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
09/02/1997
138,746
(+5,365)
82,096
(-3,341)
6,674
(-915)
66,468
(+7,337)
37,368
(-5,041)
34,224
(-4,587)
195,898
(-591, -0.32%) 		+56,650 (+8,706, +18.2%) 85.88%
08/26/1997
133,381
(-6,921)
85,437
(+796)
7,589
(+406)
59,131
(-4,461)
42,409
(+1,902)
38,811
(-948)
196,870
(-4,613, -2.45%) 		+47,944 (-7,717, -13.9%) 81.06%
08/19/1997
140,302
(+10,323)
84,641
(+5,410)
7,183
(-6,835)
63,592
(-130)
40,507
(+972)
39,759
(-820)
201,656
(+4,460, +2.43%) 		+55,661 (+4,913, +9.7%) 85.33%
08/12/1997
129,979
(-17,465)
79,231
(+8,401)
14,018
(+7,505)
63,722
(-13,697)
39,535
(+7,803)
40,579
(+3,139)
196,685
(-2,157, -1.16%) 		+50,748 (-25,866, -33.8%) 82.61%
08/05/1997
147,444
(+14,412)
70,830
(-1,883)
6,513
(-5,031)
77,419
(+9,249)
31,732
(-4,948)
37,440
(-2,933)
197,799
(+4,433, +2.45%) 		+76,614 (+16,295, +27.0%) 96.93%
07/29/1997
133,032
(-7,719)
72,713
(-63)
11,544
(+750)
68,170
(-4,110)
36,680
(+3,900)
40,373
(+1,104)
194,719
(-3,069, -1.66%) 		+60,319 (-7,656, -11.3%) 87.91%
07/22/1997
140,751
(-16,029)
72,776
(-1,853)
10,794
(+3,397)
72,280
(-9,705)
32,780
(-2,696)
39,269
(-3,770)
204,631
(-15,328, -7.68%) 		+67,975 (-14,176, -17.3%) 92.15%
07/15/1997
156,780
(-544)
74,629
(-3,624)
7,397
(+1,058)
81,985
(+3,206)
35,476
(+691)
43,039
(+1,623)
217,370
(+1,205, +0.61%) 		+82,151 (+3,080, +3.9%) 100.0%
07/08/1997
157,324
(+17,523)
78,253
(+9,117)
6,339
(+1,109)
78,779
(+6,538)
34,785
(-2,053)
41,416
(+924)
217,966
(+16,579, +9.12%) 		+79,071 (+8,406, +11.9%) 100.0%
07/01/1997
139,801
(+14,210)
69,136
(-1,023)
5,230
(-4,260)
72,241
(+8,158)
36,838
(-262)
40,492
(+2,553)
196,108
(+9,688, +5.63%) 		+70,665 (+15,233, +27.5%) 100.0%
06/24/1997
125,591
(+16,095)
70,159
(-3,169)
9,490
(+1,213)
64,083
(+18,227)
37,100
(+3,173)
37,939
(+5,423)
185,491
(+20,481, +13.5%) 		+55,432 (+19,264, +53.3%) 99.25%
06/17/1997
109,496
(+4,890)
73,328
(+1,954)
8,277
(+374)
45,856
(+1,761)
33,927
(-1,256)
32,516
(+293)
164,407
(+4,008, +2.71%) 		+36,168 (+2,936, +8.8%) 86.82%
06/10/1997
104,606
(+7,713)
71,374
(+2,585)
7,903
(-576)
44,095
(+4,818)
35,183
(+2,643)
32,223
(+2,377)
160,675
(+9,780, +7.09%) 		+33,232 (+5,128, +18.2%) 84.93%
06/03/1997
96,893
(-143)
68,789
(-4,205)
8,479
(-1,774)
39,277
(-524)
32,540
(-6,694)
29,846
(-3,882)
150,801
(-8,611, -5.88%) 		+28,104 (+4,062, +16.9%) 81.62%
05/27/1997
97,036
(-919)
72,994
(+77)
10,253
(+40)
39,801
(-649)
39,234
(+288)
33,728
(-19)
158,811
(-591, -0.4%) 		+24,042 (-996, -4.0%) 79.0%
05/20/1997
97,955
(+4,275)
72,917
(-8,424)
10,213
(-3,991)
40,450
(+8,563)
38,946
(-3,757)
33,747
(-3,612)
159,466
(-3,473, -2.31%) 		+25,038 (+12,699, +102.9%) 79.64%
05/13/1997
93,680
(-13,405)
81,341
(+11,325)
14,204
(+5,543)
31,887
(-17,023)
42,703
(+3,043)
37,359
(+879)
162,528
(-4,819, -3.1%) 		+12,339 (-24,730, -66.7%) 71.45%
05/06/1997
107,085
(+1,184)
70,016
(+803)
8,661
(+590)
48,910
(+907)
39,660
(+2,281)
36,480
(+2,345)
168,134
(+4,055, +2.68%) 		+37,069 (+381, +1.0%) 87.4%
04/29/1997
105,901
(+1,801)
69,213
(-825)
8,071
(-1,060)
48,003
(+1,372)
37,379
(-492)
34,135
(-298)
163,585
(+249, +0.16%) 		+36,688 (+2,626, +7.7%) 87.16%
04/22/1997
104,100
(+2,303)
70,038
(-4,753)
9,131
(+236)
46,631
(+9,383)
37,871
(+1,381)
34,433
(-710)
162,911
(+3,920, +2.66%) 		+34,062 (+7,056, +26.1%) 85.47%
04/15/1997
101,797
(+9,979)
74,791
(-14,216)
8,895
(-1,124)
37,248
(+18,366)
36,490
(+2,014)
35,143
(+6,719)
159,410
(+10,869, +7.97%) 		+27,006 (+24,195, +860.7%) 80.91%
04/08/1997
91,818
(-3,392)
89,007
(-3,328)
10,019
(-477)
18,882
(-1,076)
34,476
(-365)
28,424
(+170)
148,359
(-4,234, -3.01%) 		+2,811 (-64, -2.2%) 65.31%
04/01/1997
95,210
(-1,066)
92,335
(-5,219)
10,496
(-6,369)
19,958
(-3,622)
34,841
(-2,997)
28,254
(-1,591)
152,107
(-10,432, -6.91%) 		+2,875 (+4,153, +325.0%) 65.35%
03/25/1997
96,276
(-5,567)
97,554
(-2,397)
16,865
(+4,065)
23,580
(-91)
37,838
(-6,579)
29,845
(-5,593)
163,639
(-8,081, -5.08%) 		-1,278 (-3,170, -167.5%) 62.67%
03/18/1997
101,843
(+2,345)
99,951
(-10,384)
12,800
(-2,419)
23,671
(+7,239)
44,417
(+2,529)
35,438
(+5,600)
172,691
(+2,455, +1.57%) 		+1,892 (+12,729, +117.5%) 64.72%
03/11/1997
99,498
(-1,498)
110,335
(-2,297)
15,219
(-5,995)
16,432
(-2,209)
41,888
(+3,768)
29,838
(+781)
170,832
(-3,725, -2.32%) 		-10,837 (+799, +6.9%) 56.51%
03/04/1997
100,996
(-20,547)
112,632
(+9,128)
21,214
(+7,205)
18,641
(-16,609)
38,120
(+2,884)
29,057
(-2,977)
174,030
(-10,458, -6.12%) 		-11,636 (-29,675, -164.5%) 55.99%
02/25/1997
121,543
(-9,466)
103,504
(+3,562)
14,009
(-141)
35,250
(-12,761)
35,236
(-1,430)
32,034
(-1,838)
184,459
(-11,037, -6.07%) 		+18,039 (-13,028, -41.9%) 75.13%
02/18/1997
131,009
(-8,116)
99,942
(+5,571)
14,150
(+5,747)
48,011
(-7,042)
36,666
(+929)
33,872
(+31)
194,794
(-1,440, -0.79%) 		+31,067 (-13,687, -30.6%) 83.53%
02/11/1997
139,125
(+3,368)
94,371
(+4,660)
8,403
(+965)
55,053
(-168)
35,737
(+1,419)
33,841
(+1,260)
195,275
(+5,752, +3.24%) 		+44,754 (-1,292, -2.8%) 92.36%
02/04/1997
135,757
(+4,085)
89,711
(-70)
7,438
(-2,788)
55,221
(+6,039)
34,318
(+312)
32,581
(-4,360)
191,347
(+1,609, +0.91%) 		+46,046 (+4,155, +9.9%) 93.19%
01/28/1997
131,672
(-14,869)
89,781
(-2,886)
10,226
(+2,411)
49,182
(-8,903)
34,006
(-3,658)
36,941
(-4,327)
189,160
(-16,116, -8.39%) 		+41,891 (-11,983, -22.2%) 90.51%
01/21/1997
146,541
(-1,895)
92,667
(+829)
7,815
(+172)
58,085
(-2,527)
37,664
(+2,703)
41,268
(+2,678)
205,471
(+980, +0.51%) 		+53,874 (-2,724, -4.8%) 98.24%
01/14/1997
148,436
(+5,626)
91,838
(-623)
7,643
(-3,725)
60,612
(+1,088)
34,961
(+1,220)
38,590
(+2,656)
204,117
(+3,121, +1.66%) 		+56,598 (+6,249, +12.4%) 100.0%
01/07/1997
142,810
(+10,301)
92,461
(+3,385)
11,368
(-480)
59,524
(+5,751)
33,741
(+681)
35,934
(+1,366)
201,412
(+10,502, +5.92%) 		+50,349 (+6,916, +15.9%) 96.0%
12/31/1996
132,509
(+3,209)
89,076
(-3,605)
11,848
(-26)
53,773
(+4,358)
33,060
(-28)
34,568
(+2,402)
189,805
(+3,155, +1.81%) 		+43,433 (+6,814, +18.6%) 91.54%
12/24/1996
129,300
(+3,240)
92,681
(+993)
11,874
(-345)
49,415
(+169)
33,088
(-2,874)
32,166
(-1,141)
186,187
(+21, +0.01%) 		+36,619 (+2,247, +6.5%) 87.14%
12/17/1996
126,060
(+1,085)
91,688
(+1,698)
12,219
(-1,470)
49,246
(-1,935)
35,962
(+1,523)
33,307
(+1,375)
185,415
(+1,138, +0.66%) 		+34,372 (-613, -1.8%) 85.69%
12/10/1996
124,975
(-4,108)
89,990
(+11,988)
13,689
(+1,824)
51,181
(-14,659)
34,439
(-990)
31,932
(-603)
185,516
(-3,274, -1.86%) 		+34,985 (-16,096, -31.5%) 86.09%
12/03/1996
129,083
(-4,167)
78,002
(-3,258)
11,865
(+1,203)
65,840
(+585)
35,429
(+475)
32,535
(+184)
188,166
(-2,489, -1.39%) 		+51,081 (-909, -1.7%) 96.47%
11/26/1996
133,250
(+19,408)
81,260
(-560)
10,662
(+519)
65,255
(+15,053)
34,954
(-5,071)
32,351
(+363)
191,221
(+14,856, +9.06%) 		+51,990 (+19,968, +62.4%) 97.06%
11/19/1996
113,842
(-10,698)
81,820
(-8,723)
10,143
(-3,471)
50,202
(-3,592)
40,025
(+305)
31,988
(-1,549)
175,954
(-13,864, -7.79%) 		+32,022 (-1,975, -5.8%) 84.18%
11/12/1996
124,540
(-9,609)
90,543
(+6,709)
13,614
(+3,133)
53,794
(-10,393)
39,720
(+1,580)
33,537
(-1,212)
189,454
(-4,896, -2.68%) 		+33,997 (-16,318, -32.4%) 85.45%
11/05/1996
134,149
(+8,594)
83,834
(-4,935)
10,481
(+312)
64,187
(+9,644)
38,140
(-2,858)
34,749
(+1,339)
193,964
(+6,048, +3.42%) 		+50,315 (+13,529, +36.8%) 95.98%
10/29/1996
125,555
(+2,950)
88,769
(-7,158)
10,169
(-2,071)
54,543
(+6,288)
40,998
(-1,726)
33,410
(+23)
187,475
(-847, -0.48%) 		+36,786 (+10,108, +37.9%) 87.25%
10/22/1996
122,605
(-10,348)
95,927
(+7,426)
12,240
(-2,417)
48,255
(-17,175)
42,724
(+3,577)
33,387
(+561)
187,813
(-9,188, -4.92%) 		+26,678 (-17,774, -40.0%) 80.73%
10/15/1996
132,953
(-736)
88,501
(+6,171)
14,657
(+2,656)
65,430
(-816)
39,147
(+1,958)
32,826
(-1,477)
196,753
(+3,878, +2.12%) 		+44,452 (-6,907, -13.4%) 92.2%
10/08/1996
133,689
(-5,323)
82,330
(-247)
12,001
(+1,145)
66,246
(-2,874)
37,189
(+724)
34,303
(-333)
193,843
(-3,454, -1.85%) 		+51,359 (-5,076, -9.0%) 96.65%
10/01/1996
139,012
(+10,536)
82,577
(+3,640)
10,856
(+898)
69,120
(+3,348)
36,465
(-3,001)
34,636
(+1,445)
197,398
(+8,433, +4.74%) 		+56,435 (+6,896, +13.9%) 99.93%
09/24/1996
128,476
(+1,574)
78,937
(-3,952)
9,958
(-1,670)
65,772
(+1,898)
39,466
(-1,916)
33,191
(+42)
189,340
(-2,012, -1.12%) 		+49,539 (+5,526, +12.6%) 95.48%
Price data: Database (15,431 records) Futures Continuous
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