US Dollar Index COT Report
CFTC Commitments of Traders · report date 2026-07-21 (released Jul 24, 2026) · next report expected Jul 31, 2026 (regular cycle; see the release schedule for holiday shifts)
As of the Jul 21, 2026 COT report, large speculators are net long 15,614 US Dollar Index futures contracts (up 2,441 week-over-week), commercials are net short 18,347, and open interest is 53,953 contracts.
15,614
Large speculators net
-18,347
Commercials net
86.3
COT index (3-year)
53,953
Open interest
Positioning — week of 2026-07-21
| Trader category | Net position | Weekly change | % of open interest | COT index 26w | COT index 52w | COT index 3y |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Large speculators | 15,614 | +2,441 | 28.9% | 100.0 | 100.0 | 86.3 |
| Commercials | -18,347 | -2,513 | -34.0% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 6.6 |
| Small traders | 2,733 | +72 | 5.1% | 87.6 | 87.6 | 89.5 |
Net = long − short (spread positions cancel). COT index: 0 = most net-short of the lookback, 100 = most net-long. How it's computed.
Net positions since 1992
Traders in Financial Futures breakdown — week of 2026-07-21
| Category | Net position | Weekly change |
|---|---|---|
| Dealer/intermediary | -24,499 | -882 |
| Asset manager | 19,851 | -2,188 |
| Leveraged funds | -1,938 | +2,928 |
| Other reportables | 3,853 | +70 |
| Small traders | 2,733 | +72 |
Recent history
| Report date | Open interest | Large spec net | Δ | Commercial net | Δ | Small trader net |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-21 | 53,953 | 15,614 | +2,441 | -18,347 | -2,513 | 2,733 |
| 2026-07-14 | 53,293 | 13,173 | -96 | -15,834 | +404 | 2,661 |
| 2026-07-07 | 53,384 | 13,269 | +253 | -16,238 | +16 | 2,969 |
| 2026-06-30 | 54,306 | 13,016 | +88 | -16,254 | -8 | 3,238 |
| 2026-06-23 | 54,908 | 12,928 | -269 | -16,246 | -1,119 | 3,318 |
| 2026-06-16 | 49,411 | 13,197 | +11,813 | -15,127 | -11,528 | 1,930 |
| 2026-06-09 | 50,285 | 1,384 | -2,374 | -3,599 | +1,803 | 2,215 |
| 2026-06-02 | 43,090 | 3,758 | +2,908 | -5,402 | -2,989 | 1,644 |
| 2026-05-26 | 42,278 | 850 | +1,329 | -2,413 | -862 | 1,563 |
| 2026-05-19 | 40,626 | -479 | -3,666 | -1,551 | +3,104 | 2,030 |
| 2026-05-12 | 32,108 | 3,187 | +2,494 | -4,655 | -3,086 | 1,468 |
| 2026-05-05 | 32,496 | 693 | -3,815 | -1,569 | +3,835 | 876 |
| 2026-04-28 | 30,611 | 4,508 | -475 | -5,404 | +410 | 896 |
| 2026-04-21 | 30,651 | 4,983 | -187 | -5,814 | -409 | 831 |
| 2026-04-14 | 32,911 | 5,170 | -341 | -5,405 | +1,270 | 235 |
| 2026-04-07 | 36,573 | 5,511 | +1,830 | -6,675 | -1,745 | 1,164 |
| 2026-03-31 | 38,735 | 3,681 | +64 | -4,930 | -315 | 1,249 |
| 2026-03-24 | 36,113 | 3,617 | -76 | -4,615 | +342 | 998 |
| 2026-03-17 | 35,456 | 3,693 | +9,575 | -4,957 | -10,206 | 1,264 |
| 2026-03-10 | 32,012 | -5,882 | -893 | 5,249 | +26 | 633 |
| 2026-03-03 | 29,871 | -4,989 | -3,200 | 5,223 | +2,641 | -234 |
| 2026-02-24 | 26,218 | -1,789 | -2,117 | 2,582 | +1,888 | -793 |
| 2026-02-17 | 26,596 | 328 | +1,057 | 694 | -1,423 | -1,022 |
| 2026-02-10 | 27,789 | -729 | +123 | 2,117 | +588 | -1,388 |
| 2026-02-03 | 28,190 | -852 | +3,553 | 1,529 | -3,558 | -677 |
| 2026-01-27 | 31,746 | -4,405 | +2,013 | 5,087 | -1,218 | -682 |
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Contract facts
(U.S. DOLLAR INDEX X $1000)
Contract unit (CFTC)
DX
Ticker
ICE US
Exchange
098662
CFTC contract code
FAQ
- Are large speculators long or short US Dollar Index futures?
- As of the 2026-07-21 COT report, large speculators (non-commercial traders) are net long 15,614 contracts in US Dollar Index futures.
- How current is this US Dollar Index COT data?
- The latest report is dated 2026-07-21 (positions as of that Tuesday's close), published by the CFTC on 2026-07-24. This page updates within minutes of each weekly release.
- Where can I download US Dollar Index COT history?
- The full weekly series (1992-05-29 to 2026-07-21) is free at /data/cot/dollar-index.csv — no login, no cap.
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Source: CFTC Commitments of Traders, legacy futures-only report, contract code 098662. Dataset coverage 1992-05-29 → 2026-07-21. Methodology.