E-mini Nasdaq-100 COT Report — Net Positioning
E-mini Nasdaq-100 futures · CME · CFTC contract code 209742
Latest positioning
Week ending 8 September 2026 · cut 4,995 on the week · open interest 295,151 (-4,989)
Net speculative position — last 52 weeks
The current reading sits in the 61th percentile of its 3-year range — over the past 3 years, the net position has been lower than it is now 61% of the time. A high reading means the position is crowded by its own historical standards; it is context, not a forecast.
All three cohorts
| Category | Net position | Week change |
|---|---|---|
| Large speculatorsFunds and managed money | +20,895 | -4,995 |
| CommercialsProducers, users and banks hedging physical exposure | -41,018 | +4,402 |
| Small tradersBelow the CFTC reporting threshold | +20,123 | — |
The three cohorts net to zero between them — every long has a short on the other side. Commercials being heavily short is normal for a produced commodity and is not a bearish view; it is a hedge against inventory they already own.
Weekly history
| Week ending | Specs net | Open interest |
|---|---|---|
| 8 Sep 2026 | +20,895 | 295,151 |
| 1 Sep 2026 | +25,890 | 300,140 |
| 25 Aug 2026 | +10,039 | 301,987 |
| 18 Aug 2026 | -10,416 | 297,931 |
| 11 Aug 2026 | -39,302 | 282,662 |
| 4 Aug 2026 | -14,639 | 303,624 |
| 28 Jul 2026 | +4,914 | 294,781 |
| 21 Jul 2026 | +4,546 | 286,903 |
| 14 Jul 2026 | +2,721 | 284,971 |
| 7 Jul 2026 | +2,063 | 285,086 |
| 30 Jun 2026 | -7,604 | 278,558 |
| 23 Jun 2026 | -9,144 | 265,083 |
| 16 Jun 2026 | -8,908 | 344,441 |
| 9 Jun 2026 | -1,349 | 305,568 |
| 2 Jun 2026 | -14,949 | 314,972 |
| 26 May 2026 | -6,085 | 302,990 |
| 19 May 2026 | -1,420 | 293,186 |
| 12 May 2026 | -15,985 | 287,752 |
| 5 May 2026 | +1,221 | 287,657 |
| 28 Apr 2026 | -2,322 | 275,963 |
| 21 Apr 2026 | +9,439 | 267,620 |
| 14 Apr 2026 | +10,821 | 260,197 |
| 7 Apr 2026 | +12,525 | 246,794 |
| 31 Mar 2026 | +20,600 | 245,322 |
| 24 Mar 2026 | +6,623 | 235,906 |
| 17 Mar 2026 | +24,082 | 300,943 |
| 10 Mar 2026 | +24,929 | 259,842 |
| 3 Mar 2026 | +2,386 | 273,307 |
| 24 Feb 2026 | +10,787 | 270,599 |
| 17 Feb 2026 | +24,410 | 272,951 |
| 10 Feb 2026 | +13,360 | 263,282 |
| 3 Feb 2026 | +14,187 | 268,823 |
| 27 Jan 2026 | +28,155 | 260,759 |
| 20 Jan 2026 | +21,134 | 267,118 |
| 13 Jan 2026 | +29,141 | 278,878 |
| 6 Jan 2026 | +32,586 | 274,253 |
| 30 Dec 2025 | +25,051 | 276,539 |
| 23 Dec 2025 | +31,833 | 265,616 |
| 16 Dec 2025 | +46,376 | 378,693 |
| 9 Dec 2025 | +48,051 | 325,383 |
| 2 Dec 2025 | +48,318 | 308,211 |
| 25 Nov 2025 | +57,393 | 296,684 |
| 18 Nov 2025 | +46,410 | 299,587 |
| 10 Nov 2025 | +49,816 | 296,639 |
| 4 Nov 2025 | +48,171 | 292,709 |
| 28 Oct 2025 | +42,302 | 299,186 |
| 21 Oct 2025 | +48,862 | 289,838 |
| 14 Oct 2025 | +52,827 | 278,830 |
| 7 Oct 2025 | +43,341 | 285,401 |
| 30 Sep 2025 | +41,008 | 278,188 |
| 23 Sep 2025 | +23,405 | 274,695 |
| 16 Sep 2025 | +17,806 | 351,421 |
Source: CFTC Commitments of Traders (Legacy, futures only) — a US government work, public domain. Positions are measured Tuesday and published the following Friday at about 15:30 ET, so this report is always at least three days behind the market. Positioning describes how traders are placed; it is not a forecast.