{"report_date":"2026-10-20","released":"2026-10-23","headline":{"text":"NQ dealers net short 94,122 contracts","number":"94,122","detail":"4th percentile of the last 156 weekly reports","sentence":"NQ dealers' net position is at the 4th percentile of the last 156 weekly reports, the furthest from the middle of its 3-year range among the NQ and ES groups."},"source":"CFTC Commitments of Traders, Traders in Financial Futures, futures only (Socrata gpe5-46if)","markets":[{"key":"NQ","code":"209742","name":"E-mini Nasdaq-100","short":"NQ","primary":true,"cftc_name":"NASDAQ MINI - CHICAGO MERCANTILE EXCHANGE","units":"NASDAQ 100 STOCK INDEX X $20","prev_report":"2026-10-13","open_interest":272462,"open_interest_prev":279515,"groups":[{"g":"am","label":"Asset Manager","lab":"asset managers","long":109985,"short":32195,"net":77790,"long_prev":112604,"short_prev":37281,"net_prev":75323,"wow":2467,"pct1y":67.3077,"pct3y":59.6154,"min1y":50270,"max1y":92301,"min3y":33676,"max3y":99783},{"g":"lf","label":"Leveraged Funds","lab":"leveraged funds","long":51749,"short":50799,"net":950,"long_prev":48106,"short_prev":59699,"net_prev":-11593,"wow":12543,"pct1y":90.3846,"pct3y":93.5897,"min1y":-89125,"max1y":17619,"min3y":-89125,"max3y":17619},{"g":"dl","label":"Dealer","lab":"dealers","long":38475,"short":132597,"net":-94122,"long_prev":48575,"short_prev":126507,"net_prev":-77932,"wow":-16190,"pct1y":11.5385,"pct3y":4.4872,"min1y":-105846,"max1y":8749,"min3y":-105846,"max3y":14344}],"facts":["Asset managers were net long 77,790 contracts, the highest net position since the 7 Jul 2026 report, 15 weeks earlier; that is the 60th percentile of the last 156 weekly reports.","Leveraged funds were net long 950 contracts, the highest net position since the 25 Nov 2025 report, 47 weeks earlier; that is the 94th percentile of the last 156 weekly reports. The previous week they were net short 11,593.","Dealers were net short 94,122 contracts, the lowest net position since the 25 Nov 2025 report, 47 weeks earlier; that is the 4th percentile of the last 156 weekly reports.","The largest week-over-week change of the three groups was in dealers: their net position fell by 16,190 contracts."]},{"key":"ES","code":"13874A","name":"E-mini S&P 500","short":"ES","primary":true,"cftc_name":"E-MINI S&P 500 - CHICAGO MERCANTILE EXCHANGE","units":"$50 X S&P 500 INDEX","prev_report":"2026-10-13","open_interest":1935470,"open_interest_prev":1931607,"groups":[{"g":"am","label":"Asset Manager","lab":"asset managers","long":1101642,"short":200265,"net":901377,"long_prev":1110384,"short_prev":194549,"net_prev":915835,"wow":-14458,"pct1y":11.5385,"pct3y":30.1282,"min1y":878391,"max1y":1054872,"min3y":604196,"max3y":1102458},{"g":"lf","label":"Leveraged Funds","lab":"leveraged funds","long":135034,"short":506279,"net":-371245,"long_prev":121404,"short_prev":530130,"net_prev":-408726,"wow":37481,"pct1y":61.5385,"pct3y":35.8974,"min1y":-515520,"max1y":-233412,"min3y":-515520,"max3y":-188500},{"g":"dl","label":"Dealer","lab":"dealers","long":184740,"short":821671,"net":-636931,"long_prev":200960,"short_prev":803318,"net_prev":-602358,"wow":-34573,"pct1y":82.6923,"pct3y":68.5897,"min1y":-819324,"max1y":-572880,"min3y":-975338,"max3y":-396534}],"facts":["Asset managers were net long 901,377 contracts, the lowest net position since the 24 Mar 2026 report, 30 weeks earlier; that is the 30th percentile of the last 156 weekly reports.","Leveraged funds were net short 371,245 contracts, the 62nd percentile of the last 52 weekly reports and the 36th percentile of the last 156.","Dealers were net short 636,931 contracts, the 83rd percentile of the last 52 weekly reports and the 69th percentile of the last 156.","The largest week-over-week change of the three groups was in leveraged funds: their net position rose by 37,481 contracts."]},{"key":"MNQ","code":"209747","name":"Micro E-mini Nasdaq-100","short":"MNQ","primary":false,"cftc_name":"MICRO E-MINI NASDAQ-100 INDEX - CHICAGO MERCANTILE EXCHANGE","units":"NASDAQ 100 STOCK INDEX x $2","prev_report":"2026-10-13","open_interest":134202,"open_interest_prev":152605,"groups":[{"g":"am","label":"Asset Manager","lab":"asset managers","long":10247,"short":479,"net":9768,"long_prev":11011,"short_prev":221,"net_prev":10790,"wow":-1022,"pct1y":59.6154,"pct3y":86.5385,"min1y":1552,"max1y":15215,"min3y":-1543,"max3y":15215},{"g":"lf","label":"Leveraged Funds","lab":"leveraged funds","long":8979,"short":95360,"net":-86381,"long_prev":10095,"short_prev":113073,"net_prev":-102978,"wow":16597,"pct1y":51.9231,"pct3y":24.359,"min1y":-233143,"max1y":34802,"min3y":-233143,"max3y":71515},{"g":"dl","label":"Dealer","lab":"dealers","long":54296,"short":12488,"net":41808,"long_prev":50086,"short_prev":8836,"net_prev":41250,"wow":558,"pct1y":32.6923,"pct3y":73.0769,"min1y":-19853,"max1y":183379,"min3y":-21991,"max3y":183379}],"facts":["Asset managers were net long 9,768 contracts, the 60th percentile of the last 52 weekly reports and the 87th percentile of the last 156.","Leveraged funds were net short 86,381 contracts, the 52nd percentile of the last 52 weekly reports and the 24th percentile of the last 156.","Dealers were net long 41,808 contracts, the 33rd percentile of the last 52 weekly reports and the 73rd percentile of the last 156.","The largest week-over-week change of the three groups was in leveraged funds: their net position rose by 16,597 contracts."]},{"key":"MES","code":"13874U","name":"Micro E-mini S&P 500","short":"MES","primary":false,"cftc_name":"MICRO E-MINI S&P 500 INDEX - CHICAGO MERCANTILE EXCHANGE","units":"$5 X S&P 500 INDEX","prev_report":"2026-10-13","open_interest":194990,"open_interest_prev":164490,"groups":[{"g":"am","label":"Asset Manager","lab":"asset managers","long":26616,"short":196,"net":26420,"long_prev":22723,"short_prev":98,"net_prev":22625,"wow":3795,"pct1y":69.2308,"pct3y":78.8462,"min1y":15239,"max1y":44010,"min3y":10401,"max3y":44010},{"g":"lf","label":"Leveraged Funds","lab":"leveraged funds","long":76560,"short":92807,"net":-16247,"long_prev":57166,"short_prev":75084,"net_prev":-17918,"wow":1671,"pct1y":50.0,"pct3y":35.8974,"min1y":-209829,"max1y":70696,"min3y":-209829,"max3y":135307},{"g":"dl","label":"Dealer","lab":"dealers","long":6862,"short":15454,"net":-8592,"long_prev":3276,"short_prev":11339,"net_prev":-8063,"wow":-529,"pct1y":19.2308,"pct3y":14.7436,"min1y":-60177,"max1y":225199,"min3y":-60177,"max3y":225199}],"facts":["Asset managers were net long 26,420 contracts, the 69th percentile of the last 52 weekly reports and the 79th percentile of the last 156.","Leveraged funds were net short 16,247 contracts, the 50th percentile of the last 52 weekly reports and the 36th percentile of the last 156.","Dealers were net short 8,592 contracts, the 19th percentile of the last 52 weekly reports and the 15th percentile of the last 156.","The largest week-over-week change of the three groups was in asset managers: their net position rose by 3,795 contracts."]}]}