Speculators increased their net short position in sterling in the latest weekly data from the Commodity Futures Trading Commission. The position stood at 106,964 contracts in the report dated 13 October 2026, against 97,611 contracts a week earlier. That is an increase of 9,353 contracts. GBP/USD was quoted at $1.3334 at 00:04 GMT on 19 October 2026.
Recent Trading range
Over the past 31 days, the pair has traded between a high of 1.3394 and a low of 1.3197. The current rate sits within that band. The CFTC figures are a weekly snapshot of positions held by speculators in the futures market, and they are published with a delay. Net short positions mean that more speculators are betting on a fall in sterling than on a rise.
The change in the position was recorded over one reporting week. The data does not show what prompted the shift.
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Source: CFTC | Data: Swissquote
