{"report_date":"2026-10-27","released":"2026-10-30","headline":{"text":"NQ leveraged funds net long 2,301 contracts","number":"2,301","detail":"95th percentile of the last 156 weekly reports","sentence":"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."},"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":"2026-10-20","open_interest":268508,"open_interest_prev":272462,"groups":[{"g":"am","label":"Asset Manager","lab":"asset managers","long":106192,"short":40811,"net":65381,"long_prev":109985,"short_prev":32195,"net_prev":77790,"wow":-12409,"pct1y":17.3077,"pct3y":24.359,"min1y":50270,"max1y":92301,"min3y":33676,"max3y":99783},{"g":"lf","label":"Leveraged Funds","lab":"leveraged funds","long":51171,"short":48870,"net":2301,"long_prev":51749,"short_prev":50799,"net_prev":950,"wow":1351,"pct1y":92.3077,"pct3y":94.8718,"min1y":-89125,"max1y":17619,"min3y":-89125,"max3y":17619},{"g":"dl","label":"Dealer","lab":"dealers","long":41368,"short":126882,"net":-85514,"long_prev":38475,"short_prev":132597,"net_prev":-94122,"wow":8608,"pct1y":17.3077,"pct3y":10.2564,"min1y":-105846,"max1y":8749,"min3y":-105846,"max3y":14344}],"facts":["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."]},{"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":"2026-10-20","open_interest":1955711,"open_interest_prev":1935470,"groups":[{"g":"am","label":"Asset Manager","lab":"asset managers","long":1111055,"short":187606,"net":923449,"long_prev":1101642,"short_prev":200265,"net_prev":901377,"wow":22072,"pct1y":32.6923,"pct3y":44.2308,"min1y":878391,"max1y":1054872,"min3y":669718,"max3y":1102458},{"g":"lf","label":"Leveraged Funds","lab":"leveraged funds","long":102079,"short":502683,"net":-400604,"long_prev":135034,"short_prev":506279,"net_prev":-371245,"wow":-29359,"pct1y":50.0,"pct3y":27.5641,"min1y":-515520,"max1y":-233412,"min3y":-515520,"max3y":-188500},{"g":"dl","label":"Dealer","lab":"dealers","long":193848,"short":833441,"net":-639593,"long_prev":184740,"short_prev":821671,"net_prev":-636931,"wow":-2662,"pct1y":82.6923,"pct3y":68.5897,"min1y":-819324,"max1y":-600841,"min3y":-975338,"max3y":-396534}],"facts":["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."]},{"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":"2026-10-20","open_interest":131605,"open_interest_prev":134202,"groups":[{"g":"am","label":"Asset Manager","lab":"asset managers","long":10538,"short":629,"net":9909,"long_prev":10247,"short_prev":479,"net_prev":9768,"wow":141,"pct1y":61.5385,"pct3y":87.1795,"min1y":1552,"max1y":15215,"min3y":-1543,"max3y":15215},{"g":"lf","label":"Leveraged Funds","lab":"leveraged funds","long":8423,"short":87624,"net":-79201,"long_prev":8979,"short_prev":95360,"net_prev":-86381,"wow":7180,"pct1y":53.8462,"pct3y":26.2821,"min1y":-233143,"max1y":34802,"min3y":-233143,"max3y":71515},{"g":"dl","label":"Dealer","lab":"dealers","long":60917,"short":12010,"net":48907,"long_prev":54296,"short_prev":12488,"net_prev":41808,"wow":7099,"pct1y":34.6154,"pct3y":74.359,"min1y":-19853,"max1y":183379,"min3y":-21991,"max3y":183379}],"facts":["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."]},{"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":"2026-10-20","open_interest":228789,"open_interest_prev":194990,"groups":[{"g":"am","label":"Asset Manager","lab":"asset managers","long":26978,"short":0,"net":26978,"long_prev":26616,"short_prev":196,"net_prev":26420,"wow":558,"pct1y":76.9231,"pct3y":82.6923,"min1y":15239,"max1y":44010,"min3y":10401,"max3y":44010},{"g":"lf","label":"Leveraged Funds","lab":"leveraged funds","long":105207,"short":97956,"net":7251,"long_prev":76560,"short_prev":92807,"net_prev":-16247,"wow":23498,"pct1y":75.0,"pct3y":63.4615,"min1y":-209829,"max1y":70696,"min3y":-209829,"max3y":135307},{"g":"dl","label":"Dealer","lab":"dealers","long":9182,"short":39580,"net":-30398,"long_prev":6862,"short_prev":15454,"net_prev":-8592,"wow":-21806,"pct1y":7.6923,"pct3y":2.5641,"min1y":-60177,"max1y":225199,"min3y":-60177,"max3y":225199}],"facts":["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."]}]}