COT Positioning
E-mini Dow
YM · report date 2026-08-18
Latest report
2026-08-18 · OI 90,072| Category | Long | Short | Net | 1-wk Δ | % of OI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leveraged Funds | 13,568 | 11,533 | +2,035 | +3,242 | 16.6% |
| Dealer/Intermediary | 43,420 | 54,456 | -11,036 | +2,366 | 64.8% |
| Asset Managers | 14,879 | 12,418 | +2,461 | -5,568 | 18.1% |
| Other Reportables | 449 | 250 | +199 | -46 | 0.5% |
Trader group split
17%
65%
18%
- Lev funds16.6%
- Dealer64.8%
- Asset mgrs18.1%
- Other0.5%
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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 | +2,035 | -11,036 | +2,461 | +199 | +3,242 | 2.3% | 60 | 0.47 | 53,343.40 | — |
| 2026-08-11 | -1,207 | -13,402 | +8,029 | +245 | +1,906 | -1.3% | 53 | 0.17 | 53,791.85 | — |
| 2026-08-04 | -3,113 | -11,236 | +8,603 | +218 | -1,919 | -3.4% | 49 | -0.01 | 54,085.88 | — |
| 2026-07-28 | -1,194 | -11,551 | +6,165 | +218 | +2,257 | -1.4% | 53 | 0.16 | 52,747.32 | — |
| 2026-07-21 | -3,451 | -9,457 | +4,991 | +240 | -673 | -4.2% | 48 | -0.05 | 52,224.64 | — |
| 2026-07-14 | -2,778 | -8,612 | +5,613 | +245 | -972 | -3.6% | 50 | 0.01 | 52,508.27 | — |
| 2026-07-07 | -1,806 | -7,800 | +5,782 | +229 | +8,172 | -2.3% | 52 | 0.10 | 52,925.15 | — |
| 2026-06-30 | -9,978 | -6,576 | +10,235 | +219 | -953 | -12.0% | 34 | -0.65 | 52,319.20 | — |
| 2026-06-23 | -9,025 | -3,962 | +6,516 | +246 | +1,233 | -11.4% | 36 | -0.57 | 51,666.84 | — |
| 2026-06-16 | -10,258 | -6,070 | +7,801 | +608 | -2,612 | -10.0% | 33 | -0.69 | 51,999.67 | — |
| 2026-06-09 | -7,646 | +3,347 | -689 | +54 | +4,098 | -9.6% | 39 | -0.45 | 50,872.11 | — |
| 2026-06-02 | -11,744 | +5,329 | +895 | +72 | +2,065 | -14.4% | 30 | -0.83 | 51,307.79 | — |
| 2026-05-26 | -13,809 | +7,671 | +712 | +68 | -2,222 | -17.0% | 25 | -1.03 | 50,461.68 | — |
| 2026-05-19 | -11,587 | +15,274 | -7,189 | +267 | +1,042 | -14.0% | 30 | -0.83 | 49,363.88 | — |
| 2026-05-12 | -12,629 | +10,689 | -1,956 | +292 | +2,068 | -15.4% | 28 | -0.93 | 49,760.56 | — |
| 2026-05-05 | -14,697 | +5,723 | +2,638 | 0 | -2,438 | -18.7% | 23 | -1.13 | 49,298.25 | — |
| 2026-04-28 | -12,259 | +4,098 | +2,718 | 0 | -2,275 | -16.4% | 29 | -0.91 | 49,141.93 | — |
| 2026-04-21 | -9,984 | -1,582 | +5,722 | 0 | +2,190 | -14.0% | 34 | -0.70 | 49,149.38 | — |
| 2026-04-14 | -12,174 | +1,340 | +6,153 | 0 | -4,768 | -17.7% | 29 | -0.91 | 48,535.99 | — |
| 2026-04-07 | -7,406 | +3,415 | +583 | 0 | +240 | -10.8% | 39 | -0.46 | 46,584.46 | — |
| 2026-03-31 | -7,646 | -446 | +4,156 | 0 | -4,587 | -11.2% | 39 | -0.48 | 46,341.51 | — |
| 2026-03-24 | -3,059 | -2,063 | +1,514 | 0 | -4,372 | -4.5% | 49 | -0.05 | 46,124.06 | — |
| 2026-03-17 | +1,313 | -8,339 | +3,939 | 0 | -602 | 1.4% | 58 | 0.36 | 46,993.26 | — |
| 2026-03-10 | +1,915 | -3,994 | +353 | 0 | +928 | 2.7% | 60 | 0.43 | 47,706.51 | — |
| 2026-03-03 | +987 | -697 | -2,085 | +226 | +5,944 | 1.4% | 58 | 0.34 | 48,501.27 | — |
| 2026-02-24 | -4,957 | -2,915 | +4,404 | +220 | +2,795 | -7.1% | 45 | -0.23 | 49,174.50 | — |