ERCOT South Zone
Weekly CFTC positioning for ERCOT on South Zone - ICE Futures Energy Div: the disaggregated report (managed money, producers, swap dealers), futures only.
As of 27 October 2026, managed money was net short 2,900 contracts in ERCOT while swap dealers were net short 3,169 contracts, so the two groups agree on direction. Managed money added 325 net contracts over one week, added 400 net contracts over four weeks and added 475 net contracts over 52 weeks. The COT Index sits at 100%, near the top of its one-year range. Open interest is 30,150 contracts, the 100th largest of 147 energy markets by open interest. Weekly reports since December 2020.
-2,900
Managed money, net
contracts
-3,169
Swap dealers, net
contracts
30,150
Open interest
contracts
100%
COT index, 1 year
top of range
As of 2026-10-27. ERCOT positions.
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Recent Reports
| Date | OI | Managed money, net | Swap dealers, net |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-27 | 30,150 | -2,900 | -3,169 |
| 2026-10-20 | 27,147 | -3,225 | -3,169 |
| 2026-10-13 | 26,872 | -3,225 | -3,169 |
| 2026-10-06 | 28,569 | -3,300 | -3,727 |
| 2026-09-29 | 28,544 | -3,300 | -3,727 |
| 2026-09-22 | 28,279 | -3,300 | -3,577 |
| 2026-09-15 | 28,279 | -3,300 | -3,577 |
| 2026-09-08 | 30,167 | -3,375 | -3,810 |
| 2026-09-01 | 30,167 | -3,375 | -3,810 |
| 2026-08-25 | 30,167 | -3,375 | -3,810 |
| 2026-08-18 | 30,092 | -3,375 | -3,810 |
| 2026-08-11 | 29,917 | -3,375 | -3,785 |
| 2026-08-04 | 31,670 | -3,300 | -4,068 |
| 2026-07-28 | 32,160 | -3,150 | -4,068 |
| 2026-07-21 | 31,871 | -3,150 | -4,068 |
| 2026-07-14 | 31,851 | -3,150 | -4,068 |
| 2026-07-07 | 33,059 | -3,225 | -4,476 |
| 2026-06-23 | 32,530 | -3,225 | -4,376 |
| 2026-06-16 | 32,305 | -3,225 | -4,376 |
| 2026-06-09 | 32,305 | -3,225 | -4,376 |
| 2026-06-02 | 32,958 | -3,300 | -4,189 |
| 2026-05-26 | 32,893 | -3,300 | -4,139 |
| 2026-05-19 | 32,749 | -3,300 | -3,939 |
| 2026-05-12 | 32,629 | -3,300 | -4,479 |
| 2026-05-05 | 32,922 | -3,675 | -4,707 |
| 2026-04-28 | 32,922 | -3,675 | -4,707 |
| 2026-04-21 | 32,922 | -3,675 | -4,707 |
| 2026-04-14 | 32,296 | -3,675 | -4,707 |
| 2026-04-07 | 32,331 | -3,150 | -4,780 |
| 2026-03-31 | 31,601 | -3,150 | -4,780 |
| 2026-03-24 | 31,558 | -3,150 | -4,780 |
| 2026-03-17 | 31,482 | -3,150 | -4,780 |
| 2026-03-10 | 31,173 | -3,150 | -4,955 |
| 2026-03-03 | 32,496 | -3,199 | -5,193 |
| 2026-02-24 | 31,951 | -3,199 | -5,193 |
| 2026-02-17 | 30,591 | -3,199 | -4,943 |
| 2026-02-10 | 29,103 | -3,199 | -5,433 |
| 2026-02-03 | 30,291 | -3,224 | -5,756 |
| 2026-01-27 | 30,091 | -3,224 | -5,606 |
| 2026-01-20 | 30,025 | -3,225 | -5,566 |
| 2026-01-13 | 30,025 | -3,225 | -5,566 |
| 2026-01-06 | 30,950 | -3,250 | -5,445 |
| 2025-12-30 | 30,950 | -3,250 | -5,445 |
| 2025-12-23 | 30,950 | -3,250 | -5,445 |
| 2025-12-16 | 30,950 | -3,250 | -5,445 |
| 2025-12-09 | 30,800 | -3,275 | -5,345 |
| 2025-12-02 | 31,674 | -3,350 | -5,249 |
| 2025-11-25 | 31,674 | -3,350 | -5,249 |
| 2025-11-18 | 31,664 | -3,350 | -5,249 |
| 2025-11-10 | 31,629 | -3,350 | -5,249 |
| 2025-11-04 | 32,430 | -3,375 | -5,253 |
| 2025-10-28 | 32,430 | -3,375 | -5,253 |
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What the latest data says
As of 27 October 2026, managed money net position in ERCOT is net short 2,900 contracts, up 400 contracts over the last four weeks. Over the last 52 readings it ranged from -3,675 contracts (14 April 2026) to -2,900 contracts (27 October 2026). The latest reading sits at the top of that range.
What this data is
CFTC positioning (COT) for ERCOT
What the report formats and trader categories mean: About the COT data.
ERCOT only; other markets are 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; the latest ERCOT report is dated 2026-10-27.
- History
- 15 December 2020.
- This series
- 293 weekly reports on file, 2020-12-15 to 2026-10-27.Disaggregated format, futures only, South Zone - ICE Futures Energy Div.
- Get the data
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