Euro (EUR) COT Report
Positions in CME euro FX futures (EUR 125,000) as of Tuesday Oct 13, 2026, released by the CFTC on Friday Oct 16, 2026. Next report: positions as of Oct 20, 2026, scheduled for release on Friday Oct 23, 2026 at 3:30 p.m. ET.
CFTC Commitments of Traders report as of Oct 13, 2026
What changed this week
In the week to Tuesday Oct 13, 2026, large speculators (non-commercial traders) in euro futures added to their net short by 38,241 contracts to 137,573, the 4th straight week their net position fell. That is their largest net short since Jan 2016. The 38,241-contract move was larger than 98% of weekly changes in the past 3 years. Their 3-year COT index stands at 0, on a scale where 0 is the lowest net position of the past 3 years (-137,573 on Oct 13, 2026) and 100 the highest (+180,305 on Feb 10, 2026). In the Traders in Financial Futures report, leveraged funds were net short 68,001 contracts, a weekly change of -23,740. Commercial hedgers were net long 111,225, a weekly change of +39,201. Open interest rose by 4,250 to 874,541 contracts.
Euro futures are priced in US dollars per euro, so a net long is positioned for a higher EUR/USD.
Positions by trader group
Contracts · Oct 13, 2026| Trader group | Report | Long | Short | Net | Net, w/w | Net % OI | 3-yr COT index |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Large speculators (non-commercial) | Legacy | 222,929 | 360,502 | -137,573 | -38,241 | -15.7% | 0 |
| Commercials (hedgers) | Legacy | 521,361 | 410,136 | +111,225 | +39,201 | +12.7% | 100 |
| Small traders (non-reportable) | Legacy | 84,566 | 58,218 | +26,348 | -960 | +3.0% | 30 |
| Leveraged funds | TFF | 120,021 | 188,022 | -68,001 | -23,740 | -7.8% | 0 |
| Asset managers & institutional | TFF | 502,676 | 302,758 | +199,918 | +10,037 | +22.9% | 19 |
| Dealers & intermediaries | TFF | 55,346 | 220,109 | -164,763 | +11,751 | -18.8% | 91 |
| Other reportables | TFF | 26,801 | 20,303 | +6,498 | +2,912 | +0.7% | 41 |
- Large speculators (non-commercial): Reportable traders that do not qualify as commercial hedgers for this commodity.
- Commercials (hedgers): Reportable traders whose futures positions in this commodity are hedges as defined in CFTC Regulation 1.3.
- Small traders (non-reportable): Open interest left after subtracting all reportable positions; positions below the CFTC reporting levels.
- Leveraged funds: Typically hedge funds and money managers, including registered CTAs and CPOs.
- Asset managers & institutional: Pension funds, endowments, insurers, mutual funds and managers whose clients are mainly institutional.
- Dealers & intermediaries: The sell side: large banks and dealers in securities, swaps and other derivatives.
- Other reportables: Reportable traders that fit none of the three categories above, e.g. corporate treasuries and central banks.
Large speculators' net position, last 5 years
Contracts, weeklyCOT index by lookback (large speculators)
| Lookback | COT index | Percentile | Range low | Range high |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 weeks | 0 | 4% | -137,573 Oct 13, 2026 | +48,866 Jun 2, 2026 |
| 52 weeks | 0 | 2% | -137,573 Oct 13, 2026 | +180,305 Feb 10, 2026 |
| 3 years | 0 | 1% | -137,573 Oct 13, 2026 | +180,305 Feb 10, 2026 |
| All history (since 2006) | 20 | 7% | -226,560 Mar 31, 2015 | +211,752 Aug 25, 2020 |
0 = lowest net position of the lookback, 100 = highest. Percentile = share of weeks in the lookback with a net position at or below this week's.
Positioning extremes
| Window | Highest net | Lowest net |
|---|---|---|
| Past 52 weeks | +180,305 Feb 10, 2026 | -137,573 Oct 13, 2026 |
| Past 3 years | +180,305 Feb 10, 2026 | -137,573 Oct 13, 2026 |
| Past 5 years | +187,089 May 16, 2023 | -137,573 Oct 13, 2026 |
| Since Jan 3, 2006 | +211,752 Aug 25, 2020 | -226,560 Mar 31, 2015 |
| Window | Highest net | Lowest net |
|---|---|---|
| Past 52 weeks | +56,107 Dec 23, 2025 | -68,001 Oct 13, 2026 |
| Past 3 years | +56,107 Dec 23, 2025 | -68,001 Oct 13, 2026 |
| Past 5 years | +56,107 Dec 23, 2025 | -68,001 Oct 13, 2026 |
| Since Jun 13, 2006 | +93,501 May 15, 2007 | -170,230 Mar 24, 2015 |
Weekly history, last 3 years
Download full history (CSV)| Report date | Large specs net | w/w | Leveraged funds net | Commercials net | Open interest | 3-yr index |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-13 | -137,573 | -38,241 | -68,001 | +111,225 | 874,541 | 0 |
| 2026-10-06 | -99,332 | -36,076 | -44,261 | +72,024 | 870,291 | 0 |
| 2026-09-29 | -63,256 | -10,922 | -39,265 | +40,577 | 853,959 | 5 |
| 2026-09-22 | -52,334 | -25,341 | -26,694 | +28,967 | 821,689 | 9 |
| 2026-09-15 | -26,993 | +15,623 | -28,156 | +210 | 920,035 | 19 |
| 2026-09-08 | -42,616 | -17,691 | -33,285 | +6,730 | 942,464 | 13 |
| 2026-09-01 | -24,925 | +11,427 | -38,173 | -8,727 | 865,412 | 20 |
| 2026-08-25 | -36,352 | +22,736 | -38,359 | +440 | 818,524 | 15 |
| 2026-08-18 | -59,088 | +922 | -57,716 | +24,055 | 804,940 | 6 |
| 2026-08-11 | -60,010 | -1,919 | -60,600 | +29,203 | 801,884 | 6 |
| 2026-08-04 | -58,091 | +14,356 | -52,205 | +31,462 | 799,909 | 7 |
| 2026-07-28 | -72,447 | -31,109 | -65,198 | +51,714 | 819,806 | 1 |
| 2026-07-21 | -41,338 | -28,733 | -56,671 | +17,975 | 800,061 | 13 |
| 2026-07-14 | -12,605 | +3,622 | -53,691 | -13,390 | 799,495 | 25 |
| 2026-07-07 | -16,227 | -17,326 | -45,461 | -10,024 | 794,833 | 23 |
| 2026-06-30 | +1,099 | -29,059 | -32,644 | -24,679 | 790,076 | 30 |
| 2026-06-23 | +30,158 | -4,195 | -15,410 | -57,183 | 785,477 | 41 |
| 2026-06-16 | +34,353 | +20,421 | -8,926 | -61,889 | 894,671 | 43 |
| 2026-06-09 | +13,932 | -34,934 | -17,388 | -38,085 | 871,507 | 35 |
| 2026-06-02 | +48,866 | +19,440 | +12,027 | -69,396 | 842,424 | 49 |
| 2026-05-26 | +29,426 | -4,087 | +7,296 | -65,524 | 824,224 | 41 |
| 2026-05-19 | +33,513 | -6,687 | +16,317 | -66,535 | 826,019 | 43 |
| 2026-05-12 | +40,200 | +7,998 | +18,003 | -79,054 | 829,377 | 44 |
| 2026-05-05 | +32,202 | -3,510 | +11,846 | -73,379 | 815,942 | 41 |
| 2026-04-28 | +35,712 | -5,612 | +11,594 | -75,137 | 801,430 | 42 |
| 2026-04-21 | +41,324 | +15,306 | +20,317 | -83,663 | 790,622 | 45 |
| 2026-04-14 | +26,018 | +33,559 | +25,382 | -62,532 | 788,828 | 39 |
| 2026-04-07 | -7,541 | -8,048 | +882 | -33,150 | 775,043 | 26 |
| 2026-03-31 | +507 | -8,772 | +3,947 | -36,991 | 774,237 | 29 |
| 2026-03-24 | +9,279 | -11,853 | -13,538 | -46,758 | 764,691 | 32 |
| 2026-03-17 | +21,132 | -84,012 | -6,952 | -58,433 | 755,789 | 37 |
| 2026-03-10 | +105,144 | -31,354 | +5,231 | -145,419 | 969,374 | 69 |
| 2026-03-03 | +136,498 | -20,358 | +29,632 | -184,593 | 913,289 | 81 |
| 2026-02-24 | +156,856 | -17,624 | +36,797 | -210,903 | 911,287 | 88 |
| 2026-02-17 | +174,480 | -5,825 | +43,549 | -227,677 | 916,813 | 95 |
| 2026-02-10 | +180,305 | +16,944 | +50,204 | -235,779 | 926,273 | 97 |
| 2026-02-03 | +163,361 | +31,227 | +42,055 | -218,541 | 910,464 | 91 |
| 2026-01-27 | +132,134 | +20,439 | +26,361 | -181,604 | 919,284 | 79 |
| 2026-01-20 | +111,695 | -20,961 | +10,236 | -155,596 | 880,948 | 71 |
| 2026-01-13 | +132,656 | -30,156 | +25,392 | -179,767 | 883,672 | 79 |
| 2026-01-06 | +162,812 | +5,347 | +50,600 | -215,819 | 881,815 | 91 |
| 2025-12-30 | +157,465 | -2,426 | +52,662 | -211,626 | 869,169 | 89 |
| 2025-12-23 | +159,891 | +14,988 | +56,107 | -209,478 | 866,951 | 90 |
| 2025-12-16 | +144,903 | +6,115 | +51,301 | -196,057 | 986,986 | 84 |
| 2025-12-09 | +138,788 | +30,335 | +41,605 | -189,597 | 942,794 | 82 |
| 2025-12-02 | +108,453 | +14,382 | +19,272 | -155,752 | 851,184 | 70 |
| 2025-11-25 | +94,071 | -4,936 | +14,724 | -136,976 | 830,589 | 65 |
| 2025-11-18 | +99,007 | +25,418 | +12,421 | -140,150 | 827,015 | 66 |
| 2025-11-10 | +73,589 | -18,206 | -5,661 | -111,373 | 831,275 | 57 |
| 2025-11-04 | +91,795 | -15,538 | +5,182 | -126,612 | 835,176 | 64 |
| 2025-10-28 | +107,333 | -4,419 | +17,343 | -151,596 | 843,717 | 70 |
| 2025-10-21 | +111,752 | +3,427 | +22,464 | -156,233 | 835,887 | 71 |
| 2025-10-14 | +108,325 | -10,040 | +22,278 | -149,130 | 841,079 | 70 |
| 2025-10-07 | +118,365 | +996 | +21,385 | -167,834 | 855,286 | 74 |
| 2025-09-30 | +117,369 | +3,024 | +22,277 | -167,136 | 845,775 | 73 |
| 2025-09-23 | +114,345 | -3,414 | +19,803 | -165,777 | 859,215 | 72 |
| 2025-09-16 | +117,759 | -7,918 | +26,237 | -167,380 | 855,448 | 74 |
| 2025-09-09 | +125,677 | +6,085 | +32,612 | -179,647 | 878,104 | 77 |
| 2025-09-02 | +119,592 | -3,447 | +29,673 | -171,269 | 845,820 | 74 |
| 2025-08-26 | +123,039 | +4,294 | +34,207 | -173,206 | 842,215 | 76 |
| 2025-08-19 | +118,745 | +3,314 | +33,226 | -166,431 | 825,219 | 74 |
| 2025-08-12 | +115,431 | -528 | +34,938 | -167,063 | 824,972 | 73 |
| 2025-08-05 | +115,959 | -7,400 | +34,208 | -163,545 | 818,360 | 73 |
| 2025-07-29 | +123,359 | -2,156 | +30,862 | -175,778 | 828,577 | 76 |
| 2025-07-22 | +125,515 | -2,706 | +28,409 | -177,713 | 843,447 | 77 |
| 2025-07-15 | +128,221 | +7,625 | +38,524 | -184,215 | 820,440 | 78 |
| 2025-07-08 | +120,596 | +13,059 | +29,123 | -177,423 | 805,847 | 75 |
| 2025-07-01 | +107,537 | -3,598 | +15,221 | -160,664 | 779,031 | 70 |
| 2025-06-24 | +111,135 | +9,582 | +21,093 | -164,301 | 762,607 | 71 |
| 2025-06-17 | +101,553 | +8,528 | +15,429 | -161,021 | 755,861 | 67 |
| 2025-06-10 | +93,025 | +10,261 | +11,976 | -151,256 | 810,517 | 64 |
| 2025-06-03 | +82,764 | +3,290 | -1,911 | -138,285 | 781,284 | 60 |
| 2025-05-27 | +79,474 | +5,021 | -904 | -131,901 | 760,471 | 59 |
| 2025-05-20 | +74,453 | -10,321 | +6,933 | -126,830 | 759,249 | 57 |
| 2025-05-13 | +84,774 | +9,055 | +20,153 | -134,282 | 750,906 | 61 |
| 2025-05-06 | +75,719 | -78 | +5,745 | -131,339 | 737,013 | 58 |
| 2025-04-29 | +75,797 | +10,769 | +17,315 | -131,511 | 730,212 | 58 |
| 2025-04-22 | +65,028 | -4,252 | +14,710 | -117,941 | 719,232 | 54 |
| 2025-04-15 | +69,280 | +9,300 | +21,806 | -117,915 | 708,122 | 55 |
| 2025-04-08 | +59,980 | +8,145 | +33,078 | -90,416 | 697,776 | 52 |
| 2025-04-01 | +51,835 | -13,690 | +32,890 | -82,872 | 670,827 | 49 |
| 2025-03-25 | +65,525 | +6,100 | +26,376 | -100,316 | 672,875 | 54 |
| 2025-03-18 | +59,425 | +46,335 | +13,859 | -92,360 | 652,620 | 51 |
| 2025-03-11 | +13,090 | +23,196 | -5,919 | -47,847 | 729,760 | 34 |
| 2025-03-04 | -10,106 | +15,319 | -8,222 | -19,259 | 683,819 | 25 |
| 2025-02-25 | -25,425 | +25,995 | -5,296 | -640 | 658,684 | 19 |
| 2025-02-18 | -51,420 | +13,005 | -11,227 | +26,195 | 638,024 | 9 |
| 2025-02-11 | -64,425 | -5,811 | -20,827 | +39,974 | 622,873 | 4 |
| 2025-02-04 | -58,614 | +7,990 | -22,177 | +36,471 | 616,623 | 6 |
| 2025-01-28 | -66,604 | -4,118 | -34,296 | +41,595 | 618,908 | 3 |
| 2025-01-21 | -62,486 | -2,089 | -35,234 | +44,295 | 609,492 | 5 |
| 2025-01-14 | -60,397 | +3,727 | -39,799 | +48,337 | 604,225 | 6 |
| 2025-01-07 | -64,124 | +5,440 | -41,588 | +45,004 | 603,187 | 4 |
| 2024-12-31 | -69,564 | -1,057 | -41,840 | +51,061 | 609,159 | 2 |
| 2024-12-24 | -68,507 | -2,612 | -46,532 | +55,114 | 597,583 | 3 |
| 2024-12-17 | -65,895 | +9,678 | -38,245 | +48,089 | 584,000 | 4 |
| 2024-12-10 | -75,573 | -18,084 | -43,921 | +54,716 | 727,276 | 0 |
| 2024-12-03 | -57,489 | -1,480 | -36,202 | +34,476 | 675,059 | 0 |
| 2024-11-26 | -56,009 | -13,452 | -29,956 | +32,427 | 665,553 | 0 |
| 2024-11-19 | -42,557 | -35,120 | -39,811 | +21,047 | 658,774 | 3 |
| 2024-11-12 | -7,437 | +14,216 | -29,013 | -18,274 | 637,105 | 18 |
| 2024-11-05 | -21,653 | +28,651 | -24,034 | +617 | 645,597 | 12 |
| 2024-10-29 | -50,304 | -21,780 | -30,212 | +31,448 | 661,675 | 0 |
| 2024-10-22 | -28,524 | -45,674 | -10,156 | -8 | 650,759 | 8 |
| 2024-10-15 | +17,150 | -21,948 | +12,903 | -48,975 | 658,481 | 28 |
| 2024-10-08 | +39,098 | -16,229 | +17,906 | -74,895 | 669,131 | 37 |
| 2024-10-01 | +55,327 | -16,371 | -103 | -93,702 | 674,734 | 44 |
| 2024-09-24 | +71,698 | +2,052 | +4,766 | -112,828 | 679,514 | 51 |
| 2024-09-17 | +69,646 | -11,787 | +5,718 | -114,402 | 678,001 | 50 |
| 2024-09-10 | +81,433 | -18,585 | +12,827 | -123,807 | 741,888 | 55 |
| 2024-09-03 | +100,018 | +7,180 | +25,852 | -141,548 | 740,311 | 63 |
| 2024-08-27 | +92,838 | +36,821 | +20,468 | -135,522 | 726,519 | 60 |
| 2024-08-20 | +56,017 | +29,034 | -2,684 | -89,224 | 692,017 | 44 |
| 2024-08-13 | +26,983 | -6,597 | -23,418 | -54,027 | 667,350 | 32 |
| 2024-08-06 | +33,580 | +15,781 | -14,608 | -57,860 | 671,104 | 35 |
| 2024-07-30 | +17,799 | -18,107 | -18,164 | -40,813 | 667,299 | 28 |
| 2024-07-23 | +35,906 | +11,157 | +4,340 | -59,873 | 672,022 | 36 |
| 2024-07-16 | +24,749 | +21,126 | +7,389 | -49,549 | 649,251 | 31 |
| 2024-07-09 | +3,623 | +13,142 | -5,473 | -27,239 | 637,266 | 22 |
| 2024-07-02 | -9,519 | -1,088 | -9,449 | -12,721 | 636,895 | 16 |
| 2024-06-25 | -8,431 | -16,382 | -11,599 | -9,767 | 650,087 | 17 |
| 2024-06-18 | +7,951 | -35,693 | -8,819 | -27,864 | 650,388 | 24 |
| 2024-06-11 | +43,644 | -24,226 | -1,392 | -72,345 | 712,894 | 39 |
| 2024-06-04 | +67,870 | +10,298 | +12,343 | -98,786 | 671,736 | 49 |
| 2024-05-28 | +57,572 | +16,097 | +7,346 | -84,652 | 664,864 | 45 |
| 2024-05-21 | +41,475 | +24,320 | -2,379 | -69,453 | 653,081 | 38 |
| 2024-05-14 | +17,155 | +12,565 | -7,085 | -38,282 | 656,802 | 28 |
| 2024-05-07 | +4,590 | +11,367 | -16,801 | -22,279 | 654,804 | 22 |
| 2024-04-30 | -6,777 | +3,212 | -23,184 | -10,737 | 652,297 | 17 |
| 2024-04-23 | -9,989 | -22,213 | -35,467 | -5,265 | 665,771 | 16 |
| 2024-04-16 | +12,224 | -20,499 | -34,545 | -28,654 | 658,865 | 26 |
| 2024-04-09 | +32,723 | +15,929 | -21,555 | -52,032 | 643,496 | 34 |
| 2024-04-02 | +16,794 | -14,400 | -9,393 | -33,432 | 682,768 | 27 |
| 2024-03-26 | +31,194 | -17,148 | -9,126 | -54,172 | 657,300 | 34 |
| 2024-03-19 | +48,342 | -26,065 | -3,642 | -74,130 | 656,182 | 41 |
| 2024-03-12 | +74,407 | +8,096 | +3,717 | -104,604 | 717,720 | 52 |
| 2024-03-05 | +66,311 | +3,457 | +9,439 | -96,766 | 707,108 | 49 |
| 2024-02-27 | +62,854 | -5,162 | +6,375 | -89,901 | 715,545 | 47 |
| 2024-02-20 | +68,016 | +15,178 | +10,327 | -89,451 | 722,299 | 49 |
| 2024-02-13 | +52,838 | -9,315 | -5,785 | -72,264 | 740,105 | 43 |
| 2024-02-06 | +62,153 | -26,618 | -5,332 | -86,886 | 731,991 | 47 |
| 2024-01-30 | +88,771 | +447 | +10,549 | -116,006 | 727,210 | 58 |
| 2024-01-23 | +88,324 | -15,768 | +3,568 | -117,397 | 725,423 | 58 |
| 2024-01-16 | +104,092 | -14,785 | +11,945 | -136,513 | 733,091 | 65 |
| 2024-01-09 | +118,877 | -599 | +15,861 | -156,887 | 714,079 | 71 |
| 2024-01-02 | +119,476 | +2,085 | +12,711 | -157,386 | 718,885 | 71 |
| 2023-12-26 | +117,391 | +2,799 | -4,233 | -151,186 | 705,627 | 70 |
| 2023-12-19 | +114,592 | -32,735 | -7,465 | -145,622 | 700,244 | 69 |
| 2023-12-12 | +147,327 | -5,033 | +16,641 | -182,357 | 792,149 | 83 |
| 2023-12-05 | +152,360 | +9,195 | +12,108 | -188,929 | 756,615 | 85 |
| 2023-11-28 | +143,165 | +13,511 | +10,184 | -176,315 | 727,138 | 81 |
| 2023-11-21 | +129,654 | +20,747 | +8,063 | -165,818 | 712,364 | 76 |
| 2023-11-14 | +108,907 | +19,851 | +7,125 | -140,987 | 702,463 | 67 |
| 2023-11-07 | +89,056 | +3,667 | +5,370 | -117,515 | 697,624 | 58 |
| 2023-10-31 | +85,389 | +136 | +5,473 | -109,031 | 694,962 | 57 |
| 2023-10-24 | +85,253 | +2,843 | +9,025 | -107,996 | 702,668 | 57 |
| 2023-10-17 | +82,410 | +6,878 | +4,299 | -101,623 | 695,676 | 55 |
Year-by-year history (large speculators)
| Year | Reports | Average net | Highest | Lowest | Last report | Avg open interest |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 41 | +25,437 | +180,305 Feb 10 | -137,573 Oct 13 | -137,573 | 844,669 |
| 2025 | 52 | +74,733 | +159,891 Dec 23 | -66,604 Jan 28 | +157,465 | 773,937 |
| 2024 | 53 | +27,081 | +119,476 Jan 2 | -75,573 Dec 10 | -69,564 | 676,587 |
| 2023 | 52 | +140,712 | +187,089 May 16 | +75,532 Oct 10 | +117,391 | 749,627 |
| 2022 | 52 | +32,350 | +146,162 Dec 27 | -47,676 Aug 30 | +146,162 | 690,265 |
| 2021 | 52 | +60,837 | +165,344 Jan 26 | -23,240 Nov 30 | -6,634 | 685,913 |
| 2020 | 52 | +92,464 | +211,752 Aug 25 | -114,021 Feb 25 | +143,076 | 619,714 |
| 2019 | 52 | -66,032 | -31,351 Jul 16 | -106,105 May 7 | -74,345 | 532,883 |
| 2018 | 53 | +51,706 | +151,476 Apr 17 | -60,776 Dec 4 | -46,648 | 526,096 |
| 2017 | 52 | +39,084 | +113,889 Dec 12 | -70,056 Jan 3 | +92,148 | 439,477 |
| 2016 | 52 | -82,580 | -21,872 May 10 | -160,643 Jan 5 | -69,408 | 381,273 |
| 2015 | 52 | -145,957 | -62,566 Oct 20 | -226,560 Mar 31 | -160,550 | 406,732 |
| 2014 | 52 | -68,561 | +52,991 Mar 18 | -179,021 Nov 4 | -152,219 | 342,929 |
| 2013 | 52 | +2,170 | +72,434 Oct 22 | -84,644 May 28 | +30,589 | 235,343 |
| 2012 | 53 | -111,634 | +5,126 Dec 31 | -214,418 Jun 5 | +5,126 | 283,825 |
| 2011 | 52 | -5,273 | +99,516 May 3 | -127,879 Dec 27 | -127,879 | 223,331 |
| 2010 | 52 | -35,316 | +48,243 Oct 5 | -113,890 May 11 | -26,479 | 214,295 |
| 2009 | 52 | +9,502 | +51,045 Oct 6 | -33,797 Dec 29 | -33,797 | 140,719 |
| 2008 | 52 | -1,253 | +51,902 Jan 8 | -40,654 Sep 16 | -3,204 | 178,212 |
| 2007 | 53 | +77,118 | +119,538 May 15 | +30,641 Dec 24 | +36,655 | 207,177 |
| 2006 | 52 | +56,392 | +98,265 Dec 5 | +10,085 Feb 21 | +79,970 | 165,807 |
About this data
Source: the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission's Commitments of Traders reports, read from the CFTC's public reporting API. Contract: CME euro FX futures (EUR 125,000), CFTC contract market code 099741. Every figure is in contracts and comes from the futures-only reports: the Legacy report (dataset 6dca-aqww) for large speculators, commercials and small traders, and the Traders in Financial Futures report (dataset gpe5-46if) for leveraged funds, asset managers and dealers.
Net position = long minus short contracts; spreading positions are excluded. Weekly changes for the Legacy groups are the CFTC's own; for the TFF groups they are the difference from the previous report. The COT index and percentiles are AlphaScala calculations over the stored weekly history, which starts on Jan 3, 2006 (1,085 reports). The data describes what traders held on each Tuesday; it is not a forecast or a recommendation. See the methodology for how AlphaScala sources data.
FAQ
What does the Euro (EUR) COT report show?
The CFTC's weekly Commitments of Traders report breaks down open interest in CME euro FX futures (EUR 125,000), CFTC contract code 099741, by type of trader. This page uses two of its reports: the Legacy report, which splits reportable traders into commercial and non-commercial, and the Traders in Financial Futures report, which splits them into dealers, asset managers, leveraged funds and other reportables. Both are the futures-only versions, so options positions are not included. The latest report here holds positions as of Oct 13, 2026.
When is the COT report released?
The CFTC collects positions as of the close of business on Tuesday and generally publishes them on Friday at 3:30 p.m. Eastern time. A federal holiday between the Tuesday and the Friday delays the release, typically to the following Monday (Veterans Day, Thanksgiving and Christmas weeks, for example), and the CFTC lists those dates on its release schedule in advance; a Monday holiday such as Columbus Day does not. Publication stops during a lapse in federal funding, with the missed reports released afterwards. AlphaScala checks for the new report on Friday evening and again on Monday (UTC).
Who counts as a large speculator in the COT report?
In the Legacy report, a reportable trader is classified as commercial in a commodity if it uses futures in that commodity for hedging as defined in CFTC Regulation 1.3. Traders generally get that classification by filing CFTC Form 40, and CFTC staff can reclassify them. Every other reportable trader is non-commercial, the group COT readers call large speculators. A trader can be commercial in one commodity and non-commercial in another, but not both in the same commodity.
What are leveraged funds and asset managers in the COT report?
In the Traders in Financial Futures report, leveraged funds are typically hedge funds and other money managers, including registered commodity trading advisors (CTAs), registered commodity pool operators (CPOs) and unregistered funds the CFTC identifies. Asset managers are institutional investors: pension funds, endowments, insurance companies, mutual funds and managers whose clients are mainly institutional. Dealers are the sell side, mostly large banks and dealers in securities, swaps and other derivatives.
What are non-reportable positions?
The CFTC sets a reporting level for each contract, and clearing members, futures commission merchants and foreign brokers report every trader at or above it. Non-reportable positions are what is left of open interest after subtracting all reportable positions, so the number of those traders and whether they are hedgers is unknown. They are usually read as small traders.
How is the COT index calculated?
COT index = (current net position − lowest net position in the lookback) ÷ (highest − lowest) × 100, using the weekly net position of large speculators (longs minus shorts; spreading positions are left out). 0 is the most net short, or least net long, of the lookback and 100 the most net long. AlphaScala shows 26-week, 52-week and 3-year versions, plus a percentile: the share of weeks in the window with a net position at or below the current one. Both describe positioning relative to its own history; neither is a forecast.
What does a net long in euro futures mean?
Euro futures are priced in US dollars per euro, so a net long is positioned for a higher EUR/USD.