E-Mini S&P 500 COT Report

Latest data as of 2026-10-06. Source: CFTC Commitments of Traders, legacy futures-only.

Large speculators were net short 154,070 contracts in E-Mini S&P 500 futures as of 2026-10-06, down 11,571 from the prior week. Commercial hedgers were net long 43,065 contracts, with total open interest of 1,932,227 contracts. The COT index stands at 24.3.

Open interest1,932,227
Non-commercial long212,009
Non-commercial short366,079
Non-commercial net-154,070
Commercial long1,437,320
Commercial short1,394,255
Commercial net43,065
WoW change in non-commercial net-11,571
COT index24.3

Last 52 weeks

DateOpen interestNon-commercial netCommercial net
2026-10-060-154,07043,065
2026-09-290-142,49935,281
2026-09-220-133,22828,880
2026-09-150-100,4619,191
2026-09-080-76,036-50,017
2026-09-010-75,941-34,113
2026-08-250-67,994-64,065
2026-08-180-10,560-113,553
2026-08-11011,280-142,440
2026-08-040-27,258-84,376
2026-07-280-17,196-95,929
2026-07-210-16,784-106,919
2026-07-140-38,938-92,531
2026-07-070-42,891-66,463
2026-06-300-37,592-87,734
2026-06-230-35,448-87,130
2026-06-160-193,97860,203
2026-06-090-205,64490,660
2026-06-020-220,768110,074
2026-05-260-165,83154,929
2026-05-190-140,60538,808
2026-05-120-143,83547,812
2026-05-050-103,88516,362
2026-04-280-101,4408,951
2026-04-210-110,10618,347
2026-04-140-115,76245,668
2026-04-070-45,666-17,528
2026-03-310-42,479-32,898
2026-03-240-80,891-3,321
2026-03-170-113,05719,120
2026-03-100-134,50557,122
2026-03-030-168,21671,672
2026-02-240-193,48371,496
2026-02-170-177,83148,889
2026-02-100-105,129-12,879
2026-02-030-132,94111,292
2026-01-270-99,787-28,130
2026-01-200-81,776-41,923
2026-01-130-122,127-16,500
2026-01-060-106,088-30,378
2025-12-300-94,415-29,910
2025-12-230-81,820-50,620
2025-12-160-166,01934,871
2025-12-090-190,44563,942
2025-12-020-195,66767,896
2025-11-250-155,27829,367
2025-11-180-147,40549,964
2025-11-100-157,93052,891
2025-11-040-163,94565,824
2025-10-280-150,13551,870
2025-10-210-145,35051,577
2025-10-140-165,68372,883

Related markets

Full history via APIGet a free API key

Frequently asked questions

What is the COT report?
The Commitments of Traders (COT) report is a weekly publication by the CFTC that breaks down open interest in futures markets by trader category, including non-commercial (speculator) and commercial (hedger) positions.
When is the COT report released?
The COT report is released every Friday at 3:30 pm ET, with positions measured as of the prior Tuesday.
What does non-commercial net mean?
Non-commercial net is the number of long contracts held by large speculators minus their short contracts. A positive value means speculators are net long; a negative value means they are net short.