Week 31, 2026
JPY leads currency buying while CAD sees selling
Report date: Tue 4th Aug 26
Released: Fri 7th Aug 26
Legacy Futures Only Report
Good Morning. This is your weekly COT Digest. Speculators leaned into JPY in size this week. CAD posted net selling, but that was the smaller side of the tape.
Top Buyers This Week
JPY
This marks a flip from long liquidation and new shorts last week. New longs and short covering while still net short, +32.23% of the book. Spot did not continue the buying from the report date close to the release close; it moved the other way, -0.5%.
NZD
The book is a crowded short versus the prior 52 weeks. Short covering, +10.54% of the book. Spot did not continue the buying from the report date close to the release close; it moved the other way, -0.4%.
AUD
This marks a flip from new shorts last week. New longs and short covering while still net short, +3.86% of the book. Spot did not continue the buying from the report date close to the release close; it moved the other way, -0.2%.
GBP
Short covering while still net short, +3.73% of the book.
EUR
Short covering while still net short, +2.98% of the book.
Top Sellers This Week
CAD
The book is a crowded short versus the prior 52 weeks. Long liquidation, -1.26% of the book. Spot did not continue the selling from the report date close to the release close; it moved the other way, +0.3%.
US Dollar Index
Broad USD positioning showed short covering while net long. Index did not continue the buying from the report date close to the release close; it moved the other way, -0.3%.
| Open Interest | Long | Short |
|---|---|---|
|
-10.47%
(47,995)
|
-0.26%
|
-29.73%
|
Other Notable Moves
CHF added new longs while still net short, +1.19% of the book. Spot did not continue the buying from the report date close to the release close; it moved the other way, -0.4%.
Quick Read
JPY posted the largest move with new longs and short covering while still net short.
This marks a flip from long liquidation and new shorts last week in JPY.
CAD saw long liquidation into a crowded short versus the prior 52 weeks.
Disclaimer: COT data reflects positioning and sentiment, not trade timing or price predictions.
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