables	485	+1,379	0.2%	43.0	56.6	70.2
Small traders	-15,088	-608	-5.9%	16.2	13.6	14.2

Full Traders in Financial Futures report history: CSV · switch the chart above to this report family for the full series.

British Pound leveraged funds positions, week by week

Leveraged funds long, short and net position in British Pound 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
Oct 20, 2026	59,534	35,430	24,104	+13,791	-134,621	125,120
Oct 13, 2026	55,726	45,413	10,313	-2,119	-145,735	150,796
Oct 6, 2026	57,368	44,936	12,432	+7,826	-145,442	148,033
Sep 29, 2026	53,713	49,107	4,606	-8,633	-128,544	134,633
Sep 22, 2026	65,094	51,855	13,239	-5,639	-115,805	108,142
Sep 15, 2026	63,991	45,113	18,878	-15,749	-89,211	68,223
Sep 8, 2026	69,336	34,709	34,627	-8,540	-105,864	68,548
Sep 1, 2026	77,117	33,950	43,167	-4,742	-107,333	59,203
Aug 25, 2026	81,286	33,377	47,909	+5,032	-104,491	48,405
Aug 18, 2026	70,821	27,944	42,877	+2,207	-117,240	68,565
Aug 11, 2026	67,627	26,957	40,670	+2,496	-119,863	81,399
Aug 4, 2026	67,175	29,001	38,174	-2,923	-125,814	92,011
Jul 28, 2026	74,612	33,515	41,097	+7,861	-140,911	107,350
Jul 21, 2026	68,394	35,158	33,236	+4,695	-119,089	85,978
Jul 14, 2026	62,437	33,896	28,541	+10,562	-131,404	109,230
Jul 7, 2026	57,660	39,681	17,979	+1,706	-143,257	135,307
Jun 30, 2026	52,097	35,824	16,273	+8,706	-156,307	159,925
Jun 23, 2026	54,224	46,657	7,567	-9,269	-149,424	159,992
Jun 16, 2026	54,078	37,242	16,836	-5,476	-113,468	104,972
Jun 9, 2026	58,647	36,335	22,312	-5,041	-109,656	99,001
Jun 2, 2026	58,403	31,050	27,353	-1,476	-101,566	82,480
May 26, 2026	62,625	33,796	28,829	-2,540	-109,325	82,646
May 19, 2026	68,279	36,910	31,369	-5,933	-112,313	85,335
May 12, 2026	70,179	32,877	37,302	+11,253	-93,150	56,874
May 5, 2026	63,113	37,064	26,049	-2,833	-102,630	78,357
Apr 28, 2026	58,489	29,607	28,882	-255	-93,753	67,869

Every week back to 2006: British Pound TFF CSV.

Recent history

Report date	Open interest	Large spec net	Δ	Commercial net	Δ	Small trader net
2026-10-20	254,060	-80,420	+26,544	95,508	-25,936	-15,088
2026-10-13	268,532	-106,964	-9,353	121,444	+9,577	-14,480
2026-10-06	265,890	-97,611	-6,536	111,867	+10,985	-14,256
2026-09-29	251,740	-91,075	-8,507	100,882	+13,202	-9,807
2026-09-22	244,925	-82,568	-23,853	87,680	+30,615	-5,112
2026-09-15	314,293	-58,715	+121	57,065	-37	1,650
2026-09-08	318,608	-58,836	-9,261	57,102	+11,299	1,734
2026-09-01	317,961	-49,575	-5,051	45,803	+7,140	3,772
2026-08-25	318,468	-44,524	+10,049	38,663	-11,690	5,861
2026-08-18	286,371	-54,573	+1,648	50,353	-8,534	4,220
2026-08-11	256,447	-56,221	+1,593	58,887	-3,758	-2,666
2026-08-04	246,577	-57,814	+7,000	62,645	-10,165	-4,831
2026-07-28	267,426	-64,814	-9,253	72,810	+16,511	-7,996
2026-07-21	262,281	-55,561	+15,692	56,299	-21,945	-738
2026-07-14	265,153	-71,253	+16,650	78,244	-20,122	-6,991
2026-07-07	282,969	-87,903	+14,244	98,366	-22,931	-10,463
2026-06-30	295,062	-102,147	+3,572	121,297	-2,134	-19,150
2026-06-23	297,226	-105,719	-34,134	123,431	+43,506	-17,712
2026-06-16	323,315	-71,585	-7,372	79,925	+4,055	-8,340
2026-06-09	291,371	-64,213	-11,995	75,870	+14,777	-11,657
2026-06-02	271,147	-52,218	+9,180	61,093	-2,455	-8,875
2026-05-26	282,065	-61,398	+2,909	63,548	-5,150	-2,150
2026-05-19	285,647	-64,307	-21,248	68,698	+24,047	-4,391
2026-05-12	283,643	-43,059	+20,849	44,651	-21,033	-1,592
2026-05-05	276,143	-63,908	-3,269	65,684	+1,564	-1,776
2026-04-28	263,635	-60,639	-8,600	64,120	+7,281	-3,481

Full history, no login: CSV (1988-04-29 → 2026-10-20) · JSON

Contract facts

(CONTRACTS OF GBP 62,500)

Contract unit (CFTC)

Ticker

CME

Exchange

096742

CFTC contract code

FAQ

Are large speculators long or short British Pound futures?: As of the 2026-10-20 COT report, large speculators (non-commercial traders) are net short 80,420 contracts in British Pound futures.
What is the leveraged funds position in British Pound futures?: As of the 2026-10-20 COT report, leveraged funds traders are net long 24,104 contracts (59,534 long, 35,430 short) in British Pound futures. The week-by-week table on this page lists the last 26 reports.
How current is this British Pound 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 British Pound COT history?: The full weekly series (1988-04-29 to 2026-10-20) is free at /data/cot/british-pound.csv - no login, no cap.

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Source: CFTC Commitments of Traders, legacy futures-only report, contract code 096742. Dataset coverage 1988-04-29 → 2026-10-20. Methodology.