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
11/15/2011
170,594
(+346)
374,757
(+7,574)
205,417
(+5,231)
46,203
(+1,724)
68,197
(-7,793)
23,248
(-11,514)
470,490
(-2,216, -0.5%)
-204,163 (-7,228, -3.67%) 43.89%
11/08/2011
170,248
(-68)
367,183
(+14,467)
200,186
(+17,037)
44,479
(+1,275)
75,990
(+12,452)
34,762
(+13,679)
464,982
(+29,421, +7.06%)
-196,935 (-14,535, -7.97%) 46.62%
11/01/2011
170,316
(-5,361)
352,716
(+8,925)
183,149
(+1,003)
43,204
(-9,221)
63,538
(+1,156)
21,083
(-2,906)
442,435
(-3,202, -0.76%)
-182,400 (-14,286, -8.5%) 52.71%
10/25/2011
175,677
(-6,664)
343,791
(+2,297)
182,146
(+6,922)
52,425
(+4,179)
62,382
(+5,466)
23,989
(-752)
443,723
(+5,724, +1.38%)
-168,114 (-8,961, -5.63%) 58.69%
10/18/2011
182,341
(+2,592)
341,494
(-6,733)
175,224
(-3,901)
48,246
(+3,623)
56,916
(+77)
24,741
(+1,878)
437,739
(-1,232, -0.3%)
-159,153 (+9,325, +5.53%) 62.44%
10/11/2011
179,749
(-540)
348,227
(+3,187)
179,125
(-1,510)
44,623
(-2,856)
56,839
(+2,962)
22,863
(+581)
438,090
(+912, +0.22%)
-168,478 (-3,727, -2.26%) 58.54%
10/04/2011
180,289
(-12,168)
345,040
(-14,100)
180,635
(-1,088)
47,479
(-6,443)
53,877
(-9,354)
22,282
(-2,067)
436,920
(-22,610, -5.17%)
-164,751 (+1,932, +1.16%) 60.1%
09/27/2011
192,457
(+5,200)
359,140
(-25,745)
181,723
(-31,086)
53,922
(-8,358)
63,231
(-5,909)
24,349
(+2,308)
465,414
(-31,795, -6.78%)
-166,683 (+30,945, +15.66%) 59.29%
09/20/2011
187,257
(+3,805)
384,885
(-9,035)
212,809
(-22,586)
62,280
(-4,268)
69,140
(+4,564)
22,041
(-914)
499,356
(-14,217, -2.94%)
-197,628 (+12,840, +6.1%) 46.33%
09/13/2011
183,452
(+9,351)
393,920
(-7,895)
235,395
(-13,062)
66,548
(+2,462)
64,576
(-5,055)
22,955
(-3,333)
512,068
(-8,766, -1.78%)
-210,468 (+17,246, +7.57%) 40.95%
09/06/2011
174,101
(-2,375)
401,815
(+7,984)
248,457
(+11,227)
64,086
(+3,803)
69,631
(+3,520)
26,288
(+585)
523,294
(+12,372, +2.58%)
-227,714 (-10,359, -4.77%) 33.73%
08/30/2011
176,476
(+1,326)
393,831
(-11,755)
237,230
(-21,411)
60,283
(-10,677)
66,111
(-3,842)
25,703
(-1,495)
509,326
(-23,927, -4.75%)
-217,355 (+13,081, +5.68%) 38.07%
08/23/2011
175,150
(+14,588)
405,586
(-3,823)
258,641
(-5,313)
70,960
(+7,092)
69,953
(-557)
27,198
(+5,449)
528,520
(+8,718, +1.76%)
-230,436 (+18,411, +7.4%) 32.59%
08/16/2011
160,562
(-2,910)
409,409
(-3,269)
263,954
(+4,566)
63,868
(+8,053)
70,510
(-2,428)
21,749
(-5,556)
514,107
(-772, -0.16%)
-248,847 (+359, +0.14%) 24.87%
08/09/2011
163,472
(+8,458)
412,678
(-29,970)
259,388
(-32,586)
55,815
(+11,016)
72,938
(+6,237)
27,305
(+1,063)
510,223
(-17,891, -3.48%)
-249,206 (+38,428, +13.36%) 24.72%
08/02/2011
155,014
(-3,246)
442,648
(+1,415)
291,974
(+13,501)
44,799
(+1,943)
66,701
(-8,756)
26,242
(-1,859)
529,403
(+1,499, +0.29%)
-287,634 (-4,661, -1.65%) 8.63%
07/26/2011
158,260
(-4,135)
441,233
(+15,024)
278,473
(+981)
42,856
(-15,339)
75,457
(+7,733)
28,101
(+4,894)
536,454
(+4,579, +0.9%)
-282,973 (-19,159, -7.26%) 10.58%
07/19/2011
162,395
(-5,411)
426,209
(+14,154)
277,492
(+14,977)
58,195
(-6,723)
67,724
(-2,145)
23,207
(-10)
542,342
(+7,421, +1.48%)
-263,814 (-19,565, -8.01%) 18.61%
07/12/2011
167,806
(-9,312)
412,055
(+32,935)
262,515
(+42,626)
64,918
(+2,804)
69,869
(+4,787)
23,217
(+2,362)
520,202
(+38,101, +8.25%)
-244,249 (-42,247, -20.91%) 26.8%
07/05/2011
177,118
(-706)
379,120
(-7,459)
219,889
(-6,093)
62,114
(+2,034)
65,082
(-2,162)
20,855
(-3,536)
489,782
(-8,961, -1.9%)
-202,002 (+6,753, +3.23%) 44.5%
Price data: Database (1,022 records) Futures Continuous
COT data: CFTC • Updated weekly on Fridays