COT Positioning
E-mini Nasdaq-100
NQ · report date 2026-08-18
Latest report
2026-08-18 · OI 297,931| Category | Long | Short | Net | 1-wk Δ | % of OI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leveraged Funds | 45,490 | 107,261 | -61,771 | +27,354 | 31.8% |
| Dealer/Intermediary | 62,420 | 97,462 | -35,042 | -37,939 | 33.2% |
| Asset Managers | 105,786 | 37,454 | +68,332 | +6,667 | 29.8% |
| Other Reportables | 15,391 | 9,673 | +5,718 | +2,982 | 5.2% |
Trader group split
32%
33%
30%
- Lev funds31.8%
- Dealer33.2%
- Asset mgrs29.8%
- Other5.2%
Charts
Positions by category
Price — weekly candles
Open interest
Lev funds net vs price
Z-score (±2 bands)
Lev funds — weekly change
Δ LongΔ ShortΔ Net
Last 26 weeks — all metrics
| Week | Lev funds net | Dealer net | Asset mgrs net | Other net | 1-wk Δ | % OI | COT Idx | z | Price | Extreme |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-18 | -61,771 | -35,042 | +68,332 | +5,718 | +27,354 | -20.7% | 26 | -1.45 | 29,490.96 | — |
| 2026-08-11 | -89,125 | +2,897 | +61,665 | +2,736 | -10,792 | -31.5% | 0 | -2.86 | 29,525.48 | Extreme |
| 2026-08-04 | -78,333 | +8,749 | +64,359 | +6,028 | -20,035 | -25.8% | 0 | -2.39 | 29,733.16 | Extreme |
| 2026-07-28 | -58,298 | -27,581 | +76,759 | -912 | +16,392 | -19.8% | 18 | -1.37 | 27,763.13 | — |
| 2026-07-21 | -74,690 | -5,700 | +72,625 | +300 | -10,527 | -26.0% | 0 | -2.25 | 29,155.18 | Extreme |
| 2026-07-14 | -64,163 | -11,027 | +74,063 | -4,152 | -9,150 | -22.5% | 5 | -1.73 | 29,586.29 | — |
| 2026-07-07 | -55,013 | -30,244 | +78,970 | -3,354 | +13,604 | -19.3% | 16 | -1.26 | 29,173.02 | — |
| 2026-06-30 | -68,617 | -3,096 | +67,310 | -949 | -17,555 | -24.6% | 0 | -2.01 | 30,276.35 | Extreme |
| 2026-06-23 | -51,062 | -18,807 | +62,908 | -1,664 | -22,908 | -19.3% | 20 | -1.08 | 29,347.27 | — |
| 2026-06-16 | -28,154 | -43,973 | +70,323 | -3,017 | +6,152 | -8.2% | 47 | 0.18 | 29,968.13 | — |
| 2026-06-09 | -34,306 | -47,341 | +83,367 | -3,789 | +19,344 | -11.2% | 40 | -0.16 | 29,084.50 | — |
| 2026-06-02 | -53,650 | -30,679 | +79,091 | +4,101 | -1,971 | -17.0% | 17 | -1.23 | 30,660.60 | — |
| 2026-05-26 | -51,679 | -45,022 | +85,063 | +4,991 | -6,308 | -17.1% | 19 | -1.13 | 30,001.32 | — |
| 2026-05-19 | -45,371 | -58,870 | +92,301 | +6,487 | +6,671 | -15.5% | 27 | -0.78 | 28,818.84 | — |
| 2026-05-12 | -52,042 | -44,002 | +90,218 | +2,104 | -15,942 | -18.1% | 19 | -1.16 | 29,064.80 | — |
| 2026-05-05 | -36,100 | -60,600 | +85,132 | +6,336 | -150 | -12.6% | 37 | -0.28 | 28,015.06 | — |
| 2026-04-28 | -35,950 | -53,969 | +78,698 | +6,905 | +3,050 | -13.0% | 38 | -0.27 | 27,029.01 | — |
| 2026-04-21 | -39,000 | -56,267 | +84,291 | +6,523 | +10,667 | -14.6% | 34 | -0.44 | 26,479.47 | — |
| 2026-04-14 | -49,667 | -32,556 | +76,305 | +5,638 | -10,839 | -19.1% | 22 | -1.04 | 25,842.00 | — |
| 2026-04-07 | -38,828 | -21,127 | +57,581 | +5,394 | -1,725 | -15.7% | 34 | -0.44 | 24,202.37 | — |
| 2026-03-31 | -37,103 | -27,753 | +57,650 | +5,898 | +2,276 | -15.1% | 36 | -0.35 | 23,740.19 | — |
| 2026-03-24 | -39,379 | -19,442 | +50,270 | +4,357 | -7,917 | -16.7% | 34 | -0.47 | 24,002.45 | — |
| 2026-03-17 | -31,462 | -33,963 | +60,251 | +1,922 | -6,295 | -10.5% | 43 | -0.02 | 24,780.42 | — |
| 2026-03-10 | -25,167 | -40,667 | +64,421 | +1,576 | -3,378 | -9.7% | 50 | 0.33 | 24,956.47 | — |
| 2026-03-03 | -21,789 | -45,392 | +67,583 | +109 | -5,235 | -8.0% | 54 | 0.51 | 24,720.08 | — |
| 2026-02-24 | -16,554 | -60,298 | +69,294 | +1,107 | -7,238 | -6.1% | 60 | 0.81 | 24,977.04 | — |