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
11/08/2016
114,915
(-483)
360,501
(+5,852)
289,860
(+1,552)
72,622
(-555)
51,015
(-832)
22,667
(-5,060)
528,203
(+237, +0.05%)
-245,586 (-6,335, -2.65%) 28.05%
11/01/2016
115,398
(+698)
354,649
(+22,350)
288,308
(+2,932)
73,177
(-15,219)
51,847
(+2,222)
27,727
(-1,279)
521,506
(+5,852, +1.3%)
-239,251 (-21,652, -9.95%) 29.93%
10/25/2016
114,700
(-741)
332,299
(+14,187)
285,376
(+11,031)
88,396
(-6,331)
49,625
(-1,395)
29,006
(+1,039)
507,617
(+8,895, +2.02%)
-217,599 (-14,928, -7.37%) 36.35%
10/18/2016
115,441
(+3,079)
318,112
(-15,449)
274,345
(-9,041)
94,727
(+6,560)
51,020
(-2,677)
27,967
(+250)
497,061
(-8,639, -1.92%)
-202,671 (+18,528, +8.38%) 40.78%
10/11/2016
112,362
(+498)
333,561
(-49,545)
283,386
(-40,750)
88,167
(+9,539)
53,697
(-1,261)
27,717
(-1,507)
500,328
(-41,513, -8.46%)
-221,199 (+50,043, +18.45%) 35.28%
10/04/2016
111,864
(-11,292)
383,106
(-54,644)
324,136
(-34,836)
78,628
(+11,560)
54,958
(+1,850)
29,224
(-1,194)
544,824
(-44,278, -8.27%)
-271,242 (+43,352, +13.78%) 20.45%
09/27/2016
123,156
(+2,842)
437,750
(+26,821)
358,972
(+32,646)
67,068
(-3,079)
53,108
(-8,048)
30,418
(+3,698)
583,161
(+27,440, +5.4%)
-314,594 (-23,979, -8.25%) 7.59%
09/20/2016
120,314
(+3,473)
410,929
(-17,283)
326,326
(-25,450)
70,147
(+3,784)
61,156
(+7,263)
26,720
(-1,215)
558,791
(-14,714, -2.82%)
-290,615 (+20,756, +6.67%) 14.7%
09/13/2016
116,841
(+6,371)
428,212
(-12,231)
351,776
(-18,599)
66,363
(+3,848)
53,893
(-46)
27,935
(-3,891)
575,002
(-12,274, -2.3%)
-311,371 (+18,602, +5.64%) 8.55%
09/06/2016
110,470
(+616)
440,443
(+29,376)
370,375
(+29,789)
62,515
(-1,730)
53,939
(+273)
31,826
(+3,032)
590,656
(+30,678, +6.09%)
-329,973 (-28,760, -9.55%) 3.03%
08/30/2016
109,854
(+1,283)
411,067
(-14,979)
340,586
(-19,199)
64,245
(-931)
53,666
(+1,870)
28,794
(-136)
558,398
(-16,046, -3.08%)
-301,213 (+16,262, +5.12%) 11.56%
08/23/2016
108,571
(-7,557)
426,046
(-1,075)
359,785
(+8,250)
65,176
(-2,508)
51,796
(-729)
28,930
(+3,547)
572,973
(-36, -0.01%)
-317,475 (-6,482, -2.08%) 6.74%
08/16/2016
116,128
(-123)
427,121
(-2,071)
351,535
(-4,936)
67,684
(-2,340)
52,525
(-132)
25,383
(-780)
572,496
(-5,191, -0.99%)
-310,993 (+1,948, +0.62%) 8.66%
08/09/2016
116,251
(+2,340)
429,192
(-8,746)
356,471
(-9,330)
70,024
(-1,594)
52,657
(-1,794)
26,163
(+1,556)
575,399
(-8,784, -1.64%)
-312,941 (+11,086, +3.42%) 8.08%
08/02/2016
113,911
(-3,509)
437,938
(+11,495)
365,801
(+18,375)
71,618
(+3,147)
54,451
(-1,378)
24,607
(-1,154)
582,211
(+13,488, +2.59%)
-324,027 (-15,004, -4.86%) 4.8%
07/26/2016
117,420
(-2,013)
426,443
(-8,467)
347,426
(-19,445)
68,471
(-12,489)
55,829
(+215)
25,761
(-287)
576,325
(-21,243, -3.92%)
-309,023 (+6,454, +2.05%) 9.25%
07/19/2016
119,433
(-3,825)
434,910
(-13,800)
366,871
(-11,210)
80,960
(+342)
55,614
(+3,061)
26,048
(+1,484)
617,069
(-11,974, -2.16%)
-315,477 (+9,975, +3.06%) 7.33%
07/12/2016
123,258
(-477)
448,710
(-15,232)
378,081
(-11,509)
80,618
(+6,991)
52,553
(+1,764)
24,564
(-1,981)
633,020
(-10,222, -1.81%)
-325,452 (+14,755, +4.34%) 4.37%
07/05/2016
123,735
(-3,434)
463,942
(+10,452)
389,590
(+16,462)
73,627
(+2,419)
50,789
(+1,658)
26,545
(+1,815)
652,971
(+14,686, +2.67%)
-340,207 (-13,886, -4.26%) 0.0%
06/28/2016
127,169
(+7,387)
453,490
(+21,571)
373,128
(+14,303)
71,208
(+5,112)
49,131
(+1,620)
24,730
(-3,373)
613,792
(+23,310, +4.43%)
-326,321 (-14,184, -4.54%) 0.0%
Price data: Database (1,022 records) Futures Continuous
COT data: CFTC • Updated weekly on Fridays