BRITISH POUND COT report
BRITISH POUND - CHICAGO MERCANTILE EXCHANGE positioning from the CFTC Legacy report. Net positions equal long contracts minus short contracts. Commercial, non-commercial and non-reportable classifications describe participants; they are not buy or sell signals.
Positions as of 2026-10-27. Open interest: 253937 contracts. This is the latest stored observation, not live trading data.
How are traders positioned?
| Category | Long | Short | Net contracts |
|---|---|---|---|
| Non-commercial | 56645 | 136059 | -79414 |
| Commercial | 170983 | 81085 | 89898 |
| Non-reportable | 23145 | 33629 | -10484 |
Non-commercial percentile: 13 across 103 stored observations. This is the share of sampled net positions at or below the latest value, not a price forecast.
Position history in contracts
| Observation date | Non-commercial net |
|---|---|
| 2026-10-27 | -79414 |
| 2026-10-20 | -80420 |
| 2026-10-13 | -106964 |
| 2026-10-06 | -97611 |
| 2026-09-29 | -91075 |
| 2026-09-22 | -82568 |
| 2026-09-15 | -58715 |
| 2026-09-08 | -58836 |
| 2026-09-01 | -49575 |
| 2026-08-25 | -44524 |
| 2026-08-18 | -54573 |
| 2026-08-11 | -56221 |
| 2026-08-04 | -57814 |
| 2026-07-28 | -64814 |
| 2026-07-21 | -55561 |
| 2026-07-14 | -71253 |
| 2026-07-07 | -87903 |
| 2026-06-30 | -102147 |
| 2026-06-23 | -105719 |
| 2026-06-16 | -71585 |
| 2026-06-09 | -64213 |
| 2026-06-02 | -52218 |
| 2026-05-26 | -61398 |
| 2026-05-19 | -64307 |
| 2026-05-12 | -43059 |
| 2026-05-05 | -63908 |
| 2026-04-28 | -60639 |
| 2026-04-21 | -52039 |
| 2026-04-14 | -54724 |
| 2026-04-07 | -56354 |
| 2026-03-31 | -52665 |
| 2026-03-24 | -58422 |
| 2026-03-17 | -65515 |
| 2026-03-10 | -84197 |
| 2026-03-03 | -72686 |
| 2026-02-24 | -57072 |
| 2026-02-17 | -42404 |
| 2026-02-10 | -25810 |
| 2026-02-03 | -13911 |
| 2026-01-27 | -16162 |
| 2026-01-20 | -21980 |
| 2026-01-13 | -25270 |
| 2026-01-06 | -30538 |
| 2025-12-30 | -33207 |
| 2025-12-23 | -41199 |
| 2025-12-16 | -48498 |
| 2025-12-09 | -75515 |
| 2025-12-02 | -80180 |
| 2025-11-25 | -93221 |
| 2025-11-18 | -79257 |
| 2025-11-10 | -81004 |
| 2025-11-04 | -55019 |
| 2025-10-28 | -20262 |
| 2025-10-21 | -16775 |
| 2025-10-14 | -11629 |
| 2025-10-07 | -4476 |
| 2025-09-30 | -8894 |
| 2025-09-23 | -1964 |
| 2025-09-16 | -6580 |
| 2025-09-09 | -33605 |
| 2025-09-02 | -33140 |
| 2025-08-26 | -31353 |
| 2025-08-19 | -25185 |
| 2025-08-12 | -39093 |
| 2025-08-05 | -33303 |
| 2025-07-29 | -12028 |
| 2025-07-22 | 570 |
| 2025-07-15 | 29191 |
| 2025-07-08 | 33194 |
| 2025-07-01 | 31399 |
| 2025-06-24 | 34395 |
| 2025-06-17 | 42857 |
| 2025-06-10 | 51634 |
| 2025-06-03 | 35215 |
| 2025-05-27 | 35379 |
| 2025-05-20 | 23993 |
| 2025-05-13 | 27216 |
| 2025-05-06 | 29235 |
| 2025-04-29 | 23959 |
| 2025-04-22 | 20490 |
| 2025-04-15 | 6509 |
| 2025-04-08 | 17310 |
| 2025-04-01 | 34626 |
| 2025-03-25 | 44283 |
| 2025-03-18 | 29402 |
| 2025-03-11 | 29193 |
| 2025-03-04 | 18574 |
| 2025-02-25 | 4463 |
| 2025-02-18 | -579 |
| 2025-02-11 | -3168 |
| 2025-02-04 | -11323 |
| 2025-01-28 | -21672 |
| 2025-01-21 | -8257 |
| 2025-01-14 | 438 |
| 2025-01-07 | 14506 |
| 2024-12-31 | 20835 |
| 2024-12-24 | 19323 |
| 2024-12-17 | 21647 |
| 2024-12-10 | 27125 |
| 2024-12-03 | 19326 |
| 2024-11-26 | 21634 |
| 2024-11-19 | 40315 |
| 2024-11-12 | 56050 |
Historical AI commentary — 2026-07-07
This commentary is dated separately from the positioning table. It may describe an earlier market environment.
SUMMARY: British Pound positioning has reached a critical extreme with Dealers at their 100.0th percentile long and speculative traders at their 0.0th percentile short. While this extreme setup has historically been followed by price reversals, the velocity of the move is slowing and price trends remain mixed, suggesting a potential pause or consolidation rather than an immediate sharp turn. Tr...
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