Equity Index Futures COT Positioning
Compare reviewed benchmark equity-index contracts and see how Leveraged Fund and Asset Manager positioning differs across indexes.
Latest report: 8 September 2026 · Default comparison: Leveraged Funds · TFF Futures Only
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Ranked by signed weekly change. Use each market page to switch official categories and explore history.
| Report date | Market | Participant | Long | Short | Net | Weekly change | 4-report change | 52-report context |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-08 | Russell 2000 | Leveraged Funds | 59,759 | 169,906 | -110,147 | -648 | -14,989 | 2th percentile |
| 2026-09-08 | Dow Jones | Leveraged Funds | 9,906 | 14,165 | -4,259 | -2,528 | -3,052 | 75th percentile |
| 2026-09-08 | Nasdaq-100 | Leveraged Funds | 47,674 | 79,546 | -31,872 | -17,780 | +57,253 | 44th percentile |
| 2026-09-08 | S&P 500 | Leveraged Funds | 155,517 | 496,621 | -341,104 | -23,540 | -60,658 | 81th percentile |
S&P 500
E-MINI S&P 500 · CME
Nasdaq-100
NASDAQ MINI · CME
Dow Jones Industrial Average
DJIA x $5 · CBOT
Russell 2000
RUSSELL E-MINI · CME
COT research guides
What Is the Commitments of Traders Report?A practical overview of CFTC COT coverage, publication lag, participant categories, net positioning and limitations.How to Read a COT ReportRead long and short positions, weekly changes, flips and rolling percentiles without overstating what delayed positioning data can show.COT Report Release ScheduleUnderstand the Tuesday position date, later publication, exceptional delays and Squawkdeck processing timestamps.COT Participant Categories ExplainedCompare Dealer/Intermediary, Asset Manager/Institutional, Leveraged Funds, Other Reportables and Non-Reportable traders.Futures Only vs Options Combined COT ReportsLearn why COT report scopes should not be mixed and which TFF scope Squawkdeck uses.CFTC Data MethodologyOfficial sources, contract mapping, formulas, rolling statistics, corrections, missing data and limitations for Squawkdeck CFTC research.