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Asset managers: net position in S&P 500 futures today: value, history and context

Data as of Oct 27, 2026

+46.6 % Poor

Data for Oct 20, 2026

Higher than on 89% of the days of the last 10 years.

Change over 1 week: −0.8 pp. Over 1 month: −2.9 pp.

Last month

DateValueColour
Oct 27, 2026+46.6 %Poor
Oct 26, 2026+46.6 %Poor
Oct 23, 2026+46.6 %Poor
Oct 22, 2026+47.4 %Poor
Oct 21, 2026+47.4 %Poor
Oct 20, 2026+47.4 %Poor
Oct 19, 2026+47.4 %Poor
Oct 16, 2026+47.4 %Poor
Oct 15, 2026+46.9 %Poor
Oct 14, 2026+46.9 %Poor
Oct 13, 2026+46.9 %Poor
Oct 12, 2026+46.9 %Poor
Oct 9, 2026+46.9 %Poor
Oct 8, 2026+47.7 %Poor
Oct 7, 2026+47.7 %Poor
Oct 6, 2026+47.7 %Poor
Oct 5, 2026+47.7 %Poor
Oct 2, 2026+47.7 %Poor
Oct 1, 2026+49.4 %Poor
Sep 30, 2026+49.4 %Poor
Sep 29, 2026+49.4 %Poor
Sep 28, 2026+49.4 %Poor

Over the last 10 years

What it is

How much large fund managers bet on stocks rising using futures. Asset managers' longs minus shorts in E-mini futures, as % of open interest. Part of the theme "Big funds’ bets": How large investors are positioned in futures.

How to read it

Higher means more risk. The colour compares today’s value with the indicator’s own last 10 years: "Good" is the most favourable third of its history, "Poor" the most strained. It describes the present and anticipates nothing.

Frequently asked questions

What is Asset managers: net position in S&P 500 futures?

How much large fund managers bet on stocks rising using futures. Asset managers' longs minus shorts in E-mini futures, as % of open interest.

What does a high value mean?

The higher, the more risk or strain. The colour compares it with its last 10 years: its high and low over that period are shown above.

Does it predict the stock market?

No. It describes where things stand today against their history, with no forecasts or recommendations.

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