Ether COT Report
CFTC Commitments of Traders · report date 2026-07-21 (released Jul 24, 2026) · next report expected Jul 31, 2026 (regular cycle; see the release schedule for holiday shifts)
As of the Jul 21, 2026 COT report, large speculators are net long 3,915 Ether futures contracts (up 743 week-over-week), commercials are net short 4,350, and open interest is 23,667 contracts.
3,915
Large speculators net
-4,350
Commercials net
88.6
COT index (3-year)
23,667
Open interest
Positioning — week of 2026-07-21
| Trader category | Net position | Weekly change | % of open interest | COT index 26w | COT index 52w | COT index 3y |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Large speculators | 3,915 | +743 | 16.5% | 83.2 | 86.1 | 88.6 |
| Commercials | -4,350 | -922 | -18.4% | 0.0 | 0.5 | 0.4 |
| Small traders | 435 | +179 | 1.8% | 33.5 | 33.5 | 33.5 |
Net = long − short (spread positions cancel). COT index: 0 = most net-short of the lookback, 100 = most net-long. How it's computed.
Net positions since 2021
Traders in Financial Futures breakdown — week of 2026-07-21
| Category | Net position | Weekly change |
|---|---|---|
| Dealer/intermediary | 9,163 | -12 |
| Asset manager | -2,420 | -1,014 |
| Leveraged funds | -7,053 | +908 |
| Other reportables | -125 | -61 |
| Small traders | 435 | +179 |
Recent history
| Report date | Open interest | Large spec net | Δ | Commercial net | Δ | Small trader net |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-21 | 23,667 | 3,915 | +743 | -4,350 | -922 | 435 |
| 2026-07-14 | 22,539 | 3,172 | -736 | -3,428 | +621 | 256 |
| 2026-07-07 | 21,746 | 3,908 | -11 | -4,049 | -51 | 141 |
| 2026-06-30 | 21,475 | 3,919 | +8 | -3,998 | -4 | 79 |
| 2026-06-23 | 26,007 | 3,911 | +419 | -3,994 | -447 | 83 |
| 2026-06-16 | 26,110 | 3,492 | -290 | -3,547 | +371 | 55 |
| 2026-06-09 | 25,138 | 3,782 | -835 | -3,918 | +114 | 136 |
| 2026-06-02 | 25,516 | 4,617 | +59 | -4,032 | -374 | -585 |
| 2026-05-26 | 30,856 | 4,558 | +990 | -3,658 | +183 | -900 |
| 2026-05-19 | 33,062 | 3,568 | +3,132 | -3,841 | -315 | 273 |
| 2026-05-12 | 31,749 | 436 | -793 | -3,526 | -2,002 | 3,090 |
| 2026-05-05 | 30,408 | 1,229 | -1,312 | -1,524 | +1,193 | 295 |
| 2026-04-28 | 27,777 | 2,541 | +412 | -2,717 | -274 | 176 |
| 2026-04-21 | 31,005 | 2,129 | +563 | -2,443 | -572 | 314 |
| 2026-04-14 | 34,354 | 1,566 | -1,162 | -1,871 | +944 | 305 |
| 2026-04-07 | 28,648 | 2,728 | -171 | -2,815 | +131 | 87 |
| 2026-03-31 | 28,463 | 2,899 | +762 | -2,946 | -550 | 47 |
| 2026-03-24 | 35,846 | 2,137 | -10 | -2,396 | -31 | 259 |
| 2026-03-17 | 38,577 | 2,147 | -93 | -2,365 | +122 | 218 |
| 2026-03-10 | 35,259 | 2,240 | -74 | -2,487 | -214 | 247 |
| 2026-03-03 | 34,357 | 2,314 | -490 | -2,273 | +572 | -41 |
| 2026-02-24 | 37,088 | 2,804 | -446 | -2,845 | +551 | 41 |
| 2026-02-17 | 33,154 | 3,250 | +413 | -3,396 | -507 | 146 |
| 2026-02-10 | 33,814 | 2,837 | +482 | -2,889 | -369 | 52 |
| 2026-02-03 | 33,723 | 2,355 | +117 | -2,520 | -81 | 165 |
| 2026-01-27 | 40,419 | 2,238 | -419 | -2,439 | +592 | 201 |
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Contract facts
(50 Index Points)
Contract unit (CFTC)
ETH
Ticker
CME
Exchange
146021
CFTC contract code
FAQ
- Are large speculators long or short Ether futures?
- As of the 2026-07-21 COT report, large speculators (non-commercial traders) are net long 3,915 contracts in Ether futures.
- How current is this Ether COT data?
- The latest report is dated 2026-07-21 (positions as of that Tuesday's close), published by the CFTC on 2026-07-24. This page updates within minutes of each weekly release.
- Where can I download Ether COT history?
- The full weekly series (2021-04-06 to 2026-07-21) is free at /data/cot/ether.csv — no login, no cap.
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Source: CFTC Commitments of Traders, legacy futures-only report, contract code 146021. Dataset coverage 2021-04-06 → 2026-07-21. Methodology.