Are large speculators long or short E-mini S&P 500 futures?

As of the 2026-10-20 COT report, large speculators (non-commercial traders) are net short 142,671 contracts in E-mini S&P 500 futures.

What is the leveraged funds position in E-mini S&P 500 futures?

As of the 2026-10-20 COT report, leveraged funds traders are net short 371,245 contracts (135,034 long, 506,279 short) in E-mini S&P 500 futures. The week-by-week table on this page lists the last 26 reports.

How current is this E-mini S&P 500 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 500 COT history?

The full weekly series (1997-09-16 to 2026-10-20) is free at /data/cot/sp500-emini.csv - no login, no cap.

E-mini S&P 500 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)

Bullish lean26/100

E-mini S&P 500 positioning leans bullish - commercials buying (26w index 70).

How this read is built

Commercials (hedgers) are net long and sit near the top of their 26-week range (COT index 70) - a bullish 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 Oct 20, 2026 COT report, large speculators are net short 142,671 E-mini S&P 500 futures contracts (down 1,676 week-over-week), commercials are net long 33,922, and open interest is 1,935,470 contracts. Leveraged funds were net short 371,245 contracts as of Oct 20, 2026 (up 37,481 week-over-week), holding 135,034 long and 506,279 short.

-142,671

Large speculators net · 52w

33,922

Commercials net

27.5

COT index (3-year)

1,935,470

Open interest

Cite this data

FuturesBench, "E-mini S&P 500 COT Report," data as of 2026-10-20.
https://futuresbench.com/cot/sp500-emini/#net-position
Source: CFTC Commitments of Traders (public domain).
CSV: https://futuresbench.com/data/cot/sp500-emini.csv

Net positions since 19971Y5YMax

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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	-142,671	-1,676	-7.4%	33.7	33.7	27.5
Commercials	33,922	-745	1.8%	69.8	69.8	67.6
Small traders	108,749	+2,421	5.6%	45.9	60.4	64.6

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	-636,931	-34,573	-32.9%	80.3	74.0	58.5
Asset manager	901,377	-14,458	46.6%	0.0	13.0	59.6
Leveraged funds	-371,245	+37,481	-19.2%	61.4	51.1	44.1
Other reportables	-1,950	+9,129	-0.1%	44.1	31.9	30.8
Small traders	108,749	+2,421	5.6%	45.9	60.4	64.6

Full Traders in Financial Futures report history: CSV · switch the chart above to this report family for the full series.

E-mini S&P 500 leveraged funds positions, week by week

Leveraged funds long, short and net position in E-mini S&P 500 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
Oct 20, 2026	135,034	506,279	-371,245	+37,481	901,377	-636,931
Oct 13, 2026	121,404	530,130	-408,726	+6,361	915,835	-602,358
Oct 6, 2026	113,223	528,310	-415,087	-42,598	906,615	-600,841
Sep 29, 2026	125,453	497,942	-372,489	+3,085	904,003	-606,988
Sep 22, 2026	120,133	495,707	-375,574	-82,431	934,455	-634,203
Sep 15, 2026	161,176	454,319	-293,143	+47,961	904,684	-702,938
Sep 8, 2026	155,517	496,621	-341,104	-23,540	912,361	-685,342
Sep 1, 2026	165,311	482,875	-317,564	-2,360	934,180	-720,747
Aug 25, 2026	150,526	465,730	-315,204	-33,802	953,228	-761,036
Aug 18, 2026	166,291	447,693	-281,402	-956	960,566	-784,415
Aug 11, 2026	205,744	486,190	-280,446	+49,553	948,481	-779,632
Aug 4, 2026	206,039	536,038	-329,999	-32,523	937,033	-716,826
Jul 28, 2026	155,964	453,440	-297,476	+25,389	944,770	-757,194
Jul 21, 2026	146,834	469,699	-322,865	+42,137	929,159	-732,865
Jul 14, 2026	135,454	500,456	-365,002	-3,127	940,472	-706,777
Jul 7, 2026	134,932	496,807	-361,875	-1,406	970,592	-731,085
Jun 30, 2026	150,556	511,025	-360,469	+12,999	976,189	-751,391
Jun 23, 2026	185,058	558,526	-373,468	+142,052	992,729	-755,900
Jun 16, 2026	157,203	672,723	-515,520	-63,934	984,009	-625,169
Jun 9, 2026	168,247	619,833	-451,586	+49,146	984,086	-683,325
Jun 2, 2026	159,638	660,370	-500,732	-42,952	981,859	-619,507
May 26, 2026	149,287	607,067	-457,780	-56,226	1,003,607	-676,977
May 19, 2026	164,096	565,650	-401,554	+30,884	1,005,420	-713,754
May 12, 2026	148,507	580,945	-432,438	-26,563	1,054,872	-736,273
May 5, 2026	140,585	546,460	-405,875	+1,615	1,009,888	-709,587
Apr 28, 2026	120,508	527,998	-407,490	+4,831	994,815	-705,540

Every week back to 2006: E-mini S&P 500 TFF CSV.

Recent history

Report date	Open interest	Large spec net	Δ	Commercial net	Δ	Small trader net
2026-10-20	1,935,470	-142,671	-1,676	33,922	-745	108,749
2026-10-13	1,931,607	-140,995	+13,075	34,667	-8,398	106,328
2026-10-06	1,932,227	-154,070	-11,571	43,065	+7,784	111,005
2026-09-29	1,895,922	-142,499	-9,271	35,281	+6,401	107,218
2026-09-22	1,890,653	-133,228	-32,767	28,880	+19,689	104,348
2026-09-15	2,446,519	-100,461	-24,425	9,191	+59,208	91,270
2026-09-08	2,071,836	-76,036	-95	-50,017	-15,904	126,053
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

Full history, no login: CSV (1997-09-16 → 2026-10-20) · JSON

Contract facts

($50 X S&P 500 INDEX)

Contract unit (CFTC)

Ticker

CME

Exchange

13874A

CFTC contract code

FAQ

Are large speculators long or short E-mini S&P 500 futures?: As of the 2026-10-20 COT report, large speculators (non-commercial traders) are net short 142,671 contracts in E-mini S&P 500 futures.
What is the leveraged funds position in E-mini S&P 500 futures?: As of the 2026-10-20 COT report, leveraged funds traders are net short 371,245 contracts (135,034 long, 506,279 short) in E-mini S&P 500 futures. The week-by-week table on this page lists the last 26 reports.
How current is this E-mini S&P 500 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 500 COT history?: The full weekly series (1997-09-16 to 2026-10-20) is free at /data/cot/sp500-emini.csv - no login, no cap.

Learn: how to read this report · commercials vs non-commercials · glossary

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Source: CFTC Commitments of Traders, legacy futures-only report, contract code 13874A. Dataset coverage 1997-09-16 → 2026-10-20. Methodology.