South African Rand (ZAR) IMM Currency Futures Positions and USD/ZAR Exchange Rate Chart
This page displays the positions of Non-Commercial speculators (large funds and speculators) on South African Rand (ZAR) futures based on the weekly COT reports released by the CFTC, along with a comparative analysis against the South African Rand (ZAR) exchange rate. The COT report helps traders understand market sentiment among large speculators and potential trend changes.
Data Update: August 18, 2026 (Friday) Released at 16:30 ESTData Period: December 27, 2022 to August 18, 2026Description: Long positions (buyers) are shown in red, short positions (sellers) are shown in blue, and the line in the middle of the chart represents the net position (long minus short).
Non-Commercial positions and price chart
Last updated: August 18, 2026
Weekly position data
| Date | Long | week-on-week | Short | week-on-week | Net | week-on-week | USDZAR | week-on-week |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-18 | 14,672 | +1,174 | 6,173 | -1,093 | 8,499 | +2,267 | 16.25274 | +0.05305 |
| 2026-08-11 | 13,498 | +2,563 | 7,266 | +1,336 | 6,232 | +1,227 | 16.19969 | -0.18 |
| 2026-08-04 | 10,935 | -833 | 5,930 | +1,097 | 5,005 | -1,930 | 16.37969 | -0.30816 |
| 2026-07-28 | 11,768 | -312 | 4,833 | +214 | 6,935 | -526 | 16.68785 | +0.22241 |
| 2026-07-21 | 12,080 | -727 | 4,619 | -272 | 7,461 | -455 | 16.46544 | +0.09515 |
| 2026-07-14 | 12,807 | +140 | 4,891 | +442 | 7,916 | -302 | 16.37029 | +0.08184 |
| 2026-07-07 | 12,667 | +452 | 4,449 | +172 | 8,218 | +280 | 16.28845 | -0.09187 |
| 2026-06-30 | 12,215 | -740 | 4,277 | +1,102 | 7,938 | -1,842 | 16.38032 | -0.15892 |
| 2026-06-23 | 12,955 | -540 | 3,175 | -2,187 | 9,780 | +1,647 | 16.53924 | +0.3526 |
| 2026-06-16 | 13,495 | +573 | 5,362 | -1,089 | 8,133 | +1,662 | 16.18664 | -0.32401 |