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
05/22/2018
203,101
(+7,176)
318,676
(+4,662)
189,677
(-11,791)
98,720
(-10,305)
54,558
(-2,688)
29,940
(-1,660)
502,942
(-7,303, -1.61%)
-115,575 (+2,514, +2.13%) 66.6%
05/15/2018
195,925
(+14,339)
314,014
(-2,556)
201,468
(+2,920)
109,025
(+17,917)
57,246
(+3,595)
31,600
(+5,493)
519,958
(+20,854, +4.81%)
-118,089 (+16,895, +12.52%) 65.85%
05/08/2018
181,586
(+1,851)
316,570
(+4,963)
198,548
(-11,029)
91,108
(-11,690)
53,651
(+1,363)
26,107
(-1,088)
491,398
(-7,815, -1.77%)
-134,984 (-3,112, -2.36%) 60.84%
05/01/2018
179,735
(+4,020)
311,607
(-25,908)
209,577
(-16,227)
102,798
(+13,640)
52,288
(+1,751)
27,195
(+1,812)
507,756
(-10,456, -2.31%)
-131,872 (+29,928, +18.5%) 61.77%
04/24/2018
175,715
(+2,180)
337,515
(-21,282)
225,804
(-11,484)
89,158
(+14,939)
50,537
(+3,631)
25,383
(+670)
506,410
(-5,673, -1.24%)
-161,800 (+23,462, +12.66%) 52.89%
04/17/2018
173,535
(+6,739)
358,797
(+16,349)
237,288
(+2,831)
74,219
(-4,866)
46,906
(+1,332)
24,713
(-581)
510,229
(+10,902, +2.44%)
-185,262 (-9,610, -5.47%) 45.94%
04/10/2018
166,796
(+4,188)
342,448
(-9,025)
234,457
(-220)
79,085
(+10,997)
45,574
(+1,729)
25,294
(+3,725)
499,588
(+5,697, +1.29%)
-175,652 (+13,213, +7.0%) 48.79%
04/03/2018
162,608
(+5,165)
351,473
(-32,330)
234,677
(-24,355)
68,088
(+12,410)
43,845
(-5,974)
21,569
(-5,244)
493,141
(-25,164, -5.4%)
-188,865 (+37,495, +16.56%) 44.87%
03/27/2018
157,443
(-15,864)
383,803
(+43,226)
259,032
(+35,150)
55,678
(-19,473)
49,819
(+3,513)
26,813
(-954)
529,690
(+22,799, +5.14%)
-226,360 (-59,090, -35.33%) 33.75%
03/20/2018
173,307
(+11,703)
340,577
(-9,837)
223,882
(-10,549)
75,151
(+8,668)
46,306
(-1,708)
27,767
(+615)
545,499
(-554, -0.12%)
-167,270 (+21,540, +11.41%) 51.27%
03/13/2018
161,604
(+8,183)
350,414
(-7,910)
234,431
(-11,156)
66,483
(+4,719)
48,014
(+1,733)
27,152
(+1,951)
526,762
(-1,240, -0.28%)
-188,810 (+16,093, +7.85%) 44.89%
03/06/2018
153,421
(-8,106)
358,324
(-2,999)
245,587
(-6,394)
61,764
(-11,499)
46,281
(-1,054)
25,201
(-1,056)
508,100
(-15,554, -3.38%)
-204,903 (-5,107, -2.56%) 40.11%
02/27/2018
161,527
(+6,614)
361,323
(-8,468)
251,981
(-5,224)
73,263
(+6,980)
47,335
(-1,065)
26,257
(+1,813)
532,860
(+325, +0.07%)
-199,796 (+15,082, +7.02%) 41.63%
02/20/2018
154,913
(+4,066)
369,791
(+24,408)
257,205
(+5,345)
66,283
(-9,971)
48,400
(+3,604)
24,444
(-1,422)
528,154
(+13,015, +2.91%)
-214,878 (-20,342, -10.46%) 37.16%
02/13/2018
150,847
(-7,803)
345,383
(-18,718)
251,860
(-21,968)
76,254
(-6,697)
44,796
(+2,510)
25,866
(-1,846)
511,745
(-27,261, -5.74%)
-194,536 (+10,915, +5.31%) 43.19%
02/06/2018
158,650
(+3,960)
364,101
(-15,665)
273,828
(-24,499)
82,951
(-8,114)
42,286
(-6,381)
27,712
(-3,141)
535,321
(-26,920, -5.37%)
-205,451 (+19,625, +8.72%) 39.95%
01/30/2018
154,690
(-6,768)
379,766
(-16,244)
298,327
(-7,485)
91,065
(-63)
48,667
(-1,961)
30,853
(+93)
559,332
(-16,214, -3.13%)
-225,076 (+9,476, +4.04%) 34.13%
01/23/2018
161,458
(+3,256)
396,010
(+5,301)
305,812
(+3,949)
91,128
(+976)
50,628
(+1,530)
30,760
(+2,458)
582,421
(+8,735, +1.72%)
-234,552 (-2,045, -0.88%) 31.32%
01/16/2018
158,202
(+8,103)
390,709
(+20,339)
301,863
(+12,702)
90,152
(+4,279)
49,098
(+2,173)
28,302
(-1,640)
582,333
(+22,978, +4.73%)
-232,507 (-12,236, -5.55%) 31.93%
01/09/2018
150,099
(-5,005)
370,370
(+37,666)
289,161
(+47,733)
85,873
(+7,713)
46,925
(+2,774)
29,942
(+123)
555,455
(+45,502, +10.33%)
-220,271 (-42,671, -24.03%) 35.56%
Price data: Database (1,022 records) Futures Continuous
COT data: CFTC • Updated weekly on Fridays