Gold

Futures Continuous gc.c
Open Interest 326,052 (-18,891, -5.86%)
Commercial Net -206,345 (-20,579, -11.1%)
Large Spec Net 176,020 (+21,760)
Small Traders Net 30,325 (-1,181)
COT Index 53.5% As of 06/02/2026
Last Update 06/02 Weekly Report
Gold Price
Futures Continuous • D / W / M
Gold Valuation
vs Bonds, Gold, DXY
COT Positioning Chart
Net positions over time
Gold COT Index
Current positioning
0% = Lowest in 3 years | 50% = Middle | 100% = Highest
COT Positioning Trends
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Historical COT Data
50 records with weekly changes
Date Commercials Large Speculators Small Traders Open Interest Net Commercial COT Index
Long Short Long Short Long Short
08/18/1998
133,248
(+3,335)
68,147
(+2,296)
12,089
(+3,030)
71,699
(+2,930)
32,037
(+2,301)
37,528
(+3,440)
195,394
(+8,666, +5.14%) 		+65,101 (+1,039, +1.6%) 90.56%
08/11/1998
129,913
(+4,933)
65,851
(+3,240)
9,059
(+441)
68,769
(+1,356)
29,736
(-980)
34,088
(-202)
185,167
(+4,394, +2.67%) 		+64,062 (+1,693, +2.7%) 89.98%
08/04/1998
124,980
(+17,165)
62,611
(-4,867)
8,618
(+817)
67,413
(+19,845)
30,716
(-1,513)
34,290
(+1,491)
179,832
(+16,469, +11.14%) 		+62,369 (+22,032, +54.6%) 89.05%
07/28/1998
107,815
(-3,599)
67,478
(-13,727)
7,801
(+1,376)
47,568
(+7,491)
32,229
(-2,494)
32,799
(+1,519)
164,221
(-4,717, -3.09%) 		+40,337 (+10,128, +33.5%) 76.85%
07/21/1998
111,414
(-62)
81,205
(+4,853)
6,425
(-93)
40,077
(-4,100)
34,723
(-130)
31,280
(-1,038)
170,503
(-285, -0.19%) 		+30,209 (-4,915, -14.0%) 71.24%
07/14/1998
111,476
(+1,406)
76,352
(-1,817)
6,518
(-1,949)
44,177
(+1,695)
34,853
(+2,604)
32,318
(+2,183)
171,176
(+2,061, +1.37%) 		+35,124 (+3,223, +10.1%) 73.96%
07/07/1998
110,070
(-1,458)
78,169
(+570)
8,467
(+3,445)
42,482
(+1,543)
32,249
(-375)
30,135
(-501)
167,652
(+1,612, +1.08%) 		+31,901 (-2,028, -6.0%) 72.18%
06/30/1998
111,528
(+340)
77,599
(+4,210)
5,022
(-419)
40,939
(-2,017)
32,624
(-1,491)
30,636
(-3,763)
164,716
(-1,570, -1.04%) 		+33,929 (-3,870, -10.2%) 73.3%
06/23/1998
111,188
(-15,913)
73,389
(+9,992)
5,441
(+359)
42,956
(-22,953)
34,115
(+970)
34,399
(-1,623)
167,070
(-14,584, -8.82%) 		+37,799 (-25,905, -40.7%) 75.44%
06/16/1998
127,101
(+13,035)
63,397
(+2,116)
5,082
(-1,918)
65,909
(+7,735)
33,145
(-1,236)
36,022
(+30)
182,514
(+9,881, +6.36%) 		+63,704 (+10,919, +20.7%) 89.79%
06/09/1998
114,066
(-1,224)
61,281
(+2,537)
7,000
(-556)
58,174
(-2,438)
34,381
(+1,169)
35,992
(-710)
171,755
(-611, -0.39%) 		+52,785 (-3,761, -6.7%) 83.74%
06/02/1998
115,290
(+30,072)
58,744
(-11,154)
7,556
(-4,161)
60,612
(+26,689)
33,212
(-5,169)
36,702
(+5,207)
171,275
(+20,742, +15.33%) 		+56,546 (+41,226, +269.1%) 85.82%
05/26/1998
85,218
(-1,670)
69,898
(-8,283)
11,717
(-773)
33,923
(+4,186)
38,381
(-1,829)
31,495
(-175)
149,778
(-4,272, -3.06%) 		+15,320 (+6,613, +76.0%) 63.0%
05/19/1998
86,888
(-242)
78,181
(+1,500)
12,490
(-370)
29,737
(-1,838)
40,210
(-71)
31,670
(-345)
154,467
(-683, -0.49%) 		+8,707 (-1,742, -16.7%) 59.33%
05/12/1998
87,130
(+6,007)
76,681
(-22,153)
12,860
(-20,238)
31,575
(+3,708)
40,281
(-3,908)
32,015
(+306)
156,329
(-18,139, -11.45%) 		+10,449 (+28,160, +159.0%) 60.3%
05/05/1998
81,123
(+3,490)
98,834
(-15,903)
33,098
(-8,471)
27,867
(+4,183)
44,189
(-3,825)
31,709
(+2,914)
173,676
(-8,806, -5.27%) 		-17,711 (+19,393, +52.3%) 44.71%
04/28/1998
77,633
(+865)
114,737
(+1,755)
41,569
(-143)
23,684
(-5,437)
48,014
(-1,482)
28,795
(+2,922)
183,719
(-760, -0.45%) 		-37,104 (-890, -2.5%) 33.97%
04/21/1998
76,768
(-2,259)
112,982
(+5,383)
41,712
(+2,378)
29,121
(-2,017)
49,496
(+2,463)
25,873
(-784)
184,930
(+2,582, +1.56%) 		-36,214 (-7,642, -26.7%) 34.46%
04/14/1998
79,027
(-1,333)
107,599
(+2,723)
39,334
(+3,422)
31,138
(+473)
47,033
(+1,062)
26,657
(-45)
182,619
(+3,151, +1.94%) 		-28,572 (-4,056, -16.5%) 38.69%
04/07/1998
80,360
(-10,508)
104,876
(+25,765)
35,912
(+21,761)
30,665
(-5,113)
45,971
(+6,646)
26,702
(-2,753)
180,125
(+17,899, +12.4%) 		-24,516 (-36,273, -308.5%) 40.94%
03/31/1998
90,868
(-18,259)
79,111
(+6,680)
14,151
(+7,331)
35,778
(-13,193)
39,325
(-1,018)
29,455
(-5,433)
161,065
(-11,946, -7.64%) 		+11,757 (-24,939, -68.0%) 61.02%
03/24/1998
109,127
(-25,906)
72,431
(-11,322)
6,820
(-227)
48,971
(-9,374)
40,343
(+980)
34,888
(-4,457)
172,915
(-25,153, -13.86%) 		+36,696 (-14,584, -28.4%) 74.83%
03/17/1998
135,033
(+21,161)
83,753
(+389)
7,047
(-6,449)
58,345
(+10,196)
39,363
(+996)
39,345
(+5,123)
200,258
(+15,708, +9.48%) 		+51,280 (+20,772, +68.1%) 82.91%
03/10/1998
113,872
(+5,834)
83,364
(-3,656)
13,496
(-1,665)
48,149
(+5,096)
38,367
(-1,556)
34,222
(+1,173)
184,128
(+2,613, +1.6%) 		+30,508 (+9,490, +45.2%) 71.4%
03/03/1998
108,038
(-4,440)
87,020
(+5,815)
15,161
(+2,138)
43,053
(-3,416)
39,923
(+4,527)
33,049
(-174)
181,113
(+2,225, +1.38%) 		+21,018 (-10,255, -32.8%) 66.15%
02/24/1998
112,478
(+11,401)
81,205
(-4,065)
13,023
(-1,579)
46,469
(+7,820)
35,396
(-4,846)
33,223
(+1,221)
178,732
(+4,976, +3.19%) 		+31,273 (+15,466, +97.8%) 71.83%
02/17/1998
101,077
(+4,224)
85,270
(-2,293)
14,602
(-791)
38,649
(+1,987)
40,242
(-440)
32,002
(+3,299)
172,572
(+2,993, +1.96%) 		+15,807 (+6,517, +70.2%) 63.26%
02/10/1998
96,853
(+1,287)
87,563
(+6,708)
15,393
(+844)
36,662
(-1,885)
40,682
(+1,684)
28,703
(-1,008)
169,296
(+3,815, +2.56%) 		+9,290 (-5,421, -36.8%) 59.66%
02/03/1998
95,566
(+3,034)
80,855
(+3,589)
14,549
(+2,159)
38,547
(+2,025)
38,998
(-2,033)
29,711
(-2,454)
164,191
(+3,160, +2.17%) 		+14,711 (-555, -3.6%) 62.66%
01/27/1998
92,532
(-18,661)
77,266
(+11,323)
12,390
(+2,285)
36,522
(-25,257)
41,031
(-2,190)
32,165
(-4,632)
162,174
(-18,566, -11.29%) 		+15,266 (-29,984, -66.3%) 62.97%
01/20/1998
111,193
(-12,661)
65,943
(-2,555)
10,105
(+253)
61,779
(-6,601)
43,221
(+1,252)
36,797
(-2,000)
181,245
(-11,156, -6.35%) 		+45,250 (-10,106, -18.3%) 79.57%
01/13/1998
123,854
(+2,357)
68,498
(+3,492)
9,852
(+138)
68,380
(+82)
41,969
(+3,008)
38,797
(+1,929)
191,691
(+5,503, +3.23%) 		+55,356 (-1,135, -2.0%) 85.16%
01/06/1998
121,497
(+11,961)
65,006
(-86)
9,714
(+134)
68,298
(+7,674)
38,961
(-2,960)
36,868
(+1,547)
189,409
(+9,135, +5.67%) 		+56,491 (+12,047, +27.1%) 85.79%
12/30/1997
109,536
(-461)
65,092
(+667)
9,580
(-620)
60,624
(-1,360)
41,921
(-4,026)
35,321
(-4,414)
177,704
(-5,107, -3.07%) 		+44,444 (-1,128, -2.5%) 79.12%
12/23/1997
109,997
(-13,305)
64,425
(-517)
10,200
(+334)
61,984
(-6,651)
45,947
(+7,913)
39,735
(+2,110)
183,073
(-5,058, -2.95%) 		+45,572 (-12,788, -21.9%) 79.75%
12/16/1997
123,302
(-9,093)
64,942
(-6,696)
9,866
(-757)
68,635
(-4,608)
38,034
(-383)
37,625
(+1,071)
187,364
(-10,233, -5.64%) 		+58,360 (-2,397, -3.9%) 86.83%
12/09/1997
132,395
(-1,006)
71,638
(+150)
10,623
(-59)
73,243
(+2,073)
38,417
(+3,380)
36,554
(+92)
197,049
(+2,315, +1.29%) 		+60,757 (-1,156, -1.9%) 88.15%
12/02/1997
133,401
(+27)
71,488
(-2,371)
10,682
(+995)
71,170
(+1,721)
35,037
(+1,528)
36,462
(+3,200)
194,540
(+2,550, +1.44%) 		+61,913 (+2,398, +4.0%) 88.79%
11/25/1997
133,374
(-7,114)
73,859
(-18,584)
9,687
(-4,018)
69,449
(+5,095)
33,509
(-11,664)
33,262
(-9,307)
192,531
(-22,796, -11.43%) 		+59,515 (+11,470, +23.9%) 87.47%
11/18/1997
140,488
(-6,869)
92,443
(+2,094)
13,705
(+4,871)
64,354
(-4,390)
45,173
(+3,028)
42,569
(+3,326)
214,353
(+1,030, +0.52%) 		+48,045 (-8,963, -15.7%) 81.12%
11/11/1997
147,357
(-4,373)
90,349
(-1,609)
8,834
(+817)
68,744
(-2,847)
42,145
(-6)
39,243
(+894)
214,765
(-3,562, -1.76%) 		+57,008 (-2,764, -4.6%) 86.08%
11/04/1997
151,730
(+3,968)
91,958
(+2,561)
8,017
(+900)
71,591
(-32)
42,151
(-5,784)
38,349
(-3,445)
217,937
(-916, -0.45%) 		+59,772 (+1,407, +2.4%) 87.61%
10/28/1997
147,762
(+45,320)
89,397
(+1,722)
7,117
(-6,792)
71,623
(+27,917)
47,935
(+1,686)
41,794
(+10,575)
217,825
(+40,214, +24.73%) 		+58,365 (+43,598, +295.2%) 86.83%
10/21/1997
102,442
(+16,557)
87,675
(-8,047)
13,909
(-16,382)
43,706
(+5,676)
46,249
(-2,507)
31,219
(+39)
175,223
(-2,332, -1.41%) 		+14,767 (+24,604, +250.1%) 62.69%
10/14/1997
85,885
(+6,459)
95,722
(-10,894)
30,291
(-11,245)
38,030
(-56)
48,756
(-288)
31,180
(+5,876)
176,930
(-5,074, -2.98%) 		-9,837 (+17,353, +63.8%) 49.07%
10/07/1997
79,426
(-20,878)
106,616
(+4,912)
41,536
(+19,234)
38,086
(-4,048)
49,044
(+2,098)
25,304
(-410)
182,549
(+454, +0.27%) 		-27,190 (-25,790, -1842.1%) 39.46%
09/30/1997
100,304
(-45,776)
101,704
(+17,706)
22,302
(+17,624)
42,134
(-25,441)
46,946
(+7,993)
25,714
(-12,424)
182,284
(-20,159, -10.63%) 		-1,400 (-63,482, -102.3%) 53.74%
09/23/1997
146,080
(-1,957)
83,998
(-681)
4,678
(+321)
67,575
(+788)
38,953
(-2,277)
38,138
(-4,020)
201,439
(-3,913, -2.02%) 		+62,082 (-1,276, -2.0%) 88.89%
09/16/1997
148,037
(+3,453)
84,679
(-499)
4,357
(-2,238)
66,787
(+778)
41,230
(+2,833)
42,158
(+3,769)
205,520
(+4,048, +2.14%) 		+63,358 (+3,952, +6.7%) 89.59%
09/09/1997
144,584
(+5,838)
85,178
(+3,082)
6,595
(-79)
66,009
(-459)
38,397
(+1,029)
38,389
(+4,165)
202,432
(+6,788, +3.71%) 		+59,406 (+2,756, +4.9%) 87.41%
Price data: Database (15,431 records) Futures Continuous
COT data: CFTC • Updated weekly on Fridays