E-Mini S&P Energy 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 Energy Index positioning leans bearish - commercials selling (26w index 14).
How this read is built
- Commercials (hedgers) are net short and sit near the bottom of their 26-week range (COT index 14) - a bearish 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 long 2,106 E-Mini S&P Energy Index futures contracts (down 1,620 week-over-week), commercials are net short 5,032, and open interest is 31,034 contracts. Leveraged funds were net short 1,299 contracts as of (up 1,113 week-over-week), holding 1,753 long and 3,052 short.
Cite this data
FuturesBench, "E-Mini S&P Energy Index COT Report," data as of 2026-10-20. https://futuresbench.com/cot/e-mini-s-and-p-energy-index/#net-position Source: CFTC Commitments of Traders (public domain). CSV: https://futuresbench.com/data/cot/e-mini-s-and-p-energy-index.csv
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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 | 2,106 | -1,620 | 6.8% | 81.8 | 81.8 | 77.0 |
| Commercials | -5,032 | +1,123 | -16.2% | 13.5 | 11.5 | 17.9 |
| Small traders | 2,926 | +497 | 9.4% | 85.6 | 89.0 | 76.2 |
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 2026-10-20
| Trader category | Net position | Weekly change | % of open interest | COT index 26w | COT index 52w | COT index 3y |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dealer/intermediary | -22,931 | +385 | -73.9% | 4.8 | 2.2 | 8.2 |
| Asset manager | 21,304 | -1,995 | 68.6% | 85.4 | 93.1 | 95.4 |
| Leveraged funds | -1,299 | +1,113 | -4.2% | 65.5 | 57.0 | 38.7 |
| Other reportables | 0 | +0 | 0.0% | 50.0 | 50.0 | 100.0 |
| Small traders | 2,926 | +497 | 9.4% | 85.6 | 89.0 | 76.2 |
Full Traders in Financial Futures report history: CSV · switch the chart above to this report family for the full series.
E-Mini S&P Energy Index leveraged funds positions, week by week
Leveraged funds long, short and net position in E-Mini S&P Energy 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1,753 | 3,052 | -1,299 | +1,113 | 21,304 | -22,931 | |
| 1,241 | 3,653 | -2,412 | -352 | 23,299 | -23,316 | |
| 942 | 3,002 | -2,060 | -612 | 20,801 | -21,070 | |
| 918 | 2,366 | -1,448 | -1,066 | 19,957 | -21,095 | |
| 647 | 1,029 | -382 | +2,605 | 21,139 | -23,560 | |
| 0 | 2,987 | -2,987 | +0 | 20,498 | -20,490 | |
| 0 | 2,987 | -2,987 | -157 | 17,042 | -16,707 | |
| 257 | 3,087 | -2,830 | -326 | 17,160 | -17,610 | |
| 606 | 3,110 | -2,504 | -167 | 17,728 | -17,751 | |
| 894 | 3,231 | -2,337 | -941 | 16,509 | -16,396 | |
| 1,111 | 2,507 | -1,396 | -851 | 14,583 | -15,914 | |
| 1,853 | 2,398 | -545 | -1,492 | 13,787 | -15,630 | |
| 3,325 | 2,378 | 947 | +3,315 | 13,544 | -16,961 | |
| 948 | 3,316 | -2,368 | -993 | 15,127 | -16,473 | |
| 384 | 1,759 | -1,375 | -102 | 14,868 | -15,891 | |
| 384 | 1,657 | -1,273 | +5 | 9,668 | -10,355 | |
| 506 | 1,784 | -1,278 | -2,055 | 11,728 | -11,799 | |
| 2,409 | 1,632 | 777 | -242 | 11,828 | -14,093 | |
| 3,224 | 2,205 | 1,019 | +3,962 | 13,988 | -13,258 | |
| 1,752 | 4,695 | -2,943 | +420 | 17,224 | -16,888 | |
| 1,310 | 4,673 | -3,363 | +2,291 | 15,444 | -15,061 | |
| 1,243 | 6,897 | -5,654 | +42 | 17,660 | -15,476 | |
| 1,236 | 6,932 | -5,696 | -2,021 | 17,743 | -15,660 | |
| 1,125 | 4,800 | -3,675 | -230 | 14,429 | -14,012 | |
| 1,636 | 5,081 | -3,445 | +725 | 18,172 | -17,795 | |
| 977 | 5,147 | -4,170 | -3,475 | 17,094 | -15,470 |
Every week back to 2017: E-Mini S&P Energy Index TFF CSV.
Recent history
| Report date | Open interest | Large spec net | Δ | Commercial net | Δ | Small trader net |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-20 | 31,034 | 2,106 | -1,620 | -5,032 | +1,123 | 2,926 |
| 2026-10-13 | 32,096 | 3,726 | +789 | -6,155 | -889 | 2,429 |
| 2026-10-06 | 30,308 | 2,937 | -385 | -5,266 | +642 | 2,329 |
| 2026-09-29 | 28,811 | 3,322 | +132 | -5,908 | +85 | 2,586 |
| 2026-09-22 | 29,796 | 3,190 | +464 | -5,993 | -288 | 2,803 |
| 2026-09-15 | 43,956 | 2,726 | +2,946 | -5,705 | -3,273 | 2,979 |
| 2026-09-08 | 27,658 | -220 | +543 | -2,432 | +85 | 2,652 |
| 2026-09-01 | 27,424 | -763 | -172 | -2,517 | -581 | 3,280 |
| 2026-08-25 | 27,460 | -591 | +194 | -1,936 | -497 | 2,527 |
| 2026-08-18 | 26,335 | -785 | -547 | -1,439 | +1,050 | 2,224 |
| 2026-08-11 | 23,818 | -238 | -533 | -2,489 | +194 | 2,727 |
| 2026-08-04 | 22,348 | 295 | -1,294 | -2,683 | +1,376 | 2,388 |
| 2026-07-28 | 23,621 | 1,589 | +3,545 | -4,059 | -2,301 | 2,470 |
| 2026-07-21 | 24,133 | -1,956 | -499 | -1,758 | -817 | 3,714 |
| 2026-07-14 | 21,903 | -1,457 | -257 | -941 | -181 | 2,398 |
| 2026-07-07 | 22,583 | -1,200 | -2,757 | -760 | +2,146 | 1,960 |
| 2026-06-30 | 23,117 | 1,557 | -1,854 | -2,906 | +1,993 | 1,349 |
| 2026-06-23 | 25,149 | 3,411 | -413 | -4,899 | -2,824 | 1,488 |
| 2026-06-16 | 38,498 | 3,824 | +7,238 | -2,075 | -2,882 | -1,749 |
| 2026-06-09 | 29,354 | -3,414 | +405 | 807 | -32 | 2,607 |
| 2026-06-02 | 27,902 | -3,819 | +1,792 | 839 | -1,302 | 2,980 |
| 2026-05-26 | 31,707 | -5,611 | -23 | 2,141 | +166 | 3,470 |
| 2026-05-19 | 32,289 | -5,588 | -2,648 | 1,975 | +2,293 | 3,613 |
| 2026-05-12 | 28,293 | -2,940 | +41 | -318 | -231 | 3,258 |
| 2026-05-05 | 28,815 | -2,981 | +501 | -87 | -1,023 | 3,068 |
| 2026-04-28 | 26,622 | -3,482 | -4,725 | 936 | +4,650 | 2,546 |
Full history, no login: CSV (2017-12-05 → 2026-10-20) · JSON
Contract facts
FAQ
- Are large speculators long or short E-Mini S&P Energy Index futures?
- As of the 2026-10-20 COT report, large speculators (non-commercial traders) are net long 2,106 contracts in E-Mini S&P Energy Index futures.
- What is the leveraged funds position in E-Mini S&P Energy Index futures?
- As of the 2026-10-20 COT report, leveraged funds traders are net short 1,299 contracts (1,753 long, 3,052 short) in E-Mini S&P Energy Index futures. The week-by-week table on this page lists the last 26 reports.
- How current is this E-Mini S&P Energy 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 Energy Index COT history?
- The full weekly series (2017-12-05 to 2026-10-20) is free at /data/cot/e-mini-s-and-p-energy-index.csv - no login, no cap.
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Source: CFTC Commitments of Traders, legacy futures-only report, contract code 138749. Dataset coverage 2017-12-05 → 2026-10-20. Methodology.