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E-MINI S&P 400 STOCK INDEX

Weekly CFTC positioning for E-MINI S&P 400 STOCK INDEX on CHICAGO MERCANTILE EXCHANGE: the Traders in Financial Futures report (leveraged funds, asset managers, dealers), futures only.

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In the 2026-09-08 report, leveraged funds was net long 98 contracts in E-MINI S&P 400 STOCK INDEX while asset managers were net long 6,034, so the two camps agree on direction. The COT Index sits at 45%, the middle of its one-year range. Week over week, leveraged funds added 529 net contracts.

98

Lev. Funds Net net

contracts

6,034

Asset Mgr Net net

contracts

39,371

Open interest

contracts

45%

COT index, 1 year

mid range

As of 2026-09-08. Positions as of the Tuesday report date; published by the CFTC on Friday.

Recent Reports

DateOILev. Funds NetAsset Mgr Net
2026-09-0839,371986,034
2026-09-0139,289-4317,464
2026-08-2539,343-1,5257,010
2026-08-1838,602-1,9855,474
2026-08-1136,916-2,4464,933
2026-08-0438,307-2,7795,312
2026-07-2836,145-1641,340
2026-07-2136,060-1,0642,354
2026-07-1436,291-1,9402,921
2026-07-0738,316-1,9884,546
2026-06-2339,435-4,1825,394
2026-06-1646,688-3,2566,352

What the latest data says

As of 8 September 2026, leveraged funds net position in E-MINI S&P 400 STOCK INDEX is net long 98 contracts, up 2,544 contracts over the last four weeks. Over the last 52 readings it ranged from -4,182 contracts (23 June 2026) to 5,407 contracts (10 November 2025).

What this data is

CFTC positioning (COT) for E-MINI S&P 400 STOCK INDEX

Every Friday at 3:30 pm Eastern the CFTC publishes who held what in US futures markets as of the previous Tuesday. Large traders are grouped by what they do, not who they are, and the report shows each group's long, short and spread positions. That's the Commitments of Traders report, and it's the only public window into institutional positioning across currencies, rates, equity indices, energy, metals and agriculture.

Financial futures use the Traders in Financial Futures format: dealers and intermediaries, asset managers and institutional investors, leveraged funds, and other reportables. Commodities use the disaggregated format: producers, merchants, processors and users; swap dealers; managed money; and other reportables. Positions too small to report are shown as nonreportable in both.

This page follows E-MINI S&P 400 STOCK INDEX only. The full list, the method notes and the cross-market view live on the CFTC positioning (COT) hub.

Source and method

Source
CFTC weekly COT files (TFF futures-only and disaggregated futures-only)
Updates
Weekly. Positions as of Tuesday, published Friday 3:30 pm ET; loaded Friday 21:00 UTC with a Saturday retry. Last update 2026-09-08.
History
January 2010.
This series
842 weekly reports on file, 2010-07-20 to 2026-09-08.Traders in Financial Futures format, futures only, CHICAGO MERCANTILE EXCHANGE.
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Data checks. Every dataset is checked against its source once a day. This dataset passed the last run, 12 Sep 05:40 UTC.

How to read it

  • Look at the net position of the speculative category (leveraged funds or managed money) relative to its own history, not its absolute size. Extremes are where reversals start.
  • When speculators and the structural side (asset managers or producers) sit at opposite extremes, the market is stretched. The structural side is usually right over months, the speculative side over days.
  • Open interest is the denominator. A net long that grew while open interest shrank is a crowd getting smaller, not more confident.

Analysis of what the data shows, not advice. XOOMAR does not recommend buying, selling or holding anything.

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Frequently Asked Questions

When does this data update?
The CFTC releases every Friday at 3:30 pm ET with positions as of the preceding Tuesday. It is loaded the same evening, with a Saturday retry when the CFTC publishes late.
What does a negative net position mean?
More short contracts than long among that trader category. It describes positioning, not a price prediction.
Which categories does the E-MINI S&P 400 STOCK INDEX report use?
The Traders in Financial Futures format: dealers and intermediaries; asset managers and institutional investors; leveraged funds; other reportables; and nonreportable positions.
What is the COT Index?
The current net position of the speculative category mapped onto its one-year range: 100% is the most stretched reading in a year, 0% the most washed out.

Data on this page is provided for informational purposes only and is not financial advice. See our editorial policy.