CFTC Commitments of Traders, NQ & ES futures positioning, positions as of 27 Oct 2026NQ leveraged funds net long 2,301 contracts

Name: CFTC COT positions in NQ, ES, MNQ and MES futures as of 27 Oct 2026
Creator: The Quackonomist

Positions at the close of business on Tuesday 27 Oct 2026, published by the CFTC on 30 Oct 2026 (15:30 ET). NQ leveraged funds' net position is at the 95th percentile of the last 156 weekly reports, the furthest from the middle of its 3-year range among the NQ and ES groups. Changes below compare with the previous weekly report.

E-mini Nasdaq-100 NQ

CFTC code 209742 · NASDAQ 100 STOCK INDEX X $20 · net position = long minus short, contracts

E-mini Nasdaq-100: positions as of 27 Oct 2026 and changes vs the 20 Oct 2026 report, contracts
Group	Long	Short	Net	Net prev.	Net chg	Long chg	Short chg	1y pct	3y pct
Asset Manager	106,192	40,811	65,381	77,790	−12,409	−3,793	+8,616	17th	24th
Leveraged Funds	51,171	48,870	2,301	950	+1,351	−578	−1,929	92nd	95th
Dealer	41,368	126,882	−85,514	−94,122	+8,608	+2,893	−5,715	17th	10th

Open interest: 268,508 contracts (−3,954 vs the 20 Oct 2026 report).

Line chart of weekly net positions in E-mini Nasdaq-100 futures by trader group over 3 years to 27 Oct 2026. Asset managers 65,381, leveraged funds 2,301, dealers −85,514 contracts.

What the data shows

Asset managers were net long 65,381 contracts, the lowest net position since the 11 Aug 2026 report, 11 weeks earlier; that is the 24th percentile of the last 156 weekly reports.
Leveraged funds were net long 2,301 contracts, the highest net position since the 25 Nov 2025 report, 48 weeks earlier; that is the 95th percentile of the last 156 weekly reports.
Dealers were net short 85,514 contracts, the 17th percentile of the last 52 weekly reports and the 10th percentile of the last 156.
The largest week-over-week change of the three groups was in asset managers: their net position fell by 12,409 contracts, the largest weekly change for this group in 19 reports.

E-mini S&P 500 ES

CFTC code 13874A · $50 X S&P 500 INDEX · net position = long minus short, contracts

E-mini S&P 500: positions as of 27 Oct 2026 and changes vs the 20 Oct 2026 report, contracts
Group	Long	Short	Net	Net prev.	Net chg	Long chg	Short chg	1y pct	3y pct
Asset Manager	1,111,055	187,606	923,449	901,377	+22,072	+9,413	−12,659	33rd	44th
Leveraged Funds	102,079	502,683	−400,604	−371,245	−29,359	−32,955	−3,596	50th	28th
Dealer	193,848	833,441	−639,593	−636,931	−2,662	+9,108	+11,770	83rd	69th

Open interest: 1,955,711 contracts (+20,241 vs the 20 Oct 2026 report).

Line chart of weekly net positions in E-mini S&P 500 futures by trader group over 3 years to 27 Oct 2026. Asset managers 923,449, leveraged funds −400,604, dealers −639,593 contracts.

What the data shows

Asset managers were net long 923,449 contracts, the 33rd percentile of the last 52 weekly reports and the 44th percentile of the last 156.
Leveraged funds were net short 400,604 contracts, the 50th percentile of the last 52 weekly reports and the 28th percentile of the last 156.
Dealers were net short 639,593 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 fell by 29,359 contracts.

Micro contracts

Separate CFTC rows. Micro contracts are one tenth of the E-mini size, so contract counts are not directly comparable with NQ and ES.

Micro E-mini Nasdaq-100 MNQ

CFTC code 209747 · NASDAQ 100 STOCK INDEX x $2 · net position = long minus short, contracts

Micro E-mini Nasdaq-100: positions as of 27 Oct 2026 and changes vs the 20 Oct 2026 report, contracts
Group	Long	Short	Net	Net prev.	Net chg	Long chg	Short chg	1y pct	3y pct
Asset Manager	10,538	629	9,909	9,768	+141	+291	+150	62nd	87th
Leveraged Funds	8,423	87,624	−79,201	−86,381	+7,180	−556	−7,736	54th	26th
Dealer	60,917	12,010	48,907	41,808	+7,099	+6,621	−478	35th	74th

Open interest: 131,605 contracts (−2,597 vs the 20 Oct 2026 report).

Line chart of weekly net positions in Micro E-mini Nasdaq-100 futures by trader group over 3 years to 27 Oct 2026. Asset managers 9,909, leveraged funds −79,201, dealers 48,907 contracts.

What the data shows

Asset managers were net long 9,909 contracts, the 62nd percentile of the last 52 weekly reports and the 87th percentile of the last 156.
Leveraged funds were net short 79,201 contracts, the 54th percentile of the last 52 weekly reports and the 26th percentile of the last 156.
Dealers were net long 48,907 contracts, the 35th percentile of the last 52 weekly reports and the 74th percentile of the last 156.
The largest week-over-week change of the three groups was in leveraged funds: their net position rose by 7,180 contracts.

Micro E-mini S&P 500 MES

CFTC code 13874U · $5 X S&P 500 INDEX · net position = long minus short, contracts

Micro E-mini S&P 500: positions as of 27 Oct 2026 and changes vs the 20 Oct 2026 report, contracts
Group	Long	Short	Net	Net prev.	Net chg	Long chg	Short chg	1y pct	3y pct
Asset Manager	26,978	0	26,978	26,420	+558	+362	−196	77th	83rd
Leveraged Funds	105,207	97,956	7,251	−16,247	+23,498	+28,647	+5,149	75th	63rd
Dealer	9,182	39,580	−30,398	−8,592	−21,806	+2,320	+24,126	8th	3rd

Open interest: 228,789 contracts (+33,799 vs the 20 Oct 2026 report).

Line chart of weekly net positions in Micro E-mini S&P 500 futures by trader group over 3 years to 27 Oct 2026. Asset managers 26,978, leveraged funds 7,251, dealers −30,398 contracts.

What the data shows

Asset managers were net long 26,978 contracts, the highest net position since the 30 Jun 2026 report, 17 weeks earlier; that is the 83rd percentile of the last 156 weekly reports.
Leveraged funds were net long 7,251 contracts, the highest net position since the 12 May 2026 report, 24 weeks earlier; that is the 63rd percentile of the last 156 weekly reports. The previous week they were net short 16,247.
Dealers were net short 30,398 contracts, the lowest net position since the 28 Apr 2026 report, 26 weeks earlier; that is the 3rd percentile of the last 156 weekly reports.
The largest week-over-week change of the three groups was in leveraged funds: their net position rose by 23,498 contracts.

Source: CFTC Commitments of Traders, Traders in Financial Futures, futures only, report as of 27 Oct 2026, released 30 Oct 2026. Net = long minus short; percentile = share of the last 52 / 156 weekly net positions at or below this week's. Method · This week's data (JSON)

Disclaimer

Author: The Quackonomist (pseudonym). Publisher: Momentum Finance s. r. o., Ladislava Hudeca 15326/2A, 974 01 Banská Bystrica, Slovakia, IČO 55328067, Commercial Register of the District Court Banská Bystrica, Section Sro, File No. 45986/S; contact: privateequitystock@gmail.com. Data as of: 27 Oct 2026 (positions at close of business, Tuesday); CFTC release 30 Oct 2026, 15:30 ET / 20:30 CET. Sources: CFTC Commitments of Traders (Traders in Financial Futures, futures only), via publicreporting.cftc.gov; data may be delayed or contain errors.

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