E-mini Nasdaq-100 COT Report
CFTC Commitments of Traders · positions as of Tuesday 2026-10-20, released Oct 23, 2026 (the CFTC reports each Tuesday's close three days later) · next release Oct 30, 2026 (regular cycle; see the release schedule for holiday shifts)
E-mini Nasdaq-100 positioning leans bearish - commercials selling (26w index 6), speculators crowded long (3y index 92).
How this read is built
- Commercials (hedgers) are net short and sit near the bottom of their 26-week range (COT index 6) - a bearish tilt in the traditional read.
- Large speculators are net long near the top of their 3-year range (index 92) - a crowded long, which historically leans bearish for the setup.
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 50,726 E-mini Nasdaq-100 futures contracts (up 2,203 week-over-week), commercials are net short 63,576, and open interest is 272,462 contracts. Leveraged funds were net long 950 contracts as of (up 12,543 week-over-week), holding 51,749 long and 50,799 short.
Cite this data
FuturesBench, "E-mini Nasdaq-100 COT Report," data as of 2026-10-20. https://futuresbench.com/cot/nasdaq-emini/#net-position Source: CFTC Commitments of Traders (public domain). CSV: https://futuresbench.com/data/cot/nasdaq-emini.csv
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Positioning - as of Tuesday 2026-10-20
| Trader category | Net position | Weekly change | % of open interest | COT index 26w | COT index 52w | COT index 3y |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Large speculators | 50,726 | +2,203 | 18.6% | 92.4 | 92.4 | 92.4 |
| Commercials | -63,576 | -3,749 | -23.3% | 5.7 | 5.7 | 5.7 |
| Small traders | 12,850 | +1,546 | 4.7% | 48.9 | 52.7 | 62.4 |
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 2026-10-20
| Trader category | Net position | Weekly change | % of open interest | COT index 26w | COT index 52w | COT index 3y |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dealer/intermediary | -94,122 | -16,190 | -34.5% | 0.0 | 10.2 | 9.8 |
| Asset manager | 77,790 | +2,467 | 28.6% | 52.6 | 65.5 | 66.7 |
| Leveraged funds | 950 | +12,543 | 0.3% | 100.0 | 84.4 | 84.4 |
| Other reportables | 2,532 | -366 | 0.9% | 56.6 | 56.6 | 40.9 |
| Small traders | 12,850 | +1,546 | 4.7% | 48.9 | 52.7 | 62.4 |
Full Traders in Financial Futures report history: CSV · switch the chart above to this report family for the full series.
E-mini Nasdaq-100 leveraged funds positions, week by week
Leveraged funds long, short and net position in E-mini Nasdaq-100 futures for the last 26 weekly COT reports (positions as of each Tuesday), from the CFTC Traders in Financial Futures futures-only report. Short = long minus net; spread positions are excluded from both.
| Report date | Leveraged funds long | Leveraged funds short | Leveraged funds net | Weekly change | Asset managers net | Dealers net |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 51,749 | 50,799 | 950 | +12,543 | 77,790 | -94,122 | |
| 48,106 | 59,699 | -11,593 | +7,619 | 75,323 | -77,932 | |
| 51,349 | 70,561 | -19,212 | +5,511 | 73,798 | -72,562 | |
| 48,150 | 72,873 | -24,723 | +5,960 | 69,744 | -58,242 | |
| 54,033 | 84,716 | -30,683 | -24,296 | 72,220 | -58,404 | |
| 52,680 | 59,067 | -6,387 | +25,485 | 66,811 | -79,229 | |
| 47,674 | 79,546 | -31,872 | -17,780 | 75,526 | -66,712 | |
| 55,361 | 69,453 | -14,092 | +27,140 | 71,877 | -78,774 | |
| 51,841 | 93,073 | -41,232 | +20,539 | 73,216 | -63,248 | |
| 45,490 | 107,261 | -61,771 | +27,354 | 68,332 | -35,042 | |
| 34,549 | 123,674 | -89,125 | -10,792 | 61,665 | 2,897 | |
| 57,097 | 135,430 | -78,333 | -20,035 | 64,359 | 8,749 | |
| 61,233 | 119,531 | -58,298 | +16,392 | 76,759 | -27,581 | |
| 46,344 | 121,034 | -74,690 | -10,527 | 72,625 | -5,700 | |
| 47,577 | 111,740 | -64,163 | -9,150 | 74,063 | -11,027 | |
| 49,681 | 104,694 | -55,013 | +13,604 | 78,970 | -30,244 | |
| 36,796 | 105,413 | -68,617 | -17,555 | 67,310 | -3,096 | |
| 42,052 | 93,114 | -51,062 | -22,908 | 62,908 | -18,807 | |
| 66,996 | 95,150 | -28,154 | +6,152 | 70,323 | -43,973 | |
| 68,287 | 102,593 | -34,306 | +19,344 | 83,367 | -47,341 | |
| 57,156 | 110,806 | -53,650 | -1,971 | 79,091 | -30,679 | |
| 52,861 | 104,540 | -51,679 | -6,308 | 85,063 | -45,022 | |
| 55,696 | 101,067 | -45,371 | +6,671 | 92,301 | -58,870 | |
| 47,277 | 99,319 | -52,042 | -15,942 | 90,218 | -44,002 | |
| 51,944 | 88,044 | -36,100 | -150 | 85,132 | -60,600 | |
| 45,417 | 81,367 | -35,950 | +3,050 | 78,698 | -53,969 |
Every week back to 2006: E-mini Nasdaq-100 TFF CSV.
Recent history
| Report date | Open interest | Large spec net | Δ | Commercial net | Δ | Small trader net |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-20 | 272,462 | 50,726 | +2,203 | -63,576 | -3,749 | 12,850 |
| 2026-10-13 | 279,515 | 48,523 | -9,600 | -59,827 | +8,619 | 11,304 |
| 2026-10-06 | 283,586 | 58,123 | +6,876 | -68,446 | -6,855 | 10,323 |
| 2026-09-29 | 270,554 | 51,247 | -4,903 | -61,591 | +4,172 | 10,344 |
| 2026-09-22 | 286,321 | 56,150 | +22,432 | -65,763 | -16,905 | 9,613 |
| 2026-09-15 | 325,784 | 33,718 | +12,823 | -48,858 | -7,840 | 15,140 |
| 2026-09-08 | 295,151 | 20,895 | -4,995 | -41,018 | +4,402 | 20,123 |
| 2026-09-01 | 300,140 | 25,890 | +15,851 | -45,420 | -8,284 | 19,530 |
| 2026-08-25 | 301,987 | 10,039 | +20,455 | -37,136 | -24,789 | 27,097 |
| 2026-08-18 | 297,931 | -10,416 | +28,886 | -12,347 | -29,822 | 22,763 |
| 2026-08-11 | 282,662 | -39,302 | -24,663 | 17,475 | +2,033 | 21,827 |
| 2026-08-04 | 303,624 | -14,639 | -19,553 | 15,442 | +30,388 | -803 |
| 2026-07-28 | 294,781 | 4,914 | +368 | -14,946 | -2,935 | 10,032 |
| 2026-07-21 | 286,903 | 4,546 | +1,825 | -12,011 | -4,011 | 7,465 |
| 2026-07-14 | 284,971 | 2,721 | +658 | -8,000 | +3,704 | 5,279 |
| 2026-07-07 | 285,086 | 2,063 | +9,667 | -11,704 | -13,956 | 9,641 |
| 2026-06-30 | 278,558 | -7,604 | +1,540 | 2,252 | +1,733 | 5,352 |
| 2026-06-23 | 265,083 | -9,144 | -236 | 519 | -3,568 | 8,625 |
| 2026-06-16 | 344,441 | -8,908 | -7,559 | 4,087 | +4,807 | 4,821 |
| 2026-06-09 | 305,568 | -1,349 | +13,600 | -720 | -14,532 | 2,069 |
| 2026-06-02 | 314,972 | -14,949 | -8,864 | 13,812 | +14,374 | 1,137 |
| 2026-05-26 | 302,990 | -6,085 | -4,665 | -562 | +3,471 | 6,647 |
| 2026-05-19 | 293,186 | -1,420 | +14,565 | -4,033 | -16,296 | 5,453 |
| 2026-05-12 | 287,752 | -15,985 | -17,206 | 12,263 | +18,716 | 3,722 |
| 2026-05-05 | 287,657 | 1,221 | +3,543 | -6,453 | -4,459 | 5,232 |
| 2026-04-28 | 275,963 | -2,322 | -11,761 | -1,994 | +11,898 | 4,316 |
Full history, no login: CSV (1999-06-22 → 2026-10-20) · JSON
Contract facts
FAQ
- Are large speculators long or short E-mini Nasdaq-100 futures?
- As of the 2026-10-20 COT report, large speculators (non-commercial traders) are net long 50,726 contracts in E-mini Nasdaq-100 futures.
- What is the leveraged funds position in E-mini Nasdaq-100 futures?
- As of the 2026-10-20 COT report, leveraged funds traders are net long 950 contracts (51,749 long, 50,799 short) in E-mini Nasdaq-100 futures. The week-by-week table on this page lists the last 26 reports.
- How current is this E-mini Nasdaq-100 COT data?
- The latest report is dated 2026-10-20 (positions as of that Tuesday's close), published by the CFTC on 2026-10-23. 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 2026-10-20) 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 → 2026-10-20. Methodology.