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
02/08/2011
154,774
(-5,042)
364,685
(+11,672)
226,799
(+14,534)
59,706
(-1,365)
66,290
(+711)
23,472
(-104)
469,779
(+10,203, +2.33%)
-209,911 (-16,714, -8.65%) 41.18%
02/01/2011
159,816
(-21,999)
353,013
(-26,285)
212,265
(-20,460)
61,071
(-11,065)
65,579
(-381)
23,576
(-5,490)
462,907
(-42,840, -8.92%)
-193,197 (+4,286, +2.17%) 48.18%
01/25/2011
181,815
(-19,774)
379,298
(-28,762)
232,725
(-4,679)
72,136
(-275)
65,960
(-1,572)
29,066
(+3,012)
506,047
(-26,025, -5.14%)
-197,483 (+8,988, +4.35%) 46.39%
01/18/2011
201,589
(+253)
408,060
(-18,340)
237,404
(+3,071)
72,411
(+15,450)
67,532
(-2,461)
26,054
(+3,753)
587,832
(+863, +0.17%)
-206,471 (+18,593, +8.26%) 42.62%
01/11/2011
201,336
(+8,017)
426,400
(-21,501)
234,333
(-15,972)
56,961
(+8,974)
69,993
(-9,999)
22,301
(-5,427)
588,179
(-17,954, -3.43%)
-225,064 (+29,518, +11.59%) 34.84%
01/04/2011
193,319
(+2,879)
447,901
(-2,309)
250,305
(-7,840)
47,987
(+5,630)
79,992
(+7,280)
27,728
(-1,002)
592,613
(+2,319, +0.44%)
-254,582 (+5,188, +2.0%) 22.47%
12/28/2010
190,440
(-3,650)
450,210
(+4,312)
258,145
(+6,423)
42,357
(-2,941)
72,712
(+3,916)
28,730
(+5,318)
594,490
(+6,689, +1.3%)
-259,770 (-7,962, -3.16%) 20.3%
12/21/2010
194,090
(+9,354)
445,898
(-6,973)
251,722
(-8,195)
45,298
(+5,576)
68,796
(-3,633)
23,412
(-1,077)
582,133
(-2,474, -0.48%)
-251,808 (+16,327, +6.09%) 23.63%
12/14/2010
184,736
(+3,585)
452,871
(-6,953)
259,917
(-9,587)
39,722
(+2,969)
72,429
(-1,409)
24,489
(-3,427)
594,652
(-7,411, -1.41%)
-268,135 (+10,538, +3.78%) 16.8%
12/07/2010
181,151
(-2,642)
459,824
(+5,562)
269,504
(+3,680)
36,753
(-1,464)
73,838
(+3,950)
27,916
(+890)
603,632
(+4,988, +0.96%)
-278,673 (-8,204, -3.03%) 12.38%
11/30/2010
183,793
(-7,526)
454,262
(-950)
265,824
(+3,855)
38,217
(-2,423)
69,888
(-8,456)
27,026
(-8,754)
600,158
(-12,127, -2.28%)
-270,469 (-6,576, -2.49%) 15.82%
11/23/2010
191,319
(+1,582)
455,212
(+567)
261,969
(-5,188)
40,640
(-8,038)
78,344
(+3,395)
35,780
(+7,260)
622,712
(-211, -0.04%)
-263,893 (+1,015, +0.38%) 18.57%
11/16/2010
189,737
(+8,205)
454,645
(-17,840)
267,157
(-30,848)
48,678
(-3,148)
74,949
(+3,722)
28,520
(+2,067)
637,435
(-18,921, -3.44%)
-264,908 (+26,045, +8.95%) 18.15%
11/09/2010
181,532
(-2,754)
472,485
(+11,587)
298,005
(+15,298)
51,826
(-653)
71,227
(+2,366)
26,453
(+3,976)
650,764
(+14,910, +2.78%)
-290,953 (-14,341, -5.18%) 7.24%
11/02/2010
184,286
(+10,029)
460,898
(+4,206)
282,707
(-446)
52,479
(+8,412)
68,861
(-1,419)
22,477
(-4,454)
618,381
(+8,164, +1.55%)
-276,612 (+5,823, +2.06%) 13.24%
10/26/2010
174,257
(-3,563)
456,692
(-14,210)
283,153
(-16,122)
44,067
(-5,456)
70,280
(+1,486)
26,931
(+1,467)
607,582
(-18,199, -3.33%)
-282,435 (+10,647, +3.63%) 10.81%
10/19/2010
177,820
(+296)
470,902
(-6,644)
299,275
(-5,289)
49,523
(+833)
68,794
(+1,546)
25,464
(+2,364)
630,626
(-3,447, -0.63%)
-293,082 (+6,940, +2.31%) 6.35%
10/12/2010
177,524
(-1,547)
477,546
(-1,023)
304,564
(+3,993)
48,690
(+7,739)
67,248
(-332)
23,100
(-4,602)
616,382
(+2,114, +0.39%)
-300,022 (-524, -0.17%) 3.44%
10/05/2010
179,071
(-3,205)
478,569
(-6,447)
300,571
(+3,299)
40,951
(+1,328)
67,580
(-5,633)
27,702
(-420)
617,204
(-5,539, -1.0%)
-299,498 (+3,242, +1.07%) 3.66%
09/28/2010
182,276
(+8,606)
485,016
(+19,038)
297,272
(+10,704)
39,623
(-2,932)
73,213
(+2,550)
28,122
(+5,754)
619,408
(+21,860, +4.12%)
-302,740 (-10,432, -3.57%) 2.3%
Price data: Database (1,022 records) Futures Continuous
COT data: CFTC • Updated weekly on Fridays