COT reports: Total open positions (open interest) in CAD/USD FX futures: CANADIAN DOLLAR - CHICAGO MERCANTILE EXCHANGE (number of contracts) - United States - CFTC - Weekly
This series is part of the dataset: CAD/USD exchange rate COT reports (CFTC)
Download Full Dataset (.xlsx)Latest updates. According to the Commitments of Traders (COT) reports published by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), total open positions (open interest) in CAD/USD FX futures of the kind "CANADIAN DOLLAR - CHICAGO MERCANTILE EXCHANGE" were 359,585 contracts on 18 August 2026, compared to 364,104 on 11 August 2026.
Sample. There are 711 data points overall in the weekly series displayed in the plot above. The period covered by the series extends from January 2013 to August 2026.
History. Take a look at a few simple statistics calculated on the full sample: positions hit a trough of 76,530 contracts on 23 September 2014; they reached their maximum of 492,468 on 16 June 2026; they were equal on average to 171,840.
Latest values
| Date | Value - Number of contracts |
|---|---|
| 2026-08-04 | 365083.0 |
| 2026-08-11 | 364104.0 |
| 2026-08-18 | 359585.0 |
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Series Metadata
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Description | Total open positions (open interest) in futures on the CAD/USD exchange rate |
| Country | United States |
| Economic concept | Stock |
| Data type | Quantity |
| Seasonally adjusted | No |
| Deflation method | Not applicable |
| Rescaling | None |
| Measure type | Level |
| Frequency | Weekly |
| Unit | Number of contracts |
| Source | Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) |
| Source type | Government agency |
| Data licence | Public domain information |
| Other information | Specific future: CANADIAN DOLLAR - CHICAGO MERCANTILE EXCHANGE |
| FSR temporal aggregation code | LW1 |
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