Nasdaq-100 futures COT positions and historical chart

Official market: NASDAQ MINI · CME · TFF Futures Only

Latest report: 28 July 2026 · Current weekly data

Current positioning summary

Leveraged Funds held a net-short Nasdaq-100 futures position of 58,298 contracts. The position increased by 16,392 contracts from the preceding available report. The position ranked in the 4th percentile of the latest 156 available reports.

Report date: 28 July 2026

Asset Manager/Institutional

Long: 106,927
Short: 30,168
Net: +76,759
Weekly change: +4,134
Net / open interest: 26.03%
52 reports: 42th percentile
156 reports: 56th percentile

Leveraged Funds

Long: 61,233
Short: 119,531
Net: -58,298
Weekly change: +16,392
Net / open interest: -19.77%
52 reports: 8th percentile
156 reports: 4th percentile

Historical net position

Actual report dates; missing weeks are not interpolated. A data table follows the chart.

Participant category

Accessible historical data

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CFTC positioning observations
Report date	Participant	Long	Short	Net	Weekly change	4-report change	52-report context
2026-07-28	Dealer/Intermediary	54,481	82,062	-27,581	-21,881	-24,485	88th percentile
2026-07-28	Asset Manager/Institutional	106,927	30,168	+76,759	+4,134	+9,449	42th percentile
2026-07-28	Leveraged Funds	61,233	119,531	-58,298	+16,392	+10,319	8th percentile
2026-07-28	Other Reportables	10,354	11,266	-912	-1,212	+37	13th percentile
2026-07-28	Non-Reportable	42,151	32,119	+10,032	+2,567	+4,680	69th percentile
2026-07-21	Dealer/Intermediary	71,268	76,968	-5,700	+5,327	+13,107	98th percentile
2026-07-21	Asset Manager/Institutional	104,664	32,039	+72,625	-1,438	+9,717	25th percentile
2026-07-21	Leveraged Funds	46,344	121,034	-74,690	-10,527	-23,628	2th percentile
2026-07-21	Other Reportables	8,565	8,265	+300	+4,452	+1,964	15th percentile
2026-07-21	Non-Reportable	40,668	33,203	+7,465	+2,186	-1,160	56th percentile
2026-07-14	Dealer/Intermediary	74,318	85,345	-11,027	+19,217	+32,946	98th percentile
2026-07-14	Asset Manager/Institutional	106,744	32,681	+74,063	-4,907	+3,740	33th percentile
2026-07-14	Leveraged Funds	47,577	111,740	-64,163	-9,150	-36,009	4th percentile
2026-07-14	Other Reportables	5,742	9,894	-4,152	-798	-1,135	2th percentile
2026-07-14	Non-Reportable	38,358	33,079	+5,279	-4,362	+458	31th percentile
2026-07-07	Dealer/Intermediary	65,313	95,557	-30,244	-27,148	+17,097	90th percentile
2026-07-07	Asset Manager/Institutional	111,434	32,464	+78,970	+11,660	-4,397	54th percentile
2026-07-07	Leveraged Funds	49,681	104,694	-55,013	+13,604	-20,707	4th percentile
2026-07-07	Other Reportables	5,126	8,480	-3,354	-2,405	+435	4th percentile
2026-07-07	Non-Reportable	41,915	32,274	+9,641	+4,289	+7,572	67th percentile
2026-06-30	Dealer/Intermediary	77,804	80,900	-3,096	+15,711	+27,583	100th percentile
2026-06-30	Asset Manager/Institutional	102,755	35,445	+67,310	+4,402	-11,781	17th percentile
2026-06-30	Leveraged Funds	36,796	105,413	-68,617	-17,555	-14,967	2th percentile
2026-06-30	Other Reportables	6,991	7,940	-949	+715	-5,050	8th percentile
2026-06-30	Non-Reportable	37,921	32,569	+5,352	-3,273	+4,215	31th percentile
2026-06-23	Dealer/Intermediary	69,190	87,997	-18,807	+25,166	+26,215	100th percentile
2026-06-23	Asset Manager/Institutional	98,769	35,861	+62,908	-7,415	-22,155	13th percentile
2026-06-23	Leveraged Funds	42,052	93,114	-51,062	-22,908	+617	8th percentile
2026-06-23	Other Reportables	5,145	6,809	-1,664	+1,353	-6,655	6th percentile
2026-06-23	Non-Reportable	39,310	30,685	+8,625	+3,804	+1,978	62th percentile
2026-06-16	Dealer/Intermediary	65,939	109,912	-43,973	+3,368	+14,897	85th percentile
2026-06-16	Asset Manager/Institutional	107,695	37,372	+70,323	-13,044	-21,978	25th percentile
2026-06-16	Leveraged Funds	66,996	95,150	-28,154	+6,152	+17,217	29th percentile
2026-06-16	Other Reportables	4,957	7,974	-3,017	+772	-9,504	4th percentile
2026-06-16	Non-Reportable	48,266	43,445	+4,821	+2,752	-632	27th percentile
2026-06-09	Dealer/Intermediary	56,113	103,454	-47,341	-16,662	-3,339	77th percentile
2026-06-09	Asset Manager/Institutional	114,627	31,260	+83,367	+4,276	-6,851	85th percentile
2026-06-09	Leveraged Funds	68,287	102,593	-34,306	+19,344	+17,736	25th percentile
2026-06-09	Other Reportables	5,630	9,419	-3,789	-7,890	-5,893	2th percentile
2026-06-09	Non-Reportable	40,695	38,626	+2,069	+932	-1,653	15th percentile

How to interpret Nasdaq-100 positioning

What the contract represents

Nasdaq-100 mini futures provide exposure to a technology-heavy large-cap equity index.

Categories traders monitor

Category comparison can separate tactical leveraged activity from institutional portfolio implementation.

Interpretation considerations

Index concentration and contract selection matter when relating positions to broader equity sentiment.

Important limitations

Futures positions are not a complete view of options, single-stock or cash-index exposure.

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