COT Positioning
E-mini S&P 500
ES · report date 2026-08-18
Latest report
2026-08-18 · OI 2,072,358| Category | Long | Short | Net | 1-wk Δ | % of OI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leveraged Funds | 166,291 | 447,693 | -281,402 | -956 | 18.4% |
| Dealer/Intermediary | 219,986 | 1,004,401 | -784,415 | -4,783 | 36.7% |
| Asset Managers | 1,165,359 | 204,793 | +960,566 | +12,085 | 41.1% |
| Other Reportables | 54,636 | 73,498 | -18,862 | +701 | 3.8% |
Trader group split
18%
37%
41%
- Lev funds18.4%
- Dealer36.7%
- Asset mgrs41.1%
- Other3.8%
Charts
Positions by category
Price — weekly candles
Open interest
Lev funds net vs price
Z-score (±2 bands)
Lev funds — weekly change
Δ LongΔ ShortΔ Net
Last 26 weeks — all metrics
| Week | Lev funds net | Dealer net | Asset mgrs net | Other net | 1-wk Δ | % OI | COT Idx | z | Price | Extreme |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-18 | -281,402 | -784,415 | +960,566 | -18,862 | -956 | -13.6% | 72 | 0.82 | 7,691.76 | — |
| 2026-08-11 | -280,446 | -779,632 | +948,481 | -19,563 | +49,553 | -13.2% | 72 | 0.83 | 7,728.20 | — |
| 2026-08-04 | -329,999 | -716,826 | +937,033 | -1,842 | -32,523 | -15.6% | 57 | 0.16 | 7,736.52 | — |
| 2026-07-28 | -297,476 | -757,194 | +944,770 | -3,225 | +25,389 | -15.0% | 67 | 0.60 | 7,428.78 | — |
| 2026-07-21 | -322,865 | -732,865 | +929,159 | +2,868 | +42,137 | -16.7% | 59 | 0.27 | 7,509.20 | — |
| 2026-07-14 | -365,002 | -706,777 | +940,472 | -162 | -3,127 | -18.8% | 46 | -0.30 | 7,543.59 | — |
| 2026-07-07 | -361,875 | -731,085 | +970,592 | +13,014 | -1,406 | -18.4% | 47 | -0.25 | 7,503.85 | — |
| 2026-06-30 | -360,469 | -751,391 | +976,189 | +10,345 | +12,999 | -18.3% | 47 | -0.24 | 7,499.36 | — |
| 2026-06-23 | -373,468 | -755,900 | +992,729 | +14,061 | +142,052 | -18.9% | 43 | -0.42 | 7,365.46 | — |
| 2026-06-16 | -515,520 | -625,169 | +984,009 | +22,905 | -63,934 | -20.0% | 0 | -2.35 | 7,511.35 | Extreme |
| 2026-06-09 | -451,586 | -683,325 | +984,086 | +35,841 | +49,146 | -20.5% | 16 | -1.52 | 7,386.65 | — |
| 2026-06-02 | -500,732 | -619,507 | +981,859 | +27,686 | -42,952 | -23.3% | 11 | -2.16 | 7,609.78 | Extreme |
| 2026-05-26 | -457,780 | -676,977 | +1,003,607 | +20,248 | -56,226 | -21.9% | 31 | -1.54 | 7,519.12 | — |
| 2026-05-19 | -401,554 | -713,754 | +1,005,420 | +8,091 | +30,884 | -19.4% | 45 | -0.78 | 7,353.61 | — |
| 2026-05-12 | -432,438 | -736,273 | +1,054,872 | +17,816 | -26,563 | -21.0% | 37 | -1.16 | 7,400.96 | — |
| 2026-05-05 | -405,875 | -709,587 | +1,009,888 | +18,051 | +1,615 | -20.4% | 44 | -0.80 | 7,259.22 | — |
| 2026-04-28 | -407,490 | -705,540 | +994,815 | +25,726 | +4,831 | -20.8% | 44 | -0.80 | 7,138.80 | — |
| 2026-04-21 | -412,321 | -718,629 | +1,014,927 | +24,264 | +8,035 | -21.0% | 42 | -0.85 | 7,064.01 | — |
| 2026-04-14 | -420,356 | -693,590 | +1,003,143 | +40,709 | -175,873 | -21.5% | 40 | -0.94 | 6,967.38 | — |
| 2026-04-07 | -244,483 | -808,612 | +940,435 | +49,466 | -11,071 | -12.7% | 86 | 1.25 | 6,616.85 | — |
| 2026-03-31 | -233,412 | -819,324 | +915,718 | +61,641 | +110,715 | -12.0% | 88 | 1.39 | 6,528.52 | — |
| 2026-03-24 | -344,127 | -668,972 | +878,391 | +50,496 | -3,620 | -18.3% | 60 | 0.07 | 6,556.37 | — |
| 2026-03-17 | -340,507 | -672,772 | +886,828 | +32,514 | +9,482 | -14.6% | 61 | 0.12 | 6,716.09 | — |
| 2026-03-10 | -349,989 | -658,405 | +898,852 | +32,159 | +56,351 | -17.5% | 58 | 0.02 | 6,781.48 | — |
| 2026-03-03 | -406,340 | -729,230 | +1,004,768 | +34,258 | +69,040 | -19.7% | 44 | -0.66 | 6,816.63 | — |
| 2026-02-24 | -475,380 | -679,108 | +1,013,144 | +19,357 | -11,088 | -23.6% | 26 | -1.48 | 6,890.07 | — |