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E-mini S&P 500 Stock Index

Weekly CFTC positioning for E-mini S&P 500 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 2026-10-20 report, leveraged funds were net short 371,245 contracts in E-mini S&P 500 Stock Index while asset managers were net long 901,377, so the two camps are positioned against each other. The COT Index sits at 51%, the middle of its one-year range. Week over week, leveraged funds added 37,481 net contracts.

-371,245

Leveraged funds, net

contracts

901,377

Asset managers, net

contracts

1,935,470

Open interest

contracts

51%

COT index, 1 year

mid range

As of 2026-10-20. Positions as of the Tuesday report date; published by the CFTC on Friday.

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Recent Reports

DateOILeveraged funds, netAsset managers, net
2026-10-201,935,470-371,245901,377
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2026-05-262,093,621-457,7801,003,607
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2026-04-071,929,090-244,483940,435
2026-03-311,947,769-233,412915,718
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2026-03-101,996,720-349,989898,852
2026-03-032,060,733-406,3401,004,768
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2026-02-171,966,090-464,292976,865
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2026-02-031,928,476-448,125933,226
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2026-01-201,926,910-414,085892,394
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2025-12-301,936,495-366,841941,968
2025-12-231,911,017-371,060936,903
2025-12-162,466,313-389,167969,485
2025-12-092,141,031-450,002960,525
2025-12-022,074,887-443,224940,497
2025-11-252,070,962-382,958905,294
2025-11-182,037,320-358,907912,051
2025-11-101,981,117-423,003903,326
2025-11-041,956,133-405,386900,657
2025-10-281,929,734-448,721906,797
2025-10-211,882,544-441,001902,735

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What the latest data says

As of 20 October 2026, leveraged funds net position in E-mini S&P 500 Stock Index is net short 371,245 contracts, up 4,329 contracts over the last four weeks. Over the last 52 readings it ranged from -515,520 contracts (16 June 2026) to -233,412 contracts (31 March 2026).

What this data is

CFTC positioning (COT) for E-mini S&P 500 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, published weekly for futures on 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 500 Stock Index only. The full list and the cross-market view live on the CFTC positioning (COT) hub.

Source and updates

Source
CFTC Commitments of Traders (Traders in Financial Futures and Disaggregated reports)
Credit
CFTC.
Updates
Weekly. Positions as of Tuesday, published by the CFTC on Friday at 3:30 pm Eastern and added here the same evening. Latest report 2026-10-20.
History
20 July 2010.
This series
848 weekly reports on file, 2010-07-20 to 2026-10-20.Traders in Financial Futures format, futures only, Chicago Mercantile Exchange.
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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.
  • When speculators and the structural side (asset managers or producers) sit at opposite ends of their own ranges, the two groups are positioned against each other.
  • 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 publishes every Friday at 3:30 pm ET with positions as of the Tuesday before. The new week shows here the same evening.
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 500 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?
Where the speculative category's current net position sits in its one-year range: 100% is its highest net position of the year, 0% its lowest.

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