COT reports: Short positions held by other reporting traders in S&P 500 index futures: E-MINI S&P 500 - CHICAGO MERCANTILE EXCHANGE (number of contracts) - United States - CFTC - Weekly
This series is part of the dataset: S&P 500 index futures COT reports (CFTC)
Download Full Dataset (.xlsx)Latest updates. According to the Commitments of Traders (COT) reports published by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), short positions held by other reporting traders in S&P 500 index futures of the kind "E-MINI S&P 500 - CHICAGO MERCANTILE EXCHANGE" were 87,217 contracts on 29 September 2026, compared to 78,647 on 22 September.
Sample. There are 717 data points overall in the weekly time series displayed in the graph above. The series covers the time range extending from January 2013 to September 2026.
History. Here's a snapshot of a few statistics calculated on the full sample: positions reached their highest level of 436,790 contracts on 25 August 2020; they recorded a bottom of 32,694 on 31 March 2026; they had an average value of 210,811.
Latest values
| Date | Value - Number of contracts |
|---|---|
| 2026-09-15 | 62,461.0 |
| 2026-09-22 | 78,647.0 |
| 2026-09-29 | 87,217.0 |
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Series Metadata
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Description | Short positions held by other reporting traders in S&P 500 index futures |
| Country | United States |
| Economic concept | Stock |
| Data type | Quantity |
| Seasonally adjusted | No |
| Deflation method | Not applicable |
| Rescaling | None |
| Measure type | Level |
| Frequency | Weekly |
| Unit | Number of contracts |
| Source | Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) |
| Source type | Government agency |
| Data licence | Public domain information |
| Other information | Specific future: "E-MINI S&P 500 - CHICAGO MERCANTILE EXCHANGE |
| FSR temporal aggregation code | LW1 |
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