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E-mini Nasdaq-100 COT Report

CFTC Commitments of Traders · positions as of Tuesday 2026-09-01, released Sep 4, 2026 (the CFTC reports each Tuesday's close three days later) · next release Sep 11, 2026 (regular cycle; see the release schedule for holiday shifts)

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E-mini Nasdaq-100 positioning leans bearish - commercials selling (26w index 0).

How this read is built
  • Commercials (hedgers) are net short and sit near the bottom of their 26-week range (COT index 0) - a bearish tilt in the traditional read.

A description of how traders are positioned versus their own history - the standard Commitments of Traders interpretation, computed identically for every market. It is not a price forecast, a trading signal, or advice. How traders use positioning · how the read is computed.

As of the COT report, large speculators are net long 25,890 E-mini Nasdaq-100 futures contracts (up 15,851 week-over-week), commercials are net short 45,420, and open interest is 300,140 contracts. Leveraged funds was net short 14,092 contracts as of (up 27,140 week-over-week).

25,890
Large speculators net · 52w
-45,420
Commercials net
67.4
COT index (3-year)
300,140
Open interest
Cite this data 
FuturesBench, "E-mini Nasdaq-100 COT Report," data as of 2026-09-01.
https://futuresbench.com/cot/nasdaq-emini/#net-position
Source: CFTC Commitments of Traders (public domain).
CSV: https://futuresbench.com/data/cot/nasdaq-emini.csv
Net positions since 1999
-60k-40k-20k020k40k60k2025-092025-102025-122026-022026-032026-052026-062026-08Large speculatorsCommercials
-60k-40k-20k020k40k60k2021-092022-052023-022023-102024-072025-042025-122026-09Large speculatorsCommercials
-270k-180k-90k090k180k1999-062003-052007-032011-022014-122018-102022-092026-07Large speculatorsCommercials
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Positioning - as of Tuesday 2026-09-01

Trader categoryNet positionWeekly change% of open interestCOT index 26wCOT index 52wCOT index 3y
Large speculators25,890+15,8518.6%100.067.467.4
Commercials-45,420-8,284-15.1%0.025.325.3
Small traders19,530-7,5676.5%74.974.980.0

Net = long − short (spread positions cancel). COT index: 0 = most net-short of the lookback, 100 = most net-long. How it's computed.

Traders in Financial Futures report - positions as of Tue 2026-09-01

Trader categoryNet positionWeekly change% of open interestCOT index 26wCOT index 52wCOT index 3y
Dealer/intermediary-78,774-15,526-26.2%0.023.622.5
Asset manager71,877-1,33923.9%51.451.457.8
Leveraged funds-14,092+27,140-4.7%100.070.370.3
Other reportables1,459-2,7080.5%50.750.239.6
Small traders19,530-7,5676.5%74.974.980.0

Full Traders in Financial Futures report history: CSV · switch the chart above to this report family for the full series.

Recent history

Report dateOpen interestLarge spec netΔCommercial netΔSmall trader net
2026-09-01300,14025,890+15,851-45,420-8,28419,530
2026-08-25301,98710,039+20,455-37,136-24,78927,097
2026-08-18297,931-10,416+28,886-12,347-29,82222,763
2026-08-11282,662-39,302-24,66317,475+2,03321,827
2026-08-04303,624-14,639-19,55315,442+30,388-803
2026-07-28294,7814,914+368-14,946-2,93510,032
2026-07-21286,9034,546+1,825-12,011-4,0117,465
2026-07-14284,9712,721+658-8,000+3,7045,279
2026-07-07285,0862,063+9,667-11,704-13,9569,641
2026-06-30278,558-7,604+1,5402,252+1,7335,352
2026-06-23265,083-9,144-236519-3,5688,625
2026-06-16344,441-8,908-7,5594,087+4,8074,821
2026-06-09305,568-1,349+13,600-720-14,5322,069
2026-06-02314,972-14,949-8,86413,812+14,3741,137
2026-05-26302,990-6,085-4,665-562+3,4716,647
2026-05-19293,186-1,420+14,565-4,033-16,2965,453
2026-05-12287,752-15,985-17,20612,263+18,7163,722
2026-05-05287,6571,221+3,543-6,453-4,4595,232
2026-04-28275,963-2,322-11,761-1,994+11,8984,316
2026-04-21267,6209,439-1,382-13,892-2,7914,453
2026-04-14260,19710,821-1,704-11,101-1,596280
2026-04-07246,79412,525-8,075-9,505+12,403-3,020
2026-03-31245,32220,600+13,977-21,908-11,0911,308
2026-03-24235,9066,623-17,459-10,817+16,5174,194
2026-03-17300,94324,082-847-27,334-2,5683,252
2026-03-10259,84224,929+22,543-24,766-22,891-163

Full history, no login: CSV (1999-06-22 → 2026-09-01) · JSON

Contract facts

(NASDAQ 100 STOCK INDEX X $20)
Contract unit (CFTC)
NQ
Ticker
CME
Exchange
209742
CFTC contract code

FAQ

Are large speculators long or short E-mini Nasdaq-100 futures?
As of the 2026-09-01 COT report, large speculators (non-commercial traders) are net long 25,890 contracts in E-mini Nasdaq-100 futures.
How current is this E-mini Nasdaq-100 COT data?
The latest report is dated 2026-09-01 (positions as of that Tuesday's close), published by the CFTC on 2026-09-04. This page updates within minutes of each weekly release.
Where can I download E-mini Nasdaq-100 COT history?
The full weekly series (1999-06-22 to 2026-09-01) is free at /data/cot/nasdaq-emini.csv - no login, no cap.

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Source: CFTC Commitments of Traders, legacy futures-only report, contract code 209742. Dataset coverage 1999-06-22 → 2026-09-01. Methodology.