US DOLLAR INDEX COT Report

Neutral – Higher Value Accepted

Price and institutional positioning are not aligned.

Price Action

• Current Week (2026-03-03 → 2026-03-10): ▼ -0.20%
• Previous Week (2026-02-24 → 2026-03-03): ▲ +1.26%
• Pre-cutoff POC (2026-03-03 → 2026-03-10): 98.98
• Post-cutoff POC (2026-03-10 → 2026-03-13): 99.22
• Friday 3PM price (2026-03-13): ▼ 100.3550
• Friday vs Post-cutoff POC: +1.1350 (▲ +1.14%)

What's Changed?

• Open Interest — 32,191 (▲ +1,553 WoW)
• Asset Managers — 9,322 long / 2,166 short → +7,156 net (22.3% of OI)
• Net ▲ increased by 6,167 contracts
• Leveraged Funds — 8,864 long / 20,650 short → -11,786 net (-36.6% of OI)
• Net ▼ reduced by 7,106 contracts
• Swap Dealers — 2,823 long / 778 short → +2,045 net (6.4% of OI)
• Net ▼ reduced by 460 contracts
• Other Reportables — 3,575 long / 1,636 short → +1,939 net (6.0% of OI)
• Net ▲ increased by 538 contracts

Positioning Summary

• Asset Managers increased net exposure during the reporting week.
• Leveraged Funds increased downside exposure, leading directional pressure.
• Dealer Intermediaries reduced inventory, signaling balance sheet contraction.
• Dealer spreading increased, indicating active internal hedging amid elevated trade flow.
• Open interest increased, indicating expanding market participation.

Risk Flags

• Downside price movement was led by leveraged fund short expansion.
• Dealer inventory contraction suggests reduced liquidity support.