E-mini Dow ($5) COT Report
CFTC Commitments of Traders · positions as of Tuesday 2026-09-01, released Sep 4, 2026 (the CFTC reports each Tuesday's close three days later) · next release Sep 11, 2026 (regular cycle; see the release schedule for holiday shifts)
E-mini Dow ($5) positioning leans bearish - commercials selling (26w index 15), speculators crowded long (3y index 88).
How this read is built
- Commercials (hedgers) are net short and sit near the bottom of their 26-week range (COT index 15) - a bearish tilt in the traditional read.
- Large speculators are net long near the top of their 3-year range (index 88) - a crowded long, which historically leans bearish for the setup.
A description of how traders are positioned versus their own history - the standard Commitments of Traders interpretation, computed identically for every market. It is not a price forecast, a trading signal, or advice. How traders use positioning · how the read is computed.
As of the COT report, large speculators are net long 17,328 E-mini Dow ($5) futures contracts (up 1,771 week-over-week), commercials are net short 20,847, and open interest is 86,927 contracts. Leveraged funds was net short 1,731 contracts as of (down 96 week-over-week).
Cite this data
FuturesBench, "E-mini Dow ($5) COT Report," data as of 2026-09-01. https://futuresbench.com/cot/dow-emini/#net-position Source: CFTC Commitments of Traders (public domain). CSV: https://futuresbench.com/data/cot/dow-emini.csv
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Positioning - as of Tuesday 2026-09-01
| Trader category | Net position | Weekly change | % of open interest | COT index 26w | COT index 52w | COT index 3y |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Large speculators | 17,328 | +1,771 | 19.9% | 90.8 | 93.4 | 88.5 |
| Commercials | -20,847 | +323 | -24.0% | 14.9 | 11.1 | 8.0 |
| Small traders | 3,519 | -2,094 | 4.0% | 29.0 | 48.9 | 67.2 |
Net = long − short (spread positions cancel). COT index: 0 = most net-short of the lookback, 100 = most net-long. How it's computed.
Traders in Financial Futures report - positions as of Tue 2026-09-01
| Trader category | Net position | Weekly change | % of open interest | COT index 26w | COT index 52w | COT index 3y |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dealer/intermediary | -7,314 | +2,181 | -8.4% | 21.2 | 20.5 | 35.3 |
| Asset manager | 5,527 | +15 | 6.4% | 73.0 | 50.8 | 51.4 |
| Leveraged funds | -1,731 | -96 | -2.0% | 77.5 | 86.3 | 51.8 |
| Other reportables | -1 | -6 | -0.0% | 0.0 | 63.0 | 87.8 |
| Small traders | 3,519 | -2,094 | 4.0% | 29.0 | 48.9 | 67.2 |
Full Traders in Financial Futures report history: CSV · switch the chart above to this report family for the full series.
Recent history
| Report date | Open interest | Large spec net | Δ | Commercial net | Δ | Small trader net |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-01 | 86,927 | 17,328 | +1,771 | -20,847 | +323 | 3,519 |
| 2026-08-25 | 88,454 | 15,557 | -2,124 | -21,170 | +2,852 | 5,613 |
| 2026-08-18 | 90,072 | 17,681 | -794 | -24,022 | +788 | 6,341 |
| 2026-08-11 | 89,844 | 18,475 | -1,576 | -24,810 | +769 | 6,335 |
| 2026-08-04 | 91,653 | 20,051 | +3,712 | -25,579 | -2,878 | 5,528 |
| 2026-07-28 | 83,013 | 16,339 | +2,412 | -22,701 | -1,097 | 6,362 |
| 2026-07-21 | 82,002 | 13,927 | +723 | -21,604 | -2,868 | 7,677 |
| 2026-07-14 | 76,483 | 13,204 | +1,724 | -18,736 | -3,661 | 5,532 |
| 2026-07-07 | 79,726 | 11,480 | -589 | -15,075 | +3,094 | 3,595 |
| 2026-06-30 | 83,306 | 12,069 | +2,595 | -18,169 | -2,470 | 6,100 |
| 2026-06-23 | 78,956 | 9,474 | +6,607 | -15,699 | -4,913 | 6,225 |
| 2026-06-16 | 103,128 | 2,867 | +4,886 | -10,786 | -7,871 | 7,919 |
| 2026-06-09 | 79,613 | -2,019 | +2,438 | -2,915 | -1,924 | 4,934 |
| 2026-06-02 | 81,760 | -4,457 | +3,305 | -991 | -3,395 | 5,448 |
| 2026-05-26 | 81,105 | -7,762 | +729 | 2,404 | -2,852 | 5,358 |
| 2026-05-19 | 82,825 | -8,491 | -5,602 | 5,256 | +5,971 | 3,235 |
| 2026-05-12 | 81,940 | -2,889 | -1,715 | -715 | +4,447 | 3,604 |
| 2026-05-05 | 78,430 | -1,174 | +1,116 | -5,162 | -2,009 | 6,336 |
| 2026-04-28 | 74,874 | -2,290 | +707 | -3,153 | -306 | 5,443 |
| 2026-04-21 | 71,200 | -2,997 | +2,079 | -2,847 | -3,242 | 5,844 |
| 2026-04-14 | 68,873 | -5,076 | +4,498 | 395 | -5,771 | 4,681 |
| 2026-04-07 | 68,557 | -9,574 | -4,532 | 6,166 | +5,060 | 3,408 |
| 2026-03-31 | 68,213 | -5,042 | +1,521 | 1,106 | -1,849 | 3,936 |
| 2026-03-24 | 67,922 | -6,563 | -5,843 | 2,955 | +5,322 | 3,608 |
| 2026-03-17 | 91,467 | -720 | +1,396 | -2,367 | -2,757 | 3,087 |
| 2026-03-10 | 71,187 | -2,116 | -776 | 390 | +619 | 1,726 |
Full history, no login: CSV (2002-05-21 → 2026-09-01) · JSON
Contract facts
FAQ
- Are large speculators long or short E-mini Dow ($5) futures?
- As of the 2026-09-01 COT report, large speculators (non-commercial traders) are net long 17,328 contracts in E-mini Dow ($5) futures.
- How current is this E-mini Dow ($5) COT data?
- The latest report is dated 2026-09-01 (positions as of that Tuesday's close), published by the CFTC on 2026-09-04. This page updates within minutes of each weekly release.
- Where can I download E-mini Dow ($5) COT history?
- The full weekly series (2002-05-21 to 2026-09-01) is free at /data/cot/dow-emini.csv - no login, no cap.
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Source: CFTC Commitments of Traders, legacy futures-only report, contract code 124603. Dataset coverage 2002-05-21 → 2026-09-01. Methodology.