Positioning & Sentiment
Market Sentiment
A clean weekly view of speculative positioning across currencies, metals, energy and crypto futures.
COT reportAugust 4, 2026
Retail updateAugust 7, 2026 10:20 pm
Institutional positioning
Commitments of Traders
Weekly futures positioning from the selected reportable trader group. Best used for medium-term context rather than precise entries.
| Market | Bias | Momentum | Long % | Short % | Net Position | Weekly Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
6AAustralian DollarCurrencies · Leveraged Funds |
Bullish | Increasing Bullish | 72.92% |
27.08% |
40.6K | +13.0Kcontracts |
6BBritish PoundCurrencies · Leveraged Funds |
Bullish | Fading Bullish | 69.85% |
30.15% |
38.2K | -2.9Kcontracts |
6CCanadian DollarCurrencies · Leveraged Funds |
Bearish | Fading Bearish | 16.38% |
83.62% |
-101.7K | +747contracts |
DXUS Dollar IndexCurrencies · Leveraged Funds |
Bullish | Increasing Bullish | 56.71% |
43.29% |
3.8K | +5.5Kcontracts |
6EEuro FXCurrencies · Leveraged Funds |
Bearish | Fading Bearish | 39.26% |
60.74% |
-52.2K | +13.0Kcontracts |
6JJapanese YenCurrencies · Leveraged Funds |
Bearish | Fading Bearish | 35.68% |
64.32% |
-60.8K | +41.2Kcontracts |
6NNew Zealand DollarCurrencies · Leveraged Funds |
Bearish | Increasing Bearish | 9.70% |
90.30% |
-30.3K | -263contracts |
6SSwiss FrancCurrencies · Leveraged Funds |
Bearish | Increasing Bearish | 34.67% |
65.33% |
-10.1K | -437contracts |
BTBitcoin CME FuturesCrypto · Leveraged Funds |
Bearish | Increasing Bearish | 26.98% |
73.02% |
-7.2K | -367contracts |
GCGoldMetals · Managed Money |
Bullish | Increasing Bullish | 93.92% |
6.08% |
130.8K | +11.0Kcontracts |
SISilverMetals · Managed Money |
Bullish | Increasing Bullish | 70.68% |
29.32% |
12.0K | +2.8Kcontracts |
CLWTI Crude OilEnergy · Managed Money |
Bearish | Fading Bearish | 40.57% |
59.43% |
-7.1K | +2.9Kcontracts |
No markets match this filter.
How to read this table
Long and short percentages show the selected reportable trader group. Net position is long contracts minus short contracts. Weekly change compares the current net position with the previous report.
COT data is a weekly positioning measure, not a real-time entry signal. Report categories differ across financial futures and physical commodities, so the positioning group is shown beside each instrument.
Retail trader exposure
Long vs Short Positioning
A provider-specific view of how retail traders are positioned. Strongly one-sided crowds can be useful as contrarian context.
Retail positioning sourceMyfxbook Community Outlook
Data delayedAugust 7, 2026 10:20 pm
Positioning guide: Long and short show the share of open retail positions. Change columns populate as stored history builds.
| Instrument | Retail Long | Retail Short | Crowd Positioning | Contrarian Bias | 1h Change | 24h Change | Open Positions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
EURUSDEUR/USDForex |
39.0% |
61.0% |
Moderate Retail Short | Bullish Contrarian | -9.0 pts | -9.0 pts | 56.1K |
GBPUSDGBP/USDForex |
34.0% |
66.0% |
Moderate Retail Short | Bullish Contrarian | +1.0 pts | +1.0 pts | 24.2K |
USDJPYUSD/JPYForex |
70.0% |
30.0% |
Heavy Retail Long | Bearish Contrarian | +13.0 pts | +13.0 pts | 7.5K |
GBPJPYGBP/JPYForex |
42.0% |
58.0% |
Retail Short | Neutral | +19.0 pts | +19.0 pts | 3.0K |
USDCADUSD/CADForex |
56.0% |
44.0% |
Retail Long | Neutral | +19.0 pts | +19.0 pts | 18.3K |
EURAUDEUR/AUDForex |
77.0% |
23.0% |
Heavy Retail Long | Bearish Contrarian | +1.0 pts | +1.0 pts | 3.5K |
EURJPYEUR/JPYForex |
31.0% |
69.0% |
Moderate Retail Short | Bullish Contrarian | +7.0 pts | +7.0 pts | 3.1K |
AUDCADAUD/CADForex |
48.0% |
52.0% |
Retail Short | Neutral | +4.0 pts | +4.0 pts | 30.4K |
AUDJPYAUD/JPYForex |
48.0% |
52.0% |
Retail Short | Neutral | +1.0 pts | +1.0 pts | 2.8K |
AUDNZDAUD/NZDForex |
26.0% |
74.0% |
Heavy Retail Short | Bullish Contrarian | -1.0 pts | -1.0 pts | 12.3K |
AUDUSDAUD/USDForex |
22.0% |
78.0% |
Heavy Retail Short | Bullish Contrarian | -5.0 pts | -5.0 pts | 8.5K |
CADJPYCAD/JPYForex |
57.0% |
43.0% |
Retail Long | Neutral | +7.0 pts | +7.0 pts | 1.2K |
EURCADEUR/CADForex |
62.0% |
38.0% |
Moderate Retail Long | Bearish Contrarian | -7.0 pts | -7.0 pts | 4.0K |
EURCHFEUR/CHFForex |
20.0% |
80.0% |
Extreme Retail Short | Bullish Contrarian | +7.0 pts | +7.0 pts | 5.5K |
EURCZKEUR/CZKForex |
33.0% |
67.0% |
Moderate Retail Short | Bullish Contrarian | +0.0 pts | +0.0 pts | 33 |
EURDKKEUR/DKKForex |
0.0% |
0.0% |
Balanced | Neutral | +0.0 pts | +0.0 pts | 0 |
EURGBPEUR/GBPForex |
34.0% |
66.0% |
Moderate Retail Short | Bullish Contrarian | +0.0 pts | +0.0 pts | 8.6K |
EURHUFEUR/HUFForex |
6.0% |
94.0% |
Extreme Retail Short | Bullish Contrarian | -3.0 pts | -3.0 pts | 28 |
EURNOKEUR/NOKForex |
50.0% |
50.0% |
Balanced | Neutral | +50.0 pts | +50.0 pts | 2 |
EURNZDEUR/NZDForex |
67.0% |
33.0% |
Moderate Retail Long | Bearish Contrarian | +0.0 pts | +0.0 pts | 3.1K |
EURPLNEUR/PLNForex |
4.0% |
96.0% |
Extreme Retail Short | Bullish Contrarian | +0.0 pts | +0.0 pts | 34 |
EURSEKEUR/SEKForex |
82.0% |
18.0% |
Extreme Retail Long | Bearish Contrarian | +0.0 pts | +0.0 pts | 25 |
EURTRYEUR/TRYForex |
0.0% |
100.0% |
Extreme Retail Short | Bullish Contrarian | +0.0 pts | +0.0 pts | 10 |
GBPCADGBP/CADForex |
46.0% |
54.0% |
Retail Short | Neutral | +18.0 pts | +18.0 pts | 2.6K |
GBPCHFGBP/CHFForex |
28.0% |
72.0% |
Heavy Retail Short | Bullish Contrarian | +11.0 pts | +11.0 pts | 2.7K |
NZDCADNZD/CADForex |
53.0% |
47.0% |
Retail Long | Neutral | +24.0 pts | +24.0 pts | 4.7K |
NZDJPYNZD/JPYForex |
65.0% |
35.0% |
Moderate Retail Long | Bearish Contrarian | +9.0 pts | +9.0 pts | 1.3K |
NZDUSDNZD/USDForex |
24.0% |
76.0% |
Heavy Retail Short | Bullish Contrarian | -6.0 pts | -6.0 pts | 5.3K |
USDCHFUSD/CHFForex |
58.0% |
42.0% |
Retail Long | Neutral | +9.0 pts | +9.0 pts | 6.1K |
USDCZKUSD/CZKForex |
100.0% |
0.0% |
Extreme Retail Long | Bearish Contrarian | +0.0 pts | +0.0 pts | 21 |
No retail markets match this filter.
Retail positioning represents the customers or community of the named provider, not the entire foreign-exchange market. Contrarian labels are analytical context, not trade signals.
COT gives the broader map
Use institutional futures positioning to understand whether large speculative exposure is building, fading or becoming unusually stretched.
Retail shows the current crowd
Retail long and short percentages show the positioning of one provider’s customer base. They are not a complete measure of the global FX market.
Do not merge the two blindly
COT and retail positioning use different markets, participants and time horizons. Compare them as separate layers of context rather than one combined signal.
Confirm with price and risk
Sentiment should support technical structure, catalysts and risk planning. It should not replace an entry trigger or protective risk control.
Institutional COTWeekly · Futures · Medium-term context
Retail PositioningNear real time · Provider clients · Short-term crowd context