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
04/03/2012
155,751
(+3,416)
333,215
(-4,196)
175,592
(-6,777)
33,827
(-721)
56,017
(-3,924)
20,318
(-2,368)
407,761
(-7,285, -1.85%)
-177,464 (+7,612, +4.11%) 82.44%
03/27/2012
152,335
(-14,524)
337,411
(+4,414)
182,369
(+7,360)
34,548
(-8,998)
59,941
(+2,489)
22,686
(-91)
417,304
(-4,675, -1.17%)
-185,076 (-18,938, -11.4%) 77.64%
03/20/2012
166,859
(+15,424)
332,997
(-10,126)
175,009
(-15,468)
43,546
(+3,975)
57,452
(-4,498)
22,777
(+1,609)
431,039
(-4,542, -1.12%)
-166,138 (+25,550, +13.33%) 89.58%
03/13/2012
151,435
(-1,534)
343,123
(-10,054)
190,477
(-7,635)
39,571
(+4,724)
61,950
(+3,541)
21,168
(-298)
442,319
(-5,628, -1.37%)
-191,688 (+8,520, +4.26%) 73.47%
03/06/2012
152,969
(+7,908)
353,177
(-37,235)
198,112
(-32,938)
34,847
(-2,983)
58,409
(-11,963)
21,466
(+3,225)
443,249
(-36,993, -8.29%)
-200,208 (+45,143, +18.4%) 68.1%
02/28/2012
145,061
(-943)
390,412
(+15,106)
231,050
(+16,707)
37,830
(+4,448)
70,372
(+3,949)
18,241
(+159)
479,044
(+19,713, +4.62%)
-245,351 (-16,049, -7.0%) 39.64%
02/21/2012
146,004
(-814)
375,306
(+19,080)
214,343
(+14,011)
33,382
(+470)
66,423
(+7,127)
18,082
(+774)
456,676
(+20,324, +5.0%)
-229,302 (-19,894, -9.5%) 49.76%
02/14/2012
146,818
(+3,733)
356,226
(-7,931)
200,332
(-7,288)
32,912
(+2,799)
59,296
(-2,519)
17,308
(-942)
431,164
(-6,074, -1.47%)
-209,408 (+11,664, +5.28%) 62.3%
02/07/2012
143,085
(-4,470)
364,157
(+6,740)
207,620
(+10,142)
30,113
(+3,994)
61,815
(+4,322)
18,250
(-740)
436,061
(+9,994, +2.48%)
-221,072 (-11,210, -5.34%) 54.95%
01/31/2012
147,555
(-16,493)
357,417
(+13,601)
197,478
(+23,999)
26,119
(-5,137)
57,493
(-2,494)
18,990
(-3,452)
425,133
(+5,012, +1.26%)
-209,862 (-30,094, -16.74%) 62.01%
01/24/2012
164,048
(-8,643)
343,816
(-1,851)
173,479
(+6,106)
31,256
(-88)
59,987
(+1,274)
22,442
(+676)
427,032
(-1,263, -0.32%)
-179,768 (-6,792, -3.93%) 80.99%
01/17/2012
172,691
(+11,742)
345,667
(+18,144)
167,373
(+1,111)
31,344
(-2,158)
58,713
(+1,355)
21,766
(-1,778)
432,838
(+14,208, +3.69%)
-172,976 (-6,402, -3.84%) 79.89%
01/10/2012
160,949
(-3,168)
327,523
(+1,563)
166,262
(-3,077)
33,502
(-4,866)
57,358
(+896)
23,544
(-2,046)
417,923
(-5,349, -1.37%)
-166,574 (-4,731, -2.92%) 83.67%
01/03/2012
164,117
(+1,595)
325,960
(-494)
169,339
(+1,926)
38,368
(+1,743)
56,462
(-865)
25,590
(+1,407)
423,275
(+2,656, +0.69%)
-161,843 (+2,089, +1.27%) 86.47%
12/27/2011
162,522
(+2,739)
326,454
(+2,117)
167,413
(-5,560)
36,625
(-2,412)
57,327
(+720)
24,183
(-1,806)
418,945
(-2,101, -0.54%)
-163,932 (+622, +0.38%) 85.23%
12/20/2011
159,783
(+7,426)
324,337
(-14,237)
172,973
(-11,495)
39,037
(+5,072)
56,607
(-4,641)
25,989
(+455)
423,465
(-8,710, -2.19%)
-164,554 (+21,663, +11.63%) 84.87%
12/13/2011
152,357
(+9,914)
338,574
(-5,369)
184,468
(-8,284)
33,965
(+924)
61,248
(-2,755)
25,534
(+3,320)
427,699
(-1,125, -0.28%)
-186,217 (+15,283, +7.58%) 65.91%
12/06/2011
142,443
(-9,486)
343,943
(-1,531)
192,752
(+6,721)
33,041
(+1,803)
64,003
(+1,740)
22,214
(-1,297)
422,956
(-1,025, -0.26%)
-201,500 (-7,955, -4.11%) 50.02%
11/29/2011
151,929
(-18,169)
345,474
(-17,037)
186,031
(-8,035)
31,238
(-1,858)
62,263
(-5,421)
23,511
(-12,730)
423,176
(-31,625, -7.32%)
-193,545 (-1,132, -0.59%) 53.61%
11/22/2011
170,098
(-496)
362,511
(-12,246)
194,066
(-11,351)
33,096
(-13,107)
67,684
(-513)
36,241
(+12,993)
457,070
(-12,360, -2.78%)
-192,413 (+11,750, +5.76%) 53.87%
Price data: Database (1,022 records) Futures Continuous
COT data: CFTC • Updated weekly on Fridays