Gold

Futures Continuous gc.c
Open Interest 528,004 (-2,008, -0.45%)
Commercial Net -289,689 (+7,417, +2.5%)
Large Spec Net 244,770 (-6,468)
Small Traders Net 44,919 (-949)
COT Index 20.06% As of 01/20/2026
Last Update 01/20 Weekly Report
Gold Price
Futures Continuous • D / W / M
COT Positioning Chart
Net positions over time
Gold COT Index
Current positioning
0% = Lowest in 3 years | 50% = Middle | 100% = Highest
COT Positioning Trends
Line chart trends
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Historical COT Data
20 records with weekly changes
Date Commercials Large Speculators Small Traders Open Interest Net Commercial COT Index
Long Short Long Short Long Short
01/26/2021
94,890
(-4,554)
393,838
(+6,927)
313,532
(+6,025)
55,986
(-4,883)
60,968
(+237)
19,566
(-336)
534,574
(+1,708, +0.37%)
-298,948 (-11,481, -3.99%) 21.06%
01/19/2021
99,444
(-6,536)
386,911
(-9,370)
307,507
(-5,710)
60,869
(-6,121)
60,731
(-2,075)
19,902
(+1,170)
541,330
(-14,321, -2.97%)
-287,467 (+2,834, +0.98%) 23.85%
01/12/2021
105,980
(+8,575)
396,281
(-22,047)
313,217
(-36,729)
66,990
(-3,638)
62,806
(+1,076)
18,732
(-1,393)
555,538
(-27,078, -5.32%)
-290,301 (+30,622, +9.54%) 23.16%
01/05/2021
97,405
(-3,878)
418,328
(+9,791)
349,946
(+8,134)
70,628
(-2,312)
61,730
(+3,004)
20,125
(-219)
568,888
(+7,260, +1.45%)
-320,923 (-13,669, -4.45%) 15.72%
12/29/2020
101,283
(+1,980)
408,537
(-5,865)
341,812
(-8,058)
72,940
(+1,266)
58,726
(-54)
20,344
(-1,533)
556,414
(-6,132, -1.21%)
-307,254 (+7,845, +2.49%) 19.04%
12/21/2020
99,303
(-2,433)
414,402
(+6,324)
349,870
(+9,260)
71,674
(+2,648)
58,780
(+1,701)
21,877
(-444)
560,769
(+8,528, +1.71%)
-315,099 (-8,757, -2.86%) 17.14%
12/15/2020
101,736
(-2,280)
408,078
(+3,339)
340,610
(+2,339)
69,026
(-25)
57,079
(+1,327)
22,321
(-1,928)
550,366
(+1,386, +0.28%)
-306,342 (-5,619, -1.87%) 19.26%
12/08/2020
104,016
(-6,092)
404,739
(+1,368)
338,271
(+13,927)
69,051
(+5,021)
55,752
(+313)
24,249
(+1,759)
549,520
(+8,148, +1.66%)
-300,723 (-7,460, -2.54%) 20.63%
12/01/2020
110,108
(+1,483)
403,371
(+9,917)
324,344
(+4,020)
64,030
(-12,392)
55,439
(-9,951)
22,490
(-1,973)
538,042
(-4,448, -0.9%)
-293,263 (-8,434, -2.96%) 22.44%
11/24/2020
108,625
(+1,944)
393,454
(-7,799)
320,324
(-9,374)
76,422
(-2,006)
65,390
(+1,089)
24,463
(+3,464)
555,253
(-6,341, -1.27%)
-284,829 (+9,743, +3.31%) 24.49%
11/17/2020
106,681
(-4,461)
401,253
(+6,688)
329,698
(+11,182)
78,428
(-352)
64,301
(+54)
20,999
(+439)
557,533
(+6,775, +1.37%)
-294,572 (-11,149, -3.93%) 22.13%
11/10/2020
111,142
(+2,463)
394,565
(-3,452)
318,516
(-3,282)
78,780
(-109)
64,247
(-2,579)
20,560
(+163)
547,449
(-3,398, -0.68%)
-283,423 (+5,915, +2.04%) 24.83%
11/03/2020
108,679
(-5,531)
398,017
(-12,655)
321,798
(-4,265)
78,889
(+1,460)
66,826
(-3,952)
20,397
(-2,553)
544,774
(-13,748, -2.69%)
-289,338 (+7,124, +2.4%) 23.4%
10/27/2020
114,210
(-2,708)
410,672
(-370)
326,063
(-14,143)
77,429
(-13,173)
70,778
(+4,784)
22,950
(+1,476)
560,900
(-12,067, -2.31%)
-296,462 (-2,338, -0.79%) 21.67%
10/20/2020
116,918
(+489)
411,042
(+9,958)
340,206
(+13,220)
90,602
(+4,287)
65,994
(-1,778)
21,474
(-2,314)
562,993
(+11,931, +2.33%)
-294,124 (-9,469, -3.33%) 22.23%
10/13/2020
116,429
(-7,972)
401,084
(-11,785)
326,986
(+6,064)
86,315
(+13,980)
67,772
(+1,250)
23,788
(-2,853)
553,197
(-658, -0.13%)
-284,655 (+3,813, +1.32%) 24.54%
10/06/2020
124,401
(-9,256)
412,869
(-6,966)
320,922
(+4,816)
72,335
(-112)
66,522
(+1,966)
26,641
(+4,604)
555,555
(-2,474, -0.48%)
-288,468 (-2,290, -0.8%) 23.61%
09/29/2020
133,657
(-4,243)
419,835
(+15,527)
316,106
(+7,091)
72,447
(-17,508)
64,556
(-5,114)
22,037
(-285)
562,396
(-2,266, -0.44%)
-286,178 (-19,770, -7.42%) 24.17%
09/22/2020
137,900
(+11,610)
404,308
(-7,168)
309,015
(-15,497)
89,955
(+6,420)
69,670
(+1,133)
22,322
(-2,006)
575,877
(-2,754, -0.53%)
-266,408 (+18,778, +6.58%) 28.97%
09/15/2020
126,290
(+4,240)
411,476
(+8,386)
324,512
(+11,339)
83,535
(+6,835)
68,537
(+1,252)
24,328
(+1,610)
578,925
(+16,831, +3.35%)
-285,186 (-4,146, -1.48%) 24.41%
Price data: Database (1,022 records) Futures Continuous
COT data: CFTC • Updated weekly on Fridays