COT reports: Short positions held by dealers in Nikkei 225 index futures: NIKKEI STOCK AVERAGE YEN DENOM - CHICAGO MERCANTILE EXCHANGE (number of contracts) - United States - CFTC - Weekly
This series is part of the dataset: Nikkei 225 index futures COT reports (CFTC)
Download Full Dataset (.xlsx)Latest updates. According to the Commitments of Traders (COT) reports published by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), short positions held by dealers in Nikkei 225 index futures of the kind "NIKKEI STOCK AVERAGE YEN DENOM - CHICAGO MERCANTILE EXCHANGE" were 6,121 contracts on 29 September 2026, compared to 6,059 on 22 September 2026.
Sample. There are 717 records overall in the weekly time series shown in the plot above. The series covers the time period extending from January 2013 to September 2026.
History. Here's a snapshot of a few simple statistics computed on the whole sample: positions had a mean of 9,938 contracts; they achieved a maximum of 30,121 on 6 June 2017; they recorded a minimum of 482 on 17 September 2024.
Latest values
| Date | Value - Number of contracts |
|---|---|
| 2026-09-15 | 5,522.00 |
| 2026-09-22 | 6,059.00 |
| 2026-09-29 | 6,121.00 |
Heads-up. Our metadata often contain links to the sources of the data we provide. You can use these links to search for additional information needed in your analyses.
Not for investment purposes. Financial data available on this web site are not meant for investment purposes or as a basis for making financial decisions. Users should ask for professional advice and do independent analysis before pledging money to any investment.
Series Metadata
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Description | Short positions held by dealers in Nikkei 225 index futures |
| Country | United States |
| Economic concept | Stock |
| Data type | Quantity |
| Seasonally adjusted | No |
| Deflation method | Not applicable |
| Rescaling | None |
| Measure type | Level |
| Frequency | Weekly |
| Unit | Number of contracts |
| Source | Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) |
| Source type | Government agency |
| Data licence | Public domain information |
| Other information | Specific future: "NIKKEI STOCK AVERAGE YEN DENOM - CHICAGO MERCANTILE EXCHANGE |
| FSR temporal aggregation code | LW1 |
Series in the same data set
Discover the other time series included in this data set.