Canadian 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)
Canadian Dollar positioning leans bullish - commercials buying (26w index 68).
How this read is built
- Commercials (hedgers) are net long and sit near the top of their 26-week range (COT index 68) - 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 108,143 Canadian Dollar futures contracts (up 13,379 week-over-week), commercials are net long 115,282, and open interest is 334,800 contracts. Leveraged funds was net short 68,750 contracts as of (up 3,342 week-over-week).
Cite this data
FuturesBench, "Canadian Dollar COT Report," data as of 2026-09-01. https://futuresbench.com/cot/canadian-dollar/#net-position Source: CFTC Commitments of Traders (public domain). CSV: https://futuresbench.com/data/cot/canadian-dollar.csv
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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 | -108,143 | +13,379 | -32.3% | 33.0 | 33.0 | 37.9 |
| Commercials | 115,282 | -7,949 | 34.4% | 68.4 | 68.4 | 64.3 |
| Small traders | -7,139 | -5,430 | -2.1% | 26.6 | 37.2 | 31.3 |
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
- Small traders net position fell by 5,430 contracts to -7,139 (317.7% w/w) - the largest weekly change since 2026-05-19.
- Commercials reduced their net position for a 5th consecutive week.
- Large speculators raised their net position for a 4th consecutive week.
Every sentence above is computed from the stored series - no commentary, no forecasts.
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 | 117,959 | -6,971 | 35.2% | 66.0 | 66.0 | 56.8 |
| Asset manager | -49,544 | +9,399 | -14.8% | 33.1 | 33.1 | 48.6 |
| Leveraged funds | -68,750 | +3,342 | -20.5% | 47.7 | 47.7 | 32.1 |
| Other reportables | 7,474 | -340 | 2.2% | 0.0 | 12.9 | 41.6 |
| Small traders | -7,139 | -5,430 | -2.1% | 26.6 | 37.2 | 31.3 |
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 | 334,800 | -108,143 | +13,379 | 115,282 | -7,949 | -7,139 |
| 2026-08-25 | 329,544 | -121,522 | +36,644 | 123,231 | -38,148 | -1,709 |
| 2026-08-18 | 359,585 | -158,166 | +15,196 | 161,379 | -18,307 | -3,213 |
| 2026-08-11 | 364,104 | -173,362 | +5,733 | 179,686 | -7,322 | -6,324 |
| 2026-08-04 | 365,083 | -179,095 | -2,785 | 187,008 | -2,013 | -7,913 |
| 2026-07-28 | 372,447 | -176,310 | -1,862 | 189,021 | +2,020 | -12,711 |
| 2026-07-21 | 365,599 | -174,448 | +1,831 | 187,001 | +283 | -12,553 |
| 2026-07-14 | 368,792 | -176,279 | -3,153 | 186,718 | +4,722 | -10,439 |
| 2026-07-07 | 363,847 | -173,126 | -22,320 | 181,996 | +22,669 | -8,870 |
| 2026-06-30 | 346,500 | -150,806 | -4,014 | 159,327 | +3,538 | -8,521 |
| 2026-06-23 | 342,860 | -146,792 | -13,891 | 155,789 | +12,383 | -8,997 |
| 2026-06-16 | 492,468 | -132,901 | -12,902 | 143,406 | +14,594 | -10,505 |
| 2026-06-09 | 383,773 | -119,999 | -25,888 | 128,812 | +29,206 | -8,813 |
| 2026-06-02 | 305,869 | -94,111 | -25,229 | 99,606 | +27,761 | -5,495 |
| 2026-05-26 | 297,944 | -68,882 | -37,651 | 71,845 | +36,121 | -2,963 |
| 2026-05-19 | 292,877 | -31,231 | -14,989 | 35,724 | +22,007 | -4,493 |
| 2026-05-12 | 251,467 | -16,242 | -1,583 | 13,717 | +923 | 2,525 |
| 2026-05-05 | 243,793 | -14,659 | +23,817 | 12,794 | -24,349 | 1,865 |
| 2026-04-28 | 252,679 | -38,476 | +20,358 | 37,143 | -22,078 | 1,333 |
| 2026-04-21 | 255,128 | -58,834 | +19,438 | 59,221 | -19,156 | -387 |
| 2026-04-14 | 259,258 | -78,272 | -22,624 | 78,377 | +20,339 | -105 |
| 2026-04-07 | 240,735 | -55,648 | -22,964 | 58,038 | +24,052 | -2,390 |
| 2026-03-31 | 217,085 | -32,684 | -31,082 | 33,986 | +35,357 | -1,302 |
| 2026-03-24 | 182,798 | -1,602 | -2,488 | -1,371 | +4,835 | 2,973 |
| 2026-03-17 | 247,753 | 886 | -35,273 | -6,206 | +38,154 | 5,320 |
| 2026-03-10 | 288,392 | 36,159 | +15,109 | -44,360 | -20,304 | 8,201 |
Full history, no login: CSV (1986-01-15 → 2026-09-01) · JSON
Contract facts
FAQ
- Are large speculators long or short Canadian Dollar futures?
- As of the 2026-09-01 COT report, large speculators (non-commercial traders) are net short 108,143 contracts in Canadian Dollar futures.
- How current is this Canadian 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 Canadian Dollar COT history?
- The full weekly series (1986-01-15 to 2026-09-01) is free at /data/cot/canadian-dollar.csv - no login, no cap.
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Source: CFTC Commitments of Traders, legacy futures-only report, contract code 090741. Dataset coverage 1986-01-15 → 2026-09-01. Methodology.