E-Mini S&P Consu Staples Index COT Report
CFTC Commitments of Traders · positions as of Tuesday 2026-10-20, released Oct 23, 2026 (the CFTC reports each Tuesday's close three days later) · next release Oct 30, 2026 (regular cycle; see the release schedule for holiday shifts)
E-Mini S&P Consu Staples Index positioning is mixed - commercials mid-range (26w index 48).
How this read is built
- Commercials (hedgers) are net short and sit in the middle of their 26-week range (COT index 48) - a neutral tilt in the traditional read.
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 short 186 E-Mini S&P Consu Staples Index futures contracts (down 448 week-over-week), commercials are net short 416, and open interest is 25,317 contracts. Leveraged funds were net short 208 contracts as of (up 1,547 week-over-week), holding 1,156 long and 1,364 short.
Cite this data
FuturesBench, "E-Mini S&P Consu Staples Index COT Report," data as of 2026-10-20. https://futuresbench.com/cot/e-mini-s-and-p-consu-staples-index/#net-position Source: CFTC Commitments of Traders (public domain). CSV: https://futuresbench.com/data/cot/e-mini-s-and-p-consu-staples-index.csv
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Reporting gap: the CFTC published no data for this contract code between and (about 23 weeks) - typically an exchange migration or relisting, when the contract traded under a different code. The chart breaks across the gap rather than drawing a line through it, and the series resumes afterward. Why this happens.
Positioning - as of Tuesday 2026-10-20
| Trader category | Net position | Weekly change | % of open interest | COT index 26w | COT index 52w | COT index 3y |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Large speculators | -186 | -448 | -0.7% | 50.7 | 35.6 | 74.7 |
| Commercials | -416 | -74 | -1.6% | 48.1 | 65.1 | 33.1 |
| Small traders | 602 | +522 | 2.4% | 52.3 | 47.5 | 38.3 |
Net = long − short (spread positions cancel). COT index: 0 = most net-short of the lookback, 100 = most net-long. How it's computed.
This week in numbers
- Large speculators flipped to net short (-186 contracts) as of 2026-10-20.
- Large speculators reduced their net position for a 4th consecutive week.
- Open interest rose 12.9% week-over-week to 25,317 contracts.
Every sentence above is computed from the stored series - no commentary, no forecasts.
Traders in Financial Futures report - positions as of Tue 2026-10-20
| Trader category | Net position | Weekly change | % of open interest | COT index 26w | COT index 52w | COT index 3y |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dealer/intermediary | 2,220 | -3,238 | 8.8% | 22.9 | 15.9 | 31.4 |
| Asset manager | -2,614 | +1,169 | -10.3% | 75.8 | 79.0 | 73.5 |
| Leveraged funds | -208 | +1,547 | -0.8% | 64.3 | 68.8 | 68.6 |
| Other reportables | 0 | +0 | 0.0% | 50.0 | 50.0 | 52.1 |
| Small traders | 602 | +522 | 2.4% | 52.3 | 47.5 | 38.3 |
Full Traders in Financial Futures report history: CSV · switch the chart above to this report family for the full series.
E-Mini S&P Consu Staples Index leveraged funds positions, week by week
Leveraged funds long, short and net position in E-Mini S&P Consu Staples Index futures for the last 26 weekly COT reports (positions as of each Tuesday), from the CFTC Traders in Financial Futures futures-only report. Short = long minus net; spread positions are excluded from both.
| Report date | Leveraged funds long | Leveraged funds short | Leveraged funds net | Weekly change | Asset managers net | Dealers net |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1,156 | 1,364 | -208 | +1,547 | -2,614 | 2,220 | |
| 210 | 1,965 | -1,755 | -1,262 | -3,783 | 5,458 | |
| 833 | 1,326 | -493 | -640 | -3,731 | 4,381 | |
| 1,239 | 1,092 | 147 | -449 | -5,792 | 4,047 | |
| 1,688 | 1,092 | 596 | +2,181 | -4,727 | 4,948 | |
| 880 | 2,465 | -1,585 | -53 | -3,855 | 5,038 | |
| 1,021 | 2,553 | -1,532 | +571 | -3,958 | 5,123 | |
| 459 | 2,562 | -2,103 | +382 | -3,126 | 4,637 | |
| 258 | 2,743 | -2,485 | -283 | -3,613 | 5,281 | |
| 555 | 2,757 | -2,202 | -107 | -351 | 2,452 | |
| 623 | 2,718 | -2,095 | -2,213 | -1,666 | 1,031 | |
| 1,282 | 1,164 | 118 | +833 | 1,538 | 74 | |
| 666 | 1,381 | -715 | -291 | 1,795 | -1,803 | |
| 730 | 1,154 | -424 | -973 | -3,170 | 3,280 | |
| 1,441 | 892 | 549 | +4,353 | -3,754 | 2,733 | |
| 0 | 3,804 | -3,804 | -62 | 832 | 2,504 | |
| 0 | 3,742 | -3,742 | -330 | -3,726 | 7,549 | |
| 250 | 3,662 | -3,412 | -233 | -3,589 | 7,289 | |
| 342 | 3,521 | -3,179 | -218 | -3,695 | 6,855 | |
| 386 | 3,347 | -2,961 | -60 | -8,809 | 12,044 | |
| 416 | 3,317 | -2,901 | -2,213 | -10,848 | 13,944 | |
| 0 | 688 | -688 | +109 | -11,807 | 12,249 | |
| 0 | 797 | -797 | +204 | -14,079 | 15,031 | |
| 0 | 1,001 | -1,001 | -2,791 | -14,858 | 15,795 | |
| 2,776 | 986 | 1,790 | +3,536 | -16,400 | 13,995 | |
| 0 | 1,746 | -1,746 | -741 | -11,596 | 12,554 |
Every week back to 2017: E-Mini S&P Consu Staples Index TFF CSV.
Recent history
| Report date | Open interest | Large spec net | Δ | Commercial net | Δ | Small trader net |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-20 | 25,317 | -186 | -448 | -416 | -74 | 602 |
| 2026-10-13 | 22,429 | 262 | -1,229 | -342 | +992 | 80 |
| 2026-10-06 | 22,044 | 1,491 | -386 | -1,334 | +2,141 | -157 |
| 2026-09-29 | 22,150 | 1,877 | -394 | -3,475 | -2,021 | 1,598 |
| 2026-09-22 | 19,467 | 2,271 | +2,667 | -1,454 | -1,448 | -817 |
| 2026-09-15 | 26,939 | -396 | -56 | -6 | +21 | 402 |
| 2026-09-08 | 21,628 | -340 | +671 | -27 | -446 | 367 |
| 2026-09-01 | 19,370 | -1,011 | +635 | 419 | -410 | 592 |
| 2026-08-25 | 19,439 | -1,646 | -390 | 829 | -326 | 817 |
| 2026-08-18 | 20,213 | -1,256 | +237 | 1,155 | +2,392 | 101 |
| 2026-08-11 | 19,186 | -1,493 | -2,292 | -1,237 | -2,168 | 2,730 |
| 2026-08-04 | 18,268 | 799 | +848 | 931 | +1,605 | -1,730 |
| 2026-07-28 | 18,044 | -49 | -434 | -674 | +25 | 723 |
| 2026-07-21 | 16,329 | 385 | -1,056 | -699 | +1,214 | 314 |
| 2026-07-07 | 18,390 | 1,441 | +4,081 | -1,913 | -4,085 | 472 |
| 2026-06-16 | 25,023 | -2,640 | -256 | 2,172 | -293 | 468 |
| 2026-06-09 | 26,592 | -2,384 | -314 | 2,465 | +107 | -81 |
| 2026-06-02 | 25,263 | -2,070 | +645 | 2,358 | -338 | -288 |
| 2026-05-26 | 24,538 | -2,715 | -196 | 2,696 | -97 | 19 |
| 2026-05-19 | 24,687 | -2,519 | +171 | 2,793 | -92 | -274 |
| 2026-05-12 | 24,488 | -2,690 | -2,103 | 2,885 | +2,544 | -195 |
| 2026-05-05 | 24,940 | -587 | -108 | 341 | -293 | 246 |
| 2026-04-28 | 25,506 | -479 | +179 | 634 | +40 | -155 |
| 2026-04-21 | 25,609 | -658 | -2,794 | 594 | +3,345 | 64 |
| 2026-04-14 | 27,510 | 2,136 | +3,458 | -2,751 | -3,285 | 615 |
| 2026-04-07 | 22,487 | -1,322 | -828 | 534 | +323 | 788 |
Full history, no login: CSV (2017-09-12 → 2026-10-20) · JSON
Contract facts
FAQ
- Are large speculators long or short E-Mini S&P Consu Staples Index futures?
- As of the 2026-10-20 COT report, large speculators (non-commercial traders) are net short 186 contracts in E-Mini S&P Consu Staples Index futures.
- What is the leveraged funds position in E-Mini S&P Consu Staples Index futures?
- As of the 2026-10-20 COT report, leveraged funds traders are net short 208 contracts (1,156 long, 1,364 short) in E-Mini S&P Consu Staples Index futures. The week-by-week table on this page lists the last 26 reports.
- How current is this E-Mini S&P Consu Staples Index COT data?
- The latest report is dated 2026-10-20 (positions as of that Tuesday's close), published by the CFTC on 2026-10-23. This page updates within minutes of each weekly release.
- Where can I download E-Mini S&P Consu Staples Index COT history?
- The full weekly series (2017-09-12 to 2026-10-20) is free at /data/cot/e-mini-s-and-p-consu-staples-index.csv - no login, no cap.
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Source: CFTC Commitments of Traders, legacy futures-only report, contract code 138748. Dataset coverage 2017-09-12 → 2026-10-20. Methodology.