VIX Futures 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 short 76,861 VIX Futures futures contracts (down 11,078 week-over-week), commercials are net long 75,398, and open interest is 396,485 contracts.
-76,861
Large speculators net
75,398
Commercials net
33.2
COT index (3-year)
396,485
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 | -76,861 | -11,078 | -19.4% | 6.3 | 43.6 | 33.2 |
| Commercials | 75,398 | +8,291 | 19.0% | 92.5 | 63.8 | 74.5 |
| Small traders | 1,463 | +2,787 | 0.4% | 63.1 | 33.3 | 51.1 |
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 2004
Traders in Financial Futures breakdown — week of 2026-07-21
| Category | Net position | Weekly change |
|---|---|---|
| Dealer/intermediary | 36,640 | +2,305 |
| Asset manager | -41,539 | +1,790 |
| Leveraged funds | 3,098 | -7,091 |
| Other reportables | 338 | +209 |
| Small traders | 1,463 | +2,787 |
Recent history
| Report date | Open interest | Large spec net | Δ | Commercial net | Δ | Small trader net |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-21 | 396,485 | -76,861 | -11,078 | 75,398 | +8,291 | 1,463 |
| 2026-07-14 | 389,088 | -65,783 | -1,659 | 67,107 | -418 | -1,324 |
| 2026-07-07 | 372,859 | -64,124 | -5,638 | 67,525 | +6,819 | -3,401 |
| 2026-06-30 | 354,497 | -58,486 | +8,288 | 60,706 | -8,137 | -2,220 |
| 2026-06-23 | 353,236 | -66,774 | -35 | 68,843 | +2,586 | -2,069 |
| 2026-06-16 | 408,302 | -66,739 | +7,681 | 66,257 | -6,202 | 482 |
| 2026-06-09 | 410,407 | -74,420 | -4,468 | 72,459 | -214 | 1,961 |
| 2026-06-02 | 410,614 | -69,952 | -15,468 | 72,673 | +15,443 | -2,721 |
| 2026-05-26 | 384,562 | -54,484 | +1,285 | 57,230 | +3,979 | -2,746 |
| 2026-05-19 | 440,161 | -55,769 | -6,808 | 53,251 | +4,197 | 2,518 |
| 2026-05-12 | 403,191 | -48,961 | -24,278 | 49,054 | +22,570 | -93 |
| 2026-05-05 | 387,090 | -24,683 | +3,159 | 26,484 | -1,890 | -1,801 |
| 2026-04-28 | 362,343 | -27,842 | -580 | 28,374 | +127 | -532 |
| 2026-04-21 | 338,391 | -27,262 | -2,958 | 28,247 | +5,225 | -985 |
| 2026-04-14 | 365,168 | -24,304 | -3,916 | 23,022 | +456 | 1,282 |
| 2026-04-07 | 346,605 | -20,388 | +10,770 | 22,566 | -11,405 | -2,178 |
| 2026-03-31 | 348,816 | -31,158 | -6,183 | 33,971 | +12,013 | -2,813 |
| 2026-03-24 | 342,684 | -24,975 | +21,426 | 21,958 | -20,704 | 3,017 |
| 2026-03-17 | 390,595 | -46,401 | -3,566 | 42,662 | +369 | 3,739 |
| 2026-03-10 | 388,129 | -42,835 | +12,908 | 42,293 | -17,585 | 542 |
| 2026-03-03 | 390,306 | -55,743 | -880 | 59,878 | +264 | -4,135 |
| 2026-02-24 | 359,373 | -54,863 | +16,954 | 59,614 | -13,478 | -4,751 |
| 2026-02-17 | 373,919 | -71,817 | -6,729 | 73,092 | +7,355 | -1,275 |
| 2026-02-10 | 371,911 | -65,088 | +15,547 | 65,737 | -13,972 | -649 |
| 2026-02-03 | 364,584 | -80,635 | -5,649 | 79,709 | +9,822 | 926 |
| 2026-01-27 | 362,402 | -74,986 | +14,237 | 69,887 | -19,440 | 5,099 |
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Contract facts
($1000 X INDEX)
Contract unit (CFTC)
VX
Ticker
CFE
Exchange
1170E1
CFTC contract code
FAQ
- Are large speculators long or short VIX Futures futures?
- As of the 2026-07-21 COT report, large speculators (non-commercial traders) are net short 76,861 contracts in VIX Futures futures.
- How current is this VIX Futures 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 VIX Futures COT history?
- The full weekly series (2004-07-27 to 2026-07-21) is free at /data/cot/vix.csv — no login, no cap.
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Source: CFTC Commitments of Traders, legacy futures-only report, contract code 1170E1. Dataset coverage 2004-07-27 → 2026-07-21. Methodology.