E-Mini S&P Energy Index 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 S&P Energy Index positioning leans bearish - commercials selling (26w index 34).
How this read is built
- Commercials (hedgers) are net short and sit in the middle of their 26-week range (COT index 34) - 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 short 763 E-Mini S&P Energy Index futures contracts (down 172 week-over-week), commercials are net short 2,517, and open interest is 27,424 contracts. Leveraged funds was net short 2,830 contracts as of (down 326 week-over-week).
Cite this data
FuturesBench, "E-Mini S&P Energy Index COT Report," data as of 2026-09-01. 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 2026-09-01
| Trader category | Net position | Weekly change | % of open interest | COT index 26w | COT index 52w | COT index 3y |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Large speculators | -763 | -172 | -2.8% | 51.4 | 51.4 | 67.5 |
| Commercials | -2,517 | -581 | -9.2% | 33.8 | 25.3 | 25.7 |
| Small traders | 3,280 | +753 | 12.0% | 92.1 | 94.0 | 80.4 |
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 | -17,610 | +141 | -64.2% | 26.7 | 13.0 | 19.2 |
| Asset manager | 17,160 | -568 | 62.6% | 91.4 | 95.9 | 87.2 |
| Leveraged funds | -2,830 | -326 | -10.3% | 37.1 | 37.1 | 18.8 |
| Other reportables | 0 | +0 | 0.0% | 50.0 | 50.0 | 100.0 |
| Small traders | 3,280 | +753 | 12.0% | 92.1 | 94.0 | 80.4 |
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 | 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 |
| 2026-04-21 | 24,071 | 1,243 | +661 | -3,714 | -213 | 2,471 |
| 2026-04-14 | 23,768 | 582 | -1,622 | -3,501 | +910 | 2,919 |
| 2026-04-07 | 26,450 | 2,204 | -488 | -4,411 | +170 | 2,207 |
| 2026-03-31 | 25,444 | 2,692 | +83 | -4,581 | +211 | 1,889 |
| 2026-03-24 | 22,518 | 2,609 | +2,380 | -4,792 | -2,364 | 2,183 |
| 2026-03-17 | 27,211 | 229 | +1,322 | -2,428 | -753 | 2,199 |
| 2026-03-10 | 21,671 | -1,093 | -345 | -1,675 | -149 | 2,768 |
Full history, no login: CSV (2017-12-05 → 2026-09-01) · JSON
Contract facts
FAQ
- Are large speculators long or short E-Mini S&P Energy Index futures?
- As of the 2026-09-01 COT report, large speculators (non-commercial traders) are net short 763 contracts in E-Mini S&P Energy Index futures.
- How current is this E-Mini S&P Energy Index 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 S&P Energy Index COT history?
- The full weekly series (2017-12-05 to 2026-09-01) 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 → 2026-09-01. Methodology.