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British Pound

Long exposure sits in the 76th percentile. The lead participant net position changed −4.7K contracts over the latest week.

Positions as of1 Sept 2026Released 5 Sept 2026
ConditionPositioning reversalChanged this release
3Y historical percentile76th+1.30σ from the rolling mean
Net / open interest13.6%Lead participant exposure
1-week flow−4.7K4-week flow +5K
Positioning historyBritish Pound exposure is measured against its own history.Lead participant rolling z-score
2026-09-01+1.30σ
-2σ0σ+2σ
2023-09-12Source: U.S. CFTC2026-09-01
ParticipantNet contractsRelative size
Asset managers−107.3K
Dealers+59.2K
Leveraged funds+43.2K
Non-reportables+3.8K
Other reportables+1.2K

CFTC participant categories vary by report family. The primary positioning series uses managed money for physical commodities and leveraged funds for financial futures.

Positioning bucketN4W positive8W positive12W positiveAvg 12W
z ≥ 2.0 (extreme long)2281.8%54.5%54.5%-0.81%
1.5 ≤ z < 2.06159.0%57.4%47.5%-0.53%
1.0 ≤ z < 1.511542.6%44.2%52.2%-0.81%
neutral (−1.0 < z < 1.0)41155.0%56.2%56.2%+0.07%
−1.5 < z ≤ −1.07748.1%46.8%49.4%-0.52%
−2.0 < z ≤ −1.56053.3%48.3%44.1%-0.50%
z ≤ −2.0 (extreme short)4158.5%56.1%58.5%+0.38%

Overlapping historical observations. Periods and sample sizes are shown so the comparison can be read in context.