OPEN INTEREST

438,541

(-7,153, -1.77%)
COMMERCIAL NET

-249,965

(+13,100, +4.98%)
LARGE SPEC NET

212,590

(-16,895)
SMALL TRADERS NET

37,375

(+3,795)
COT INDEX

32.33%

As of 08/19/2025
LAST UPDATE

08/19

Weekly Report
Gold Price
Candlestick • D / W / M
COT Positioning Chart
Net positions over time
Gold COT Index
Current positioning
0% = Lowest in 3 years
COT Positioning Trends
Line chart trends
Filter Historical Data
Historical COT Data
Complete positioning history with weekly changes
Showing 20 records
All data includes weekly changes
Market Commercials Large Speculators Small Traders Open Interest Net Commercials COT Index
Long Short Long Short Long Short
09/30/1991
55,772
(-14,723)
40,650
(+4,484)
9,403
(+1,667)
20,755
(-9,114)
25,505
(+4,531)
29,275
(-3,895)
97,904
(-8,525, -8.59%)
15,122 (-19,207, -55.95%)
55.66%
09/16/1991
70,495
(-3,002)
36,166
(+2,372)
7,736
(+509)
29,869
(-1,985)
20,974
(+827)
33,170
(-2,053)
107,449
(-1,666, -1.65%)
34,329 (-5,374, -13.54%)
75.59%
08/30/1991
73,497
(+11,415)
33,794
(-122)
7,227
(-5,194)
31,854
(+4,533)
20,147
(-325)
35,223
(+1,485)
107,993
(+5,896, +6.21%)
39,703 (+11,537, +40.96%)
81.17%
08/15/1991
62,082
(+19,094)
33,916
(-3,034)
12,421
(-228)
27,321
(+11,867)
20,472
(-4,422)
33,738
(+5,611)
101,756
(+14,444, +17.94%)
28,166 (+22,128, +366.48%)
69.19%
07/31/1991
42,988
(+6,720)
36,950
(-17,455)
12,649
(-7,014)
15,454
(+6,359)
24,894
(-7,554)
28,127
(+3,248)
87,490
(-7,848, -8.88%)
6,038 (+24,175, +133.29%)
46.23%
07/15/1991
36,268
(+1,646)
54,405
(+6,364)
19,663
(+1,123)
9,095
(-152)
32,448
(+3,835)
24,879
(+392)
95,164
(+6,604, +8.08%)
-18,137 (-4,718, -35.16%)
21.14%
06/28/1991
34,622
(+556)
48,041
(-4,178)
18,540
(-1,283)
9,247
(-2,709)
28,613
(-7,193)
24,487
(-1,033)
87,349
(-7,920, -8.83%)
-13,419 (+4,734, +26.08%)
26.04%
06/14/1991
34,066
(-20,417)
52,219
(+8,130)
19,823
(+11,698)
11,956
(-5,484)
35,806
(+10,078)
25,520
(-1,287)
91,953
(+1,359, +1.54%)
-18,153 (-28,547, -274.65%)
21.12%
05/31/1991
54,483
(-9,285)
44,089
(-4,999)
8,125
(+1,176)
17,440
(-10)
25,728
(+1,778)
26,807
(-1,322)
91,485
(-6,331, -6.69%)
10,394 (-4,286, -29.2%)
50.75%
05/15/1991
63,768
(-12,623)
49,088
(+4,589)
6,949
(+2,649)
17,450
(-8,260)
23,950
(+2,911)
28,129
(-3,392)
99,903
(-7,063, -6.94%)
14,680 (-17,212, -53.97%)
55.2%
04/30/1991
76,391
(+11,259)
44,499
(+1,063)
4,300
(+298)
25,710
(+7,547)
21,039
(-710)
31,521
(+2,237)
108,217
(+10,847, +11.94%)
31,892 (+10,196, +46.99%)
73.06%
04/15/1991
65,132
(-7,096)
43,436
(+3,616)
4,002
(+2,278)
18,163
(-3,045)
21,749
(-649)
29,284
(-6,038)
97,290
(-5,467, -5.67%)
21,696 (-10,712, -33.05%)
62.48%
03/28/1991
72,228
(+8,130)
39,820
(-9,035)
1,724
(-1,387)
21,208
(+6,340)
22,398
(-3,787)
35,322
(+5,651)
102,541
(+2,956, +3.17%)
32,408 (+17,165, +112.61%)
73.6%
03/15/1991
64,098
(-4,042)
48,855
(+6,013)
3,111
(+1,499)
14,868
(-1,579)
26,185
(+3,124)
29,671
(-3,853)
98,708
(+581, +0.63%)
15,243 (-10,055, -39.75%)
55.78%
02/28/1991
68,140
(+1,854)
42,842
(+679)
1,612
(-903)
16,447
(-433)
23,061
(+1,778)
33,524
(+2,483)
98,025
(+2,729, +3.03%)
25,298 (+1,175, +4.87%)
66.22%
02/15/1991
66,286
(+3,667)
42,163
(-2,180)
2,515
(+471)
16,880
(+2,578)
21,283
(-2,905)
31,041
(+835)
95,750
(+1,233, +1.39%)
24,123 (+5,847, +31.99%)
65.0%
01/31/1991
62,619
(+8,717)
44,343
(-34,262)
2,044
(-15,604)
14,302
(+8,180)
24,188
(-14,788)
30,206
(+4,407)
93,496
(-21,675, -19.61%)
18,276 (+42,979, +173.98%)
58.93%
01/15/1991
53,902
(-6,277)
78,605
(+8,245)
17,648
(+8,420)
6,122
(+1,696)
38,976
(+10,898)
25,799
(+3,100)
118,173
(+13,041, +13.38%)
-24,703 (-14,522, -142.64%)
14.33%
12/31/1990
60,179
(-15,610)
70,360
(+10,046)
9,228
(+4,447)
4,426
(-6,106)
28,078
(+6,170)
22,699
(-8,933)
107,610
(-4,993, -4.87%)
-10,181 (-25,656, -165.79%)
29.4%
12/14/1990
75,789
(+17,109)
60,314
(+368)
4,781
(-2,483)
10,532
(+4,397)
21,908
(-5,476)
31,632
(+4,385)
111,586
(+9,150, +9.8%)
15,475 (+16,741, +1322.35%)
56.02%
Data provided by CFTC • Updated weekly on Fridays • Learn more about COT data