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US500 at 7682.0, near the top of its Asia range

Large speculators are net short 100461 contracts, at the 62th percentile of the last 52 weekly reports

US500 · Asia session · Published Sep 21, 2026, 12:50 AM

US500 last traded at 7682.0, inside an Asia session range of 7656.6 to 7684.0 points. The session open sits 17.4 points below at 7664.6, the nearest level above is the round number 7700.0 at 18 points, and the prior day and prior week high are 4.2 points below at 7677.8.

The previous New York day closed at 7665.7 after a range of 62.8 points between 7615.0 and 7677.8. An ordinary day of the last 14 covers 73.5 points, and the latest day sits at the 50th percentile of the last 42 days, which the source calls an ordinary day for this market.

The calendar lists 0 scheduled releases of impact 2 or 3 for USD in the 24 hours to 2026-09-22 00:50 UTC, and its note says an empty list means nothing is scheduled in this window. Our calendar covers up to 2026-10-21 00:00 UTC.

As of the 2026-09-15 report, large speculators are net short 100461 contracts, a change of -24425 on the week. That net position is the 62th percentile of the last 52 weekly reports.

Session brief

  1. US500, Asia sessionOpen 7664.6, high 7684.0, low 7656.6, close 7682.0: a range of 27.4 points over 171 minutes, from our own one-minute candles.
  2. US500 reference levelsPrevious day and previous week high and low, the session open and the round numbers either side, measured on our own candles.
  3. US500, previous trading dayHigh 7677.8, low 7615.0, close 7665.7 on 2026-09-18, a range of 62.8 points, from our own candles on the trading day that starts 17:00 New York.
  4. US500 daily rangeAn ordinary day of the last 14 covers 73.5 points. The latest day sits at the 50th percentile of the last 42 days we hold, which is an ordinary day for this market. Measured on our own candles.
  5. Economic calendar for USD0 scheduled releases of impact 2 or 3 in the 24 hours to 2026-09-22 00:50 UTC. Our calendar covers up to 2026-10-21 00:00 UTC.
  6. CFTC Commitments of Traders, 13874ALarge speculators are net short 100461 contracts, a change of -24425 on the week. That is the 62th percentile of the last 52 weekly reports.

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