E-mini Nasdaq-100 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 4,546 E-mini Nasdaq-100 futures contracts (up 1,825 week-over-week), commercials are net short 12,011, and open interest is 286,903 contracts.
4,546
Large speculators net
-12,011
Commercials net
28.0
COT index (3-year)
286,903
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 | 4,546 | +1,825 | 1.6% | 46.5 | 28.0 | 28.0 |
| Commercials | -12,011 | -4,011 | -4.2% | 53.4 | 67.9 | 67.9 |
| Small traders | 7,465 | +2,186 | 2.6% | 63.8 | 47.5 | 52.5 |
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 1999
Traders in Financial Futures breakdown — week of 2026-07-21
| Category | Net position | Weekly change |
|---|---|---|
| Dealer/intermediary | -5,700 | +5,327 |
| Asset manager | 72,625 | -1,438 |
| Leveraged funds | -74,690 | -10,527 |
| Other reportables | 300 | +4,452 |
| Small traders | 7,465 | +2,186 |
Recent history
| Report date | Open interest | Large spec net | Δ | Commercial net | Δ | Small trader net |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 2026-04-21 | 267,620 | 9,439 | -1,382 | -13,892 | -2,791 | 4,453 |
| 2026-04-14 | 260,197 | 10,821 | -1,704 | -11,101 | -1,596 | 280 |
| 2026-04-07 | 246,794 | 12,525 | -8,075 | -9,505 | +12,403 | -3,020 |
| 2026-03-31 | 245,322 | 20,600 | +13,977 | -21,908 | -11,091 | 1,308 |
| 2026-03-24 | 235,906 | 6,623 | -17,459 | -10,817 | +16,517 | 4,194 |
| 2026-03-17 | 300,943 | 24,082 | -847 | -27,334 | -2,568 | 3,252 |
| 2026-03-10 | 259,842 | 24,929 | +22,543 | -24,766 | -22,891 | -163 |
| 2026-03-03 | 273,307 | 2,386 | -8,401 | -1,875 | +15,363 | -511 |
| 2026-02-24 | 270,599 | 10,787 | -13,623 | -17,238 | +14,218 | 6,451 |
| 2026-02-17 | 272,951 | 24,410 | +11,050 | -31,456 | -8,272 | 7,046 |
| 2026-02-10 | 263,282 | 13,360 | -827 | -23,184 | +4,026 | 9,824 |
| 2026-02-03 | 268,823 | 14,187 | -13,968 | -27,210 | +14,350 | 13,023 |
| 2026-01-27 | 260,759 | 28,155 | +7,021 | -41,560 | -7,173 | 13,405 |
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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 2026-07-21 COT report, large speculators (non-commercial traders) are net long 4,546 contracts in E-mini Nasdaq-100 futures.
- How current is this E-mini Nasdaq-100 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 E-mini Nasdaq-100 COT history?
- The full weekly series (1999-06-22 to 2026-07-21) 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 → 2026-07-21. Methodology.