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
01/08/2013
152,103
(+8,893)
330,575
(-1,294)
193,869
(-4,791)
51,061
(+920)
60,773
(-3,695)
25,109
(+781)
441,304
(+407, +0.1%)
-178,472 (+10,187, +5.4%) 72.24%
12/31/2012
143,210
(+3,731)
331,869
(+4,726)
198,660
(-1,776)
50,141
(-199)
64,468
(+2,267)
24,328
(-305)
427,991
(+4,222, +1.05%)
-188,659 (-995, -0.53%) 66.31%
12/24/2012
139,479
(+1,699)
327,143
(-12,771)
200,436
(-2,205)
50,340
(+5,480)
62,201
(-6,658)
24,633
(+127)
426,300
(-7,164, -1.75%)
-187,664 (+14,470, +7.16%) 66.89%
12/18/2012
137,780
(+2,008)
339,914
(-10,738)
202,641
(+686)
44,860
(+6,604)
68,859
(-2,780)
24,506
(+4,048)
435,742
(-86, -0.02%)
-202,134 (+12,746, +5.93%) 58.48%
12/11/2012
135,772
(-115)
350,652
(-2,831)
201,955
(-222)
38,256
(+1,815)
71,639
(-1,939)
20,458
(-1,260)
433,586
(-2,276, -0.55%)
-214,880 (+2,716, +1.25%) 51.37%
12/04/2012
135,887
(-5,230)
353,483
(-46,346)
202,177
(-26,254)
36,441
(+8,417)
73,578
(-6,197)
21,718
(+248)
434,416
(-37,681, -8.39%)
-217,596 (+41,116, +15.89%) 49.8%
11/27/2012
141,117
(-3,981)
399,829
(+18,667)
228,431
(+10,998)
28,024
(-8,594)
79,775
(+7,098)
21,470
(+4,042)
479,373
(+14,115, +3.24%)
-258,712 (-22,648, -9.59%) 27.89%
11/20/2012
145,098
(+610)
381,162
(+11,879)
217,433
(+9,586)
36,618
(+365)
72,677
(-1,425)
17,428
(-3,473)
474,129
(+8,771, +2.06%)
-236,064 (-11,269, -5.01%) 40.65%
11/13/2012
144,488
(-300)
369,283
(+16,753)
207,847
(+11,343)
36,253
(-78)
74,102
(+4,485)
20,901
(-1,147)
459,761
(+15,528, +3.78%)
-224,795 (-17,053, -8.21%) 47.0%
11/06/2012
144,788
(+442)
352,530
(-14,580)
196,504
(-11,028)
36,331
(-979)
69,617
(-3,896)
22,048
(+1,077)
447,154
(-14,482, -3.4%)
-207,742 (+15,022, +6.74%) 56.61%
10/30/2012
144,346
(+11,487)
367,110
(+1,586)
207,532
(-14,563)
37,310
(-2,742)
73,513
(+3,632)
20,971
(+1,712)
454,742
(+556, +0.13%)
-222,764 (+9,901, +4.26%) 48.14%
10/23/2012
132,859
(+3,359)
365,524
(-11,359)
222,095
(-10,893)
40,052
(+1,084)
69,881
(-2,361)
19,259
(+380)
455,836
(-9,895, -2.28%)
-232,665 (+14,718, +5.95%) 42.57%
10/16/2012
129,500
(-2,214)
376,883
(-21,819)
232,988
(-14,413)
38,968
(+3,516)
72,242
(-815)
18,879
(+861)
462,826
(-17,442, -3.86%)
-247,383 (+19,605, +7.34%) 34.28%
10/09/2012
131,714
(-4,536)
398,702
(-6,818)
247,401
(+7,967)
35,452
(+4,344)
73,057
(-5,440)
18,018
(+465)
484,359
(-2,009, -0.44%)
-266,988 (+2,282, +0.85%) 23.23%
10/02/2012
136,250
(-8,256)
405,520
(-1,341)
239,434
(+5,440)
31,108
(+1,010)
78,497
(+122)
17,553
(-2,363)
480,908
(-2,694, -0.59%)
-269,270 (-6,915, -2.64%) 21.95%
09/25/2012
144,506
(-4,296)
406,861
(+8,426)
233,994
(+9,006)
30,098
(-3,775)
78,375
(+1,487)
19,916
(+1,546)
489,516
(+6,197, +1.38%)
-262,355 (-12,722, -5.1%) 25.84%
09/18/2012
148,802
(+5,654)
398,435
(+18,196)
224,988
(+10,585)
33,873
(+1,486)
76,888
(+1,975)
18,370
(-1,468)
478,609
(+18,214, +4.21%)
-249,633 (-12,542, -5.29%) 33.01%
09/11/2012
143,148
(+3,402)
380,239
(+21,107)
214,403
(+9,458)
32,387
(-2,094)
74,913
(+3,328)
19,838
(-2,825)
460,531
(+16,188, +3.89%)
-237,091 (-17,705, -8.07%) 40.07%
09/04/2012
139,746
(+696)
359,132
(+16,458)
204,945
(+10,265)
34,481
(-1,708)
71,585
(+3,273)
22,663
(-516)
444,489
(+14,234, +3.54%)
-219,386 (-15,762, -7.74%) 50.05%
08/28/2012
139,050
(+1,147)
342,674
(+33,549)
194,680
(+23,900)
36,189
(-3,907)
68,312
(+4,501)
23,179
(-94)
426,559
(+29,548, +7.93%)
-203,624 (-32,402, -18.92%) 58.93%
Price data: Database (1,022 records) Futures Continuous
COT data: CFTC • Updated weekly on Fridays