FIG 01 — INDICES · NQ
Nasdaq 100 Mini Positioning
Leveraged Funds net
-74,690
WoW change
-10,527
Open interest
286,903
3Y index
52w: 0
FIG 02 — NET POSITIONING · 3 YEARS · SHADED = 52W SPEC RANGE
FIG 03 — WEEK-OVER-WEEK CHANGE · LEVERAGED FUNDS · 26 WEEKS
FIG 04 — READ
What this week's report says
CautionPositioning is stretched: leveraged funds are more net short than in 100% of the past 3 years. Crowded shorts raise squeeze risk — a caution flag, not a buy signal on its own.
Leveraged funds cut 1,233 long contracts and added 9,294 short contracts in Nasdaq 100 Mini this week — a net bearish shift of −10,527 contracts. They remain net short overall.
Open interest rose alongside the positioning change — fresh money is entering, which typically strengthens the move rather than short-covering.
Data as of Tue 2026-07-21 · source CFTC Traders in Financial Futures report · next update 2026-07-31