COT history
Weekly long and short positioning for one contract over time.
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Weekly long and short positioning for one contract over time.
Weekly long and short positioning for one contract over time.
S&P 500: net short 122,362 contracts on 3 Nov, up 28,458 from 51 weeks earlier. Long share 39.4%, between 34.1% and 50.7% over the period.
Above, net position in contracts for each weekly report, the latest in color. Below, long share, with dashed lines at 40% and 60%.
| Long | Short | Long share | Net | Open interest | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | ||||||||||
Tue 3 Nov | 228,154 | +10,650 | 350,516 | +351 | 39.4% long60.6% short | +1.1 | −122,362 | +10,299 | 2,013,852 | +35,262 |
Tue 27 Oct | 217,504 | +1,341 | 350,165 | −9,275 | 38.3% long61.7% short | +0.8 | −132,661 | +10,616 | 1,978,590 | +23,621 |
Tue 20 Oct | 216,163 | −8,724 | 359,440 | −8,157 | 37.6% long62.4% short | −0.4 | −143,277 | −567 | 1,954,969 | +6,913 |
Tue 13 Oct | 224,888 | +11,363 | 367,597 | −1,579 | 38.0% long62.0% short | +1.3 | −142,709 | +12,942 | 1,948,056 | −1,721 |
Tue 6 Oct | 213,525 | +3,053 | 369,176 | +13,748 | 36.6% long63.4% short | −0.5 | −155,651 | −10,695 | 1,949,777 | +39,788 |
Tue 29 Sept | 210,472 | −5,355 | 355,428 | +4,929 | 37.2% long62.8% short | −0.9 | −144,956 | −10,284 | 1,909,989 | +6,293 |
Tue 22 Sept | 215,826 | −8,876 | 350,499 | +9,065 | 38.1% long61.9% short | −1.6 | −134,673 | −17,941 | 1,903,696 | −579,666 |
Tue 15 Sept | 224,702 | −10,564 | 341,434 | +12,235 | 39.7% long60.3% short | −2.0 | −116,732 | −22,799 | 2,483,362 | +375,827 |
Tue 8 Sept | 235,266 | +3,565 | 329,199 | +8,127 | 41.7% long58.3% short | −0.2 | −93,933 | −4,562 | 2,107,535 | +28,387 |
Tue 1 Sept | 231,701 | +1,959 | 321,072 | +13,156 | 41.9% long58.1% short | −0.8 | −89,371 | −11,197 | 2,079,148 | +4,217 |
Tue 25 Aug | 229,741 | −40,937 | 307,916 | +21,502 | 42.7% long57.3% short | −5.9 | −78,175 | −62,439 | 2,074,931 | −24,238 |
Tue 18 Aug | 270,678 | −12,252 | 286,414 | +10,917 | 48.6% long51.4% short | −2.1 | −15,736 | −23,169 | 2,099,170 | −47,608 |
Tue 11 Aug | 282,930 | +5,283 | 275,497 | −30,158 | 50.7% long49.3% short | +3.1 | +7,433 | +35,441 | 2,146,778 | +5,886 |
Tue 4 Aug | 277,648 | +25,122 | 305,655 | +34,044 | 47.6% long52.4% short | −0.6 | −28,007 | −8,922 | 2,140,892 | +133,714 |
Tue 28 Jul | 252,526 | +1,277 | 271,611 | −637 | 48.2% long51.8% short | +0.2 | −19,085 | +1,914 | 2,007,178 | +48,829 |
Tue 21 Jul | 251,249 | −2,469 | 272,247 | −24,035 | 48.0% long52.0% short | +1.9 | −20,998 | +21,566 | 1,958,349 | −1,399 |
Tue 14 Jul | 253,718 | +10,903 | 296,283 | +9,482 | 46.1% long53.9% short | +0.3 | −42,565 | +1,421 | 1,959,749 | −27,914 |
Tue 7 Jul | 242,815 | −4,379 | 286,801 | +1,776 | 45.8% long54.2% short | −0.6 | −43,986 | −6,155 | 1,987,662 | +1,384 |
Tue 30 Jun | 247,194 | −3,506 | 285,025 | +2,169 | 46.4% long53.6% short | −0.5 | −37,831 | −5,675 | 1,986,279 | −11,672 |
Tue 23 Jun | 250,700 | −11,896 | 282,856 | −159,883 | 47.0% long53.0% short | +9.8 | −32,156 | +147,987 | 1,997,951 | −626,931 |
Tue 16 Jun | 262,596 | −5,509 | 442,739 | −19,921 | 37.2% long62.8% short | +0.5 | −180,143 | +14,412 | 2,624,882 | +382,877 |
Tue 9 Jun | 268,106 | −2,627 | 462,660 | −22,382 | 36.7% long63.3% short | +0.9 | −194,554 | +19,755 | 2,242,004 | +58,324 |
Tue 2 Jun | 270,732 | +15,898 | 485,041 | +70,892 | 35.8% long64.2% short | −2.3 | −214,309 | −54,994 | 2,183,680 | +59,187 |
Tue 26 May | 254,834 | −15,565 | 414,150 | +8,844 | 38.1% long61.9% short | −1.9 | −159,316 | −24,409 | 2,124,493 | +26,732 |
Tue 19 May | 270,399 | +4,354 | 405,305 | +356 | 40.0% long60.0% short | +0.4 | −134,906 | +3,998 | 2,097,761 | +19,333 |
Tue 12 May | 266,045 | +11,155 | 404,950 | +51,480 | 39.6% long60.4% short | −2.2 | −138,905 | −40,325 | 2,078,428 | +69,459 |
Tue 5 May | 254,889 | +16,562 | 353,470 | +14,620 | 41.9% long58.1% short | +0.6 | −98,581 | +1,942 | 2,008,969 | +26,272 |
Tue 28 Apr | 238,327 | +8,159 | 338,849 | −1,275 | 41.3% long58.7% short | +0.9 | −100,522 | +9,434 | 1,982,697 | −3,079 |
Tue 21 Apr | 230,168 | −3,070 | 340,125 | −8,002 | 40.4% long59.6% short | +0.2 | −109,957 | +4,932 | 1,985,777 | +4,816 |
Tue 14 Apr | 233,239 | +2,282 | 348,126 | +74,062 | 40.1% long59.9% short | −5.6 | −114,887 | −71,780 | 1,980,961 | +32,619 |
Tue 7 Apr | 230,957 | −8,662 | 274,065 | −4,341 | 45.7% long54.3% short | −0.5 | −43,108 | −4,321 | 1,948,342 | −18,401 |
Tue 31 Mar | 239,619 | +26,031 | 278,406 | −13,025 | 46.3% long53.7% short | +4.0 | −38,787 | +39,056 | 1,966,743 | +69,431 |
Tue 24 Mar | 213,588 | +9,311 | 291,431 | −25,398 | 42.3% long57.7% short | +3.1 | −77,843 | +34,709 | 1,897,311 | −462,409 |
Tue 17 Mar | 204,277 | +7,341 | 316,829 | −16,282 | 39.2% long60.8% short | +2.0 | −112,552 | +23,623 | 2,359,720 | +336,624 |
Tue 10 Mar | 196,936 | −10,557 | 333,111 | −39,836 | 37.2% long62.8% short | +1.4 | −136,175 | +29,279 | 2,023,096 | −62,320 |
Tue 3 Mar | 207,493 | +6,655 | 372,947 | −15,504 | 35.7% long64.3% short | +1.7 | −165,454 | +22,159 | 2,085,416 | +47,308 |
Tue 24 Feb | 200,838 | +4,981 | 388,452 | +19,361 | 34.1% long65.9% short | −0.6 | −187,614 | −14,380 | 2,038,108 | +50,735 |
Tue 17 Feb | 195,857 | −44,307 | 369,091 | +28,213 | 34.7% long65.3% short | −6.7 | −173,234 | −72,520 | 1,987,373 | +32,315 |
Tue 10 Feb | 240,164 | −4,782 | 340,878 | −33,397 | 41.3% long58.7% short | +1.8 | −100,714 | +28,615 | 1,955,058 | +5,519 |
Tue 3 Feb | 244,946 | +223 | 374,275 | +31,805 | 39.6% long60.4% short | −2.1 | −129,329 | −31,582 | 1,949,539 | +33,549 |
Tue 27 Jan | 244,723 | −530 | 342,470 | +14,374 | 41.7% long58.3% short | −1.1 | −97,747 | −14,904 | 1,915,990 | −28,363 |
Tue 20 Jan | 245,253 | −3,199 | 328,095 | −41,951 | 42.8% long57.2% short | +2.6 | −82,842 | +38,752 | 1,944,353 | +20,415 |
Tue 13 Jan | 248,451 | +19,420 | 370,047 | +35,293 | 40.2% long59.8% short | −0.5 | −121,596 | −15,873 | 1,923,938 | −35,895 |
Tue 6 Jan | 229,031 | +2,606 | 334,753 | +13,766 | 40.6% long59.4% short | −0.7 | −105,722 | −11,160 | 1,959,833 | +10,429 |
| 2025 | ||||||||||
Tue 30 Dec | 226,425 | −15,020 | 320,988 | −2,964 | 41.4% long58.6% short | −1.3 | −94,563 | −12,056 | 1,949,403 | +26,212 |
Tue 23 Dec | 241,445 | +4,286 | 323,951 | −72,117 | 42.7% long57.3% short | +5.3 | −82,506 | +76,403 | 1,923,191 | −581,172 |
Tue 16 Dec | 237,159 | +14,840 | 396,068 | −10,133 | 37.5% long62.5% short | +2.1 | −158,909 | +24,973 | 2,504,363 | +332,090 |
Tue 9 Dec | 222,319 | +259 | 406,201 | −4,553 | 35.4% long64.6% short | +0.3 | −183,882 | +4,812 | 2,172,273 | +70,105 |
Tue 2 Dec | 222,060 | −16,727 | 410,753 | +25,036 | 35.1% long64.9% short | −3.1 | −188,693 | −41,763 | 2,102,168 | +1,504 |
Tue 25 Nov | 238,788 | +15,810 | 385,717 | +21,841 | 38.2% long61.8% short | +0.2 | −146,929 | −6,031 | 2,100,665 | +36,558 |
Tue 18 Nov | 222,977 | −2,905 | 363,875 | −12,828 | 38.0% long62.0% short | +0.5 | −140,898 | +9,923 | 2,064,107 | +58,998 |
Mon 10 Nov | 225,883 | +6,147 | 376,703 | −4,639 | 37.5% long62.5% short | +0.9 | −150,820 | +10,786 | 2,005,108 | +28,091 |