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S&P 500 E-Mini Dec '26 (ESZ26)

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S&P 500 E-Mini Futures Market News and Commentary

Stocks Finish Lower as Soaring Crude Prices Spur Inflation Fears

The S&P 500 Index ($SPX) (SPY) closed down -0.06% on Monday, the Dow Jones Industrial Average ($DOWI) (DIA) closed down -0.11%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX) (QQQ) closed down -0.34%.  September E-mini S&P futures (ESU26) fell -0.07%, and September E-mini Nasdaq futures (NQU26) fell -0.30%.

Stock indices settled lower on Monday.  The broader market was under pressure on Monday from higher crude oil prices, which boosted inflation expectations and T-note yields.  WTI crude oil surged more than +5% on Monday, pushing the 10-year T-note yield up by +5 bp to 4.70%.

Stocks and bonds were also pressured by hawkish comments on Monday from Cleveland Fed President Beth Hammack, who said she is not seeing a problem with the job market and that inflation is not coming down on its own. She added that "now is the time" for us to take action, as the current interest rate is not meaningfully restricting the economy and we would probably need  "some number" of rate hikes to bring dow... Read more

Contract Specifications

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Contract
E-Mini S&P 500 Index
Contract Size
$50 times Index
Tick Size
0.25 points ($12.50 per contract)
Trading Hours
5:00p.m. - 4:00p.m. (Sun-Fri) (Settles 3:00p.m.) CST
Exchange
CME
Point Value
$50
Margin/Maintenance
$27,526/25,024
First Notice Date
12/18/26 (130 days)
Expiration Date
12/18/26 (130 days)

Seasonal Chart

S&P 500 E-Mini Dec '26
Average Price Chart for 5 Prior Dec Contracts

Commitment of Traders Positions as of Aug 4, 2026

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Commercials - Long / Short
1,526,082 (+96,778)
1,610,458 (+85,225)
Non-Commercials - Long / Short
282,551 (+24,848)
309,809 (+34,910)
Dealers / Intermediary - Long / Short
236,175 (+70,074)
953,001 (+29,706)
Asset / Manager - Long / Short
1,162,320 (+3,079)
225,287 (+10,816)
Leveraged Funds - Long / Short
206,039 (+50,075)
536,038 (+82,598)
Other Reportables - Long / Short
52,902 (+3,416)
54,744 (+2,033)
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Price Performance

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Period Period Low Period High Performance
1-Month
7,386.00 +6.16%
on 07/29/26
7,889.25 -0.61%
on 08/05/26
+152.75 (+1.99%)
since 07/10/26
3-Month
7,357.50 +6.57%
on 06/11/26
7,889.25 -0.61%
on 08/05/26
+286.75 (+3.80%)
since 05/11/26
52-Week
6,466.00 +21.27%
on 03/30/26
7,889.25 -0.61%
on 08/05/26
+1,186.00 (+17.82%)
since 08/11/25

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Barchart Trading Guide

The Barchart Trading Guide is a Buy Signal with a Soft Signal Strength.

Key Turning Points

3rd Resistance Point 7,896.58
2nd Resistance Point 7,880.92
1st Resistance Point 7,863.08
Last Price 7,839.50
1st Support Level 7,829.58
2nd Support Level 7,813.92
3rd Support Level 7,796.08

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52-Week High 7,889.25
Last Price 7,839.50
Fibonacci 61.8% 7,345.57
Fibonacci 50% 7,177.63
Fibonacci 38.2% 7,009.68
52-Week Low 6,466.00

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