E-mini S&P 500 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 500 positioning is mixed - commercials selling (26w index 43).
How this read is built
- Commercials (hedgers) are net short and sit in the middle of their 26-week range (COT index 43) - 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 75,941 E-mini S&P 500 futures contracts (down 7,947 week-over-week), commercials are net short 34,113, and open interest is 2,046,914 contracts. Leveraged funds was net short 317,564 contracts as of (down 2,360 week-over-week).
Cite this data
FuturesBench, "E-mini S&P 500 COT Report," data as of 2026-09-01. https://futuresbench.com/cot/sp500-emini/#net-position Source: CFTC Commitments of Traders (public domain). CSV: https://futuresbench.com/data/cot/sp500-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 | -75,941 | -7,947 | -3.7% | 62.4 | 63.1 | 46.4 |
| Commercials | -34,113 | +29,952 | -1.7% | 42.9 | 39.2 | 50.4 |
| Small traders | 110,054 | -22,005 | 5.4% | 66.4 | 62.1 | 66.5 |
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 | -720,747 | +40,289 | -35.2% | 49.3 | 39.6 | 40.8 |
| Asset manager | 934,180 | -19,048 | 45.6% | 31.6 | 31.6 | 66.2 |
| Leveraged funds | -317,564 | -2,360 | -15.5% | 70.2 | 70.2 | 60.5 |
| Other reportables | -5,923 | +3,124 | -0.3% | 16.8 | 16.8 | 32.8 |
| Small traders | 110,054 | -22,005 | 5.4% | 66.4 | 62.1 | 66.5 |
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 | 2,046,914 | -75,941 | -7,947 | -34,113 | +29,952 | 110,054 |
| 2026-08-25 | 2,045,669 | -67,994 | -57,434 | -64,065 | +49,488 | 132,059 |
| 2026-08-18 | 2,072,358 | -10,560 | -21,840 | -113,553 | +28,887 | 124,113 |
| 2026-08-11 | 2,119,506 | 11,280 | +38,538 | -142,440 | -58,064 | 131,160 |
| 2026-08-04 | 2,116,079 | -27,258 | -10,062 | -84,376 | +11,553 | 111,634 |
| 2026-07-28 | 1,984,408 | -17,196 | -412 | -95,929 | +10,990 | 113,125 |
| 2026-07-21 | 1,939,493 | -16,784 | +22,154 | -106,919 | -14,388 | 123,703 |
| 2026-07-14 | 1,941,500 | -38,938 | +3,953 | -92,531 | -26,068 | 131,469 |
| 2026-07-07 | 1,969,636 | -42,891 | -5,299 | -66,463 | +21,271 | 109,354 |
| 2026-06-30 | 1,967,167 | -37,592 | -2,144 | -87,734 | -604 | 125,326 |
| 2026-06-23 | 1,980,254 | -35,448 | +158,530 | -87,130 | -147,333 | 122,578 |
| 2026-06-16 | 2,579,920 | -193,978 | +11,666 | 60,203 | -30,457 | 133,775 |
| 2026-06-09 | 2,203,164 | -205,644 | +15,124 | 90,660 | -19,414 | 114,984 |
| 2026-06-02 | 2,149,231 | -220,768 | -54,937 | 110,074 | +55,145 | 110,694 |
| 2026-05-26 | 2,093,621 | -165,831 | -25,226 | 54,929 | +16,121 | 110,902 |
| 2026-05-19 | 2,068,443 | -140,605 | +3,230 | 38,808 | -9,004 | 101,797 |
| 2026-05-12 | 2,056,229 | -143,835 | -39,950 | 47,812 | +31,450 | 96,023 |
| 2026-05-05 | 1,987,685 | -103,885 | -2,445 | 16,362 | +7,411 | 87,523 |
| 2026-04-28 | 1,959,933 | -101,440 | +8,666 | 8,951 | -9,396 | 92,489 |
| 2026-04-21 | 1,963,317 | -110,106 | +5,656 | 18,347 | -27,321 | 91,759 |
| 2026-04-14 | 1,959,076 | -115,762 | -70,096 | 45,668 | +63,196 | 70,094 |
| 2026-04-07 | 1,929,090 | -45,666 | -3,187 | -17,528 | +15,370 | 63,194 |
| 2026-03-31 | 1,947,769 | -42,479 | +38,412 | -32,898 | -29,577 | 75,377 |
| 2026-03-24 | 1,879,423 | -80,891 | +32,166 | -3,321 | -22,441 | 84,212 |
| 2026-03-17 | 2,330,659 | -113,057 | +21,448 | 19,120 | -38,002 | 93,937 |
| 2026-03-10 | 1,996,720 | -134,505 | +33,711 | 57,122 | -14,550 | 77,383 |
Full history, no login: CSV (1997-09-16 → 2026-09-01) · JSON
Contract facts
FAQ
- Are large speculators long or short E-mini S&P 500 futures?
- As of the 2026-09-01 COT report, large speculators (non-commercial traders) are net short 75,941 contracts in E-mini S&P 500 futures.
- How current is this E-mini S&P 500 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 500 COT history?
- The full weekly series (1997-09-16 to 2026-09-01) is free at /data/cot/sp500-emini.csv - no login, no cap.
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Source: CFTC Commitments of Traders, legacy futures-only report, contract code 13874A. Dataset coverage 1997-09-16 → 2026-09-01. Methodology.