US Dollar Index (DXY) COT Report
Positions in ICE U.S. Dollar Index futures ($1,000 × index) 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 US dollar index futures added to their net long by 908 contracts to 12,919, the 3rd straight week their net position rose. Their 3-year COT index stands at 75, on a scale where 0 is the lowest net position of the past 3 years (-16,347 on Nov 25, 2025) and 100 the highest (+22,499 on Aug 4, 2026). In the Traders in Financial Futures report, leveraged funds were net long 2,076 contracts, a weekly change of +1,212. Commercial hedgers were net short 14,828, a weekly change of -557. Open interest rose by 721 to 51,816 contracts.
The index measures the dollar against a fixed basket (euro, yen, pound, Canadian dollar, Swedish krona and Swiss franc), so a net long is positioned for a stronger dollar against that basket.
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 | 32,596 | 19,677 | +12,919 | +908 | +24.9% | 75 |
| Commercials (hedgers) | Legacy | 13,889 | 28,717 | -14,828 | -557 | -28.6% | 24 |
| Small traders (non-reportable) | Legacy | 3,812 | 1,903 | +1,909 | -351 | +3.7% | 75 |
| Leveraged funds | TFF | 19,008 | 16,932 | +2,076 | +1,212 | +4.0% | 52 |
| Asset managers & institutional | TFF | 20,486 | 2,322 | +18,164 | -932 | +35.1% | 88 |
| Dealers & intermediaries | TFF | 5,164 | 24,737 | -19,573 | +217 | -37.8% | 17 |
| Other reportables | TFF | 1,681 | 4,257 | -2,576 | -146 | -5.0% | 42 |
- 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 | 58 | 50% | -479 May 19, 2026 | +22,499 Aug 4, 2026 |
| 52 weeks | 75 | 75% | -16,347 Nov 25, 2025 | +22,499 Aug 4, 2026 |
| 3 years | 75 | 73% | -16,347 Nov 25, 2025 | +22,499 Aug 4, 2026 |
| All history (since 2006) | 38 | 52% | -28,351 Jul 24, 2007 | +81,270 Mar 10, 2015 |
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 | +22,499 Aug 4, 2026 | -16,347 Nov 25, 2025 |
| Past 3 years | +22,499 Aug 4, 2026 | -16,347 Nov 25, 2025 |
| Past 5 years | +45,010 Jun 21, 2022 | -16,347 Nov 25, 2025 |
| Since Jan 3, 2006 | +81,270 Mar 10, 2015 | -28,351 Jul 24, 2007 |
| Window | Highest net | Lowest net |
|---|---|---|
| Past 52 weeks | +9,189 Aug 25, 2026 | -24,785 Nov 25, 2025 |
| Past 3 years | +26,733 Sep 10, 2024 | -24,785 Nov 25, 2025 |
| Past 5 years | +26,733 Sep 10, 2024 | -24,785 Nov 25, 2025 |
| Since Jun 13, 2006 | +29,471 Sep 16, 2008 | -35,958 Mar 17, 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 | +12,919 | +908 | +2,076 | -14,828 | 51,816 | 75 |
| 2026-10-06 | +12,011 | +130 | +864 | -14,271 | 51,095 | 73 |
| 2026-09-29 | +11,881 | +1,551 | +361 | -13,874 | 48,342 | 73 |
| 2026-09-22 | +10,330 | -263 | -4,495 | -12,167 | 46,328 | 69 |
| 2026-09-15 | +10,593 | -7,011 | -4,909 | -12,234 | 43,744 | 69 |
| 2026-09-08 | +17,604 | +579 | +6,186 | -19,188 | 57,858 | 87 |
| 2026-09-01 | +17,025 | -1,657 | +7,133 | -18,724 | 50,020 | 86 |
| 2026-08-25 | +18,682 | -397 | +9,189 | -19,838 | 47,953 | 90 |
| 2026-08-18 | +19,079 | -2,330 | +8,112 | -20,676 | 47,928 | 91 |
| 2026-08-11 | +21,409 | -1,090 | +5,772 | -23,428 | 49,541 | 97 |
| 2026-08-04 | +22,499 | +5,302 | +3,849 | -24,626 | 52,154 | 100 |
| 2026-07-28 | +17,197 | +1,583 | -1,601 | -20,107 | 58,251 | 91 |
| 2026-07-21 | +15,614 | +2,441 | -1,938 | -18,347 | 53,953 | 86 |
| 2026-07-14 | +13,173 | -96 | -4,866 | -15,834 | 53,293 | 80 |
| 2026-07-07 | +13,269 | +253 | -4,454 | -16,238 | 53,384 | 80 |
| 2026-06-30 | +13,016 | +88 | -5,580 | -16,254 | 54,306 | 79 |
| 2026-06-23 | +12,928 | -269 | -5,352 | -16,246 | 54,908 | 79 |
| 2026-06-16 | +13,197 | +11,813 | -1,870 | -15,127 | 49,411 | 80 |
| 2026-06-09 | +1,384 | -2,374 | -13,656 | -3,599 | 50,285 | 48 |
| 2026-06-02 | +3,758 | +2,908 | -11,112 | -5,402 | 43,090 | 54 |
| 2026-05-26 | +850 | +1,329 | -12,530 | -2,413 | 42,278 | 46 |
| 2026-05-19 | -479 | -3,666 | -11,716 | -1,551 | 40,626 | 43 |
| 2026-05-12 | +3,187 | +2,494 | -4,751 | -4,655 | 32,108 | 53 |
| 2026-05-05 | +693 | -3,815 | -5,805 | -1,569 | 32,496 | 46 |
| 2026-04-28 | +4,508 | -475 | -3,161 | -5,404 | 30,611 | 56 |
| 2026-04-21 | +4,983 | -187 | -2,409 | -5,814 | 30,651 | 58 |
| 2026-04-14 | +5,170 | -341 | -3,095 | -5,405 | 32,911 | 58 |
| 2026-04-07 | +5,511 | +1,830 | -8,641 | -6,675 | 36,573 | 59 |
| 2026-03-31 | +3,681 | +64 | -8,832 | -4,930 | 38,735 | 54 |
| 2026-03-24 | +3,617 | -76 | -6,921 | -4,615 | 36,113 | 54 |
| 2026-03-17 | +3,693 | +9,575 | -5,615 | -4,957 | 35,456 | 54 |
| 2026-03-10 | -5,882 | -893 | -11,683 | +5,249 | 32,012 | 28 |
| 2026-03-03 | -4,989 | -3,200 | -4,547 | +5,223 | 29,871 | 31 |
| 2026-02-24 | -1,789 | -2,117 | +850 | +2,582 | 26,218 | 39 |
| 2026-02-17 | +328 | +1,057 | +1,892 | +694 | 26,596 | 45 |
| 2026-02-10 | -729 | +123 | +2,649 | +2,117 | 27,789 | 42 |
| 2026-02-03 | -852 | +3,553 | +757 | +1,529 | 28,190 | 42 |
| 2026-01-27 | -4,405 | +2,013 | +375 | +5,087 | 31,746 | 32 |
| 2026-01-20 | -6,418 | -2,688 | -4,122 | +6,305 | 29,579 | 27 |
| 2026-01-13 | -3,730 | +101 | -3,309 | +3,739 | 29,868 | 34 |
| 2026-01-06 | -3,831 | +129 | +766 | +4,398 | 30,078 | 34 |
| 2025-12-30 | -3,960 | +61 | -2 | +4,588 | 28,984 | 33 |
| 2025-12-23 | -4,021 | +574 | -1,326 | +4,777 | 28,181 | 33 |
| 2025-12-16 | -4,595 | +9,279 | -2,207 | +5,189 | 26,994 | 32 |
| 2025-12-09 | -13,874 | +2,344 | -21,260 | +13,628 | 42,972 | 6 |
| 2025-12-02 | -16,218 | +129 | -23,268 | +15,404 | 43,781 | 0 |
| 2025-11-25 | -16,347 | -239 | -24,785 | +15,883 | 47,161 | 0 |
| 2025-11-18 | -16,108 | -481 | -23,336 | +15,131 | 44,403 | 0 |
| 2025-11-10 | -15,627 | -65 | -20,142 | +15,172 | 42,792 | 1 |
| 2025-11-04 | -15,562 | +564 | -20,858 | +14,704 | 43,439 | 1 |
| 2025-10-28 | -16,126 | -759 | -15,282 | +15,939 | 34,998 | 0 |
| 2025-10-21 | -15,367 | -434 | -17,830 | +14,537 | 35,369 | 0 |
| 2025-10-14 | -14,933 | -1,788 | -16,536 | +13,766 | 37,137 | 0 |
| 2025-10-07 | -13,145 | +491 | -12,451 | +13,314 | 38,717 | 1 |
| 2025-09-30 | -13,636 | -3,292 | -11,331 | +13,818 | 35,699 | 0 |
| 2025-09-23 | -10,344 | +2,550 | -5,212 | +11,375 | 40,441 | 6 |
| 2025-09-16 | -12,894 | -7,336 | -5,906 | +13,534 | 38,526 | 0 |
| 2025-09-09 | -5,558 | -537 | +3,236 | +6,642 | 38,029 | 3 |
| 2025-09-02 | -5,021 | +1,084 | -757 | +5,790 | 31,502 | 5 |
| 2025-08-26 | -6,105 | -117 | -1,920 | +6,163 | 31,488 | 2 |
| 2025-08-19 | -5,988 | +259 | -3,807 | +5,060 | 28,891 | 2 |
| 2025-08-12 | -6,247 | +783 | -6,620 | +5,122 | 30,410 | 2 |
| 2025-08-05 | -7,030 | -2,874 | -6,056 | +5,365 | 30,064 | 0 |
| 2025-07-29 | -4,156 | -705 | -2,865 | +3,847 | 32,919 | 4 |
| 2025-07-22 | -3,451 | +214 | +917 | +3,988 | 35,725 | 6 |
| 2025-07-15 | -3,665 | +321 | +3,339 | +4,422 | 35,177 | 5 |
| 2025-07-08 | -3,986 | +296 | +1,608 | +4,762 | 35,076 | 4 |
| 2025-07-01 | -4,282 | +1,752 | +2,752 | +5,114 | 36,286 | 4 |
| 2025-06-24 | -6,034 | -3,066 | -390 | +6,748 | 31,225 | 0 |
| 2025-06-17 | -2,968 | -4,370 | +2,155 | +4,113 | 30,721 | 1 |
| 2025-06-10 | +1,402 | +785 | +12,990 | -35 | 30,659 | 10 |
| 2025-06-03 | +617 | +703 | +9,758 | +968 | 28,007 | 8 |
| 2025-05-27 | -86 | +460 | +12,711 | +1,487 | 30,979 | 7 |
| 2025-05-20 | -546 | +69 | +10,262 | +1,870 | 30,189 | 6 |
| 2025-05-13 | -615 | +493 | +8,285 | +1,067 | 27,982 | 5 |
| 2025-05-06 | -1,108 | -659 | +11,932 | +2,486 | 35,412 | 4 |
| 2025-04-29 | -449 | +525 | +10,632 | +1,548 | 32,830 | 6 |
| 2025-04-22 | -974 | -2,802 | +9,473 | +1,985 | 32,880 | 5 |
| 2025-04-15 | +1,828 | -1,085 | +8,111 | -1,370 | 27,224 | 10 |
| 2025-04-08 | +2,913 | -4,128 | +3,534 | -2,601 | 22,770 | 13 |
| 2025-04-01 | +7,041 | -427 | +1,981 | -6,397 | 29,279 | 21 |
| 2025-03-25 | +7,468 | +280 | -187 | -7,945 | 29,219 | 22 |
| 2025-03-18 | +7,188 | -9,647 | -297 | -6,740 | 29,600 | 22 |
| 2025-03-11 | +16,835 | +2,097 | +14,169 | -17,283 | 39,865 | 42 |
| 2025-03-04 | +14,738 | -994 | +10,000 | -15,048 | 39,075 | 37 |
| 2025-02-25 | +15,732 | -1,036 | +6,606 | -15,861 | 38,062 | 39 |
| 2025-02-18 | +16,768 | +1,472 | +5,505 | -17,057 | 38,459 | 41 |
| 2025-02-11 | +15,296 | +757 | +2,469 | -16,423 | 39,291 | 38 |
| 2025-02-04 | +14,539 | +339 | +1,833 | -15,914 | 39,705 | 37 |
| 2025-01-28 | +14,200 | -672 | +507 | -15,106 | 40,991 | 36 |
| 2025-01-21 | +14,872 | +2,143 | -1,968 | -16,520 | 45,714 | 38 |
| 2025-01-14 | +12,729 | +4,084 | -8,348 | -14,288 | 45,758 | 33 |
| 2025-01-07 | +8,645 | +1,768 | -11,542 | -10,158 | 44,874 | 25 |
| 2024-12-31 | +6,877 | +385 | -9,278 | -8,231 | 42,976 | 21 |
| 2024-12-24 | +6,492 | +851 | -9,690 | -8,299 | 44,472 | 20 |
| 2024-12-17 | +5,641 | +8,865 | -7,619 | -7,349 | 41,281 | 18 |
| 2024-12-10 | -3,224 | -170 | -18,242 | +1,940 | 40,825 | 0 |
| 2024-12-03 | -3,054 | -255 | -17,617 | +1,801 | 37,510 | 0 |
| 2024-11-26 | -2,799 | -86 | -17,808 | +2,159 | 37,797 | 0 |
| 2024-11-19 | -2,713 | -401 | -17,130 | +1,921 | 37,320 | 0 |
| 2024-11-12 | -2,312 | -2,407 | -15,607 | +1,100 | 36,875 | 0 |
| 2024-11-05 | +95 | -1,589 | -12,747 | -46 | 30,825 | 5 |
| 2024-10-29 | +1,684 | +773 | -11,823 | -1,329 | 32,536 | 8 |
| 2024-10-22 | +911 | +3,011 | -9,664 | -624 | 29,942 | 6 |
| 2024-10-15 | -2,100 | -211 | -5,560 | +3,011 | 24,171 | 0 |
| 2024-10-08 | -1,889 | -2,043 | -3,869 | +2,542 | 25,635 | 0 |
| 2024-10-01 | +154 | -805 | +3,821 | +1,557 | 26,321 | 4 |
| 2024-09-24 | +959 | -839 | +1,548 | +899 | 27,029 | 6 |
| 2024-09-17 | +1,798 | -18,412 | +912 | +83 | 24,759 | 8 |
| 2024-09-10 | +20,210 | +781 | +26,733 | -17,979 | 48,653 | 47 |
| 2024-09-03 | +19,429 | +516 | +26,542 | -17,906 | 48,563 | 45 |
| 2024-08-27 | +18,913 | +1,322 | +25,164 | -17,555 | 51,056 | 44 |
| 2024-08-20 | +17,591 | -945 | +23,561 | -16,372 | 48,713 | 42 |
| 2024-08-13 | +18,536 | +2,400 | +22,263 | -17,120 | 45,236 | 44 |
| 2024-08-06 | +16,136 | -822 | +19,126 | -15,827 | 42,026 | 38 |
| 2024-07-30 | +16,958 | -1,262 | +11,367 | -18,205 | 39,266 | 40 |
| 2024-07-23 | +18,220 | -330 | +10,903 | -18,909 | 38,818 | 43 |
| 2024-07-16 | +18,550 | +2,342 | +8,057 | -19,278 | 38,651 | 44 |
| 2024-07-09 | +16,208 | -374 | +1,812 | -17,419 | 43,263 | 39 |
| 2024-07-02 | +16,582 | -940 | -147 | -18,558 | 45,627 | 39 |
| 2024-06-25 | +17,522 | -73 | +3,896 | -19,365 | 43,147 | 41 |
| 2024-06-18 | +17,595 | +12,582 | +4,398 | -19,522 | 40,237 | 42 |
| 2024-06-11 | +5,013 | +126 | -13,073 | -6,662 | 38,327 | 15 |
| 2024-06-04 | +4,887 | +713 | -16,810 | -6,184 | 38,645 | 15 |
| 2024-05-28 | +4,174 | +656 | -16,273 | -5,436 | 40,108 | 14 |
| 2024-05-21 | +3,518 | +1,083 | -15,937 | -4,085 | 39,920 | 12 |
| 2024-05-14 | +2,435 | +582 | -17,656 | -3,790 | 42,817 | 10 |
| 2024-05-07 | +1,853 | +1,888 | -19,030 | -3,392 | 42,962 | 9 |
| 2024-04-30 | -35 | +178 | -20,161 | -2,189 | 48,784 | 5 |
| 2024-04-23 | -213 | +716 | -19,178 | -2,126 | 45,725 | 4 |
| 2024-04-16 | -929 | +213 | -17,987 | -1,309 | 44,069 | 3 |
| 2024-04-09 | -1,142 | +754 | -17,283 | -430 | 40,448 | 2 |
| 2024-04-02 | -1,896 | -1,267 | -15,122 | -305 | 38,130 | 1 |
| 2024-03-26 | -629 | -1,308 | -11,226 | -1,010 | 31,997 | 4 |
| 2024-03-19 | +679 | -5,507 | -5,787 | -1,691 | 23,819 | 6 |
| 2024-03-12 | +6,186 | +3,087 | -3,700 | -6,381 | 26,365 | 18 |
| 2024-03-05 | +3,099 | +1,016 | -8,914 | -3,975 | 28,450 | 22 |
| 2024-02-27 | +2,083 | +537 | -10,030 | -3,323 | 29,549 | 22 |
| 2024-02-20 | +1,546 | -456 | -10,001 | -3,126 | 29,958 | 26 |
| 2024-02-13 | +2,002 | +463 | -7,327 | -3,179 | 32,227 | 27 |
| 2024-02-06 | +1,539 | +1,167 | -5,501 | -2,652 | 29,202 | 27 |
| 2024-01-30 | +372 | -1,275 | -5,820 | -739 | 25,739 | 25 |
| 2024-01-23 | +1,647 | +347 | -4,948 | -2,376 | 24,663 | 28 |
| 2024-01-16 | +1,300 | -1,610 | -496 | -1,292 | 23,501 | 27 |
| 2024-01-09 | +2,910 | +487 | +1,940 | -2,210 | 23,878 | 30 |
| 2024-01-02 | +2,423 | -714 | +3,549 | -1,614 | 23,916 | 29 |
| 2023-12-26 | +3,137 | -805 | +1,309 | -2,178 | 22,039 | 30 |
| 2023-12-19 | +3,942 | -13,659 | +54 | -3,152 | 21,734 | 32 |
| 2023-12-12 | +17,601 | -2,343 | +16,498 | -18,032 | 41,345 | 54 |
| 2023-12-05 | +19,944 | +857 | +15,755 | -19,561 | 40,451 | 58 |
| 2023-11-28 | +19,087 | -1,610 | +12,923 | -18,292 | 39,359 | 57 |
| 2023-11-21 | +20,697 | +963 | +7,243 | -20,732 | 37,894 | 59 |
| 2023-11-14 | +19,734 | +263 | +5,839 | -20,378 | 38,842 | 58 |
| 2023-11-07 | +19,471 | +486 | +6,918 | -20,161 | 41,224 | 57 |
| 2023-10-31 | +18,985 | -686 | +3,533 | -20,096 | 42,803 | 57 |
| 2023-10-24 | +19,671 | +504 | +4,055 | -20,531 | 42,670 | 58 |
| 2023-10-17 | +19,167 | -310 | +2,477 | -20,772 | 43,051 | 57 |
Year-by-year history (large speculators)
| Year | Reports | Average net | Highest | Lowest | Last report | Avg open interest |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 41 | +6,846 | +22,499 Aug 4 | -6,418 Jan 20 | +12,919 | 41,419 |
| 2025 | 52 | -1,889 | +16,835 Mar 11 | -16,347 Nov 25 | -3,960 | 35,306 |
| 2024 | 53 | +5,317 | +20,210 Sep 10 | -3,224 Dec 10 | +6,877 | 36,353 |
| 2023 | 52 | +12,782 | +20,697 Nov 21 | +2,624 Aug 8 | +3,137 | 35,326 |
| 2022 | 52 | +33,607 | +45,010 Jun 21 | +16,757 Dec 20 | +16,941 | 55,725 |
| 2021 | 52 | +11,675 | +36,789 Dec 28 | -14,952 Jan 5 | +36,789 | 44,956 |
| 2020 | 52 | +3,528 | +25,077 Feb 25 | -14,875 Dec 21 | -14,557 | 32,401 |
| 2019 | 52 | +29,025 | +43,028 Oct 1 | +11,696 Dec 17 | +12,054 | 51,682 |
| 2018 | 53 | +17,612 | +40,513 Nov 13 | -5,787 Jan 30 | +32,383 | 48,330 |
| 2017 | 52 | +18,624 | +54,271 Jan 3 | -10,609 Nov 28 | +2,458 | 61,692 |
| 2016 | 52 | +26,727 | +56,712 Dec 13 | +4,692 Jun 14 | +52,644 | 66,774 |
| 2015 | 52 | +56,982 | +81,270 Mar 10 | +28,203 Oct 20 | +33,615 | 99,445 |
| 2014 | 52 | +19,579 | +56,990 Sep 23 | -12,170 Mar 18 | +48,833 | 68,960 |
| 2013 | 52 | +20,072 | +54,418 Mar 26 | -5,828 Dec 17 | -3,948 | 62,623 |
| 2012 | 53 | +23,746 | +52,621 Jun 12 | -12,947 Dec 24 | -10,278 | 55,554 |
| 2011 | 52 | +8,822 | +46,886 Oct 11 | -15,494 Mar 15 | +42,574 | 54,099 |
| 2010 | 52 | +19,629 | +42,439 Feb 2 | -1,580 Oct 5 | +4,682 | 39,461 |
| 2009 | 52 | +2,090 | +39,034 Dec 29 | -11,893 Aug 4 | +39,034 | 29,923 |
| 2008 | 52 | +8,048 | +37,855 Sep 16 | -10,453 Mar 11 | +6,020 | 39,967 |
| 2007 | 53 | -12,934 | +5,024 Jan 30 | -28,351 Jul 24 | +1,479 | 33,514 |
| 2006 | 52 | +1,398 | +16,648 Oct 17 | -12,455 Dec 26 | -12,455 | 28,697 |
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: ICE U.S. Dollar Index futures ($1,000 × index), CFTC contract market code 098662. 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 US Dollar Index (DXY) COT report show?
The CFTC's weekly Commitments of Traders report breaks down open interest in ICE U.S. Dollar Index futures ($1,000 × index), CFTC contract code 098662, 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 US dollar index futures mean?
The index measures the dollar against a fixed basket (euro, yen, pound, Canadian dollar, Swedish krona and Swiss franc), so a net long is positioned for a stronger dollar against that basket.