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
05/04/2010
151,675
(+6,091)
423,261
(+12,155)
271,511
(+8,039)
40,964
(+3,160)
64,320
(-2,471)
23,281
(-3,656)
551,616
(+11,659, +2.45%)
-271,586 (-6,064, -2.28%) 15.35%
04/27/2010
145,584
(+5,623)
411,106
(+13,749)
263,472
(+12,228)
37,804
(-2,789)
66,791
(+1,417)
26,937
(+8,308)
538,591
(+19,268, +4.22%)
-265,522 (-8,126, -3.16%) 17.89%
04/20/2010
139,961
(+4,492)
397,357
(-1,596)
251,244
(-11,355)
40,593
(-1,264)
65,374
(+4,055)
18,629
(+52)
521,338
(-2,808, -0.61%)
-257,396 (+6,088, +2.31%) 21.29%
04/13/2010
135,469
(+8,799)
398,953
(+27,377)
262,599
(+20,297)
41,857
(+3,001)
61,319
(+2,787)
18,577
(+1,505)
528,856
(+31,883, +7.46%)
-263,484 (-18,578, -7.59%) 18.74%
04/06/2010
126,670
(-8,802)
371,576
(+28,413)
242,302
(+32,428)
38,856
(+2,748)
58,532
(+4,842)
17,072
(-2,693)
497,388
(+28,468, +7.13%)
-244,906 (-37,215, -17.92%) 26.53%
03/30/2010
135,472
(+10,968)
343,163
(-5,164)
209,874
(-11,598)
36,108
(-1,492)
53,690
(-11,726)
19,765
(-5,700)
466,678
(-12,356, -3.0%)
-207,691 (+16,132, +7.21%) 42.11%
03/23/2010
124,504
(+14,679)
348,327
(-3,793)
221,472
(-17,593)
37,600
(-1,119)
65,416
(-1,479)
25,465
(+519)
495,143
(-4,393, -1.06%)
-223,823 (+18,472, +7.62%) 35.36%
03/16/2010
109,825
(-3,127)
352,120
(-12,619)
239,065
(-1,803)
38,719
(+6,045)
66,895
(-671)
24,946
(+973)
496,481
(-5,601, -1.33%)
-242,295 (+9,492, +3.77%) 27.62%
03/09/2010
112,952
(+11,252)
364,739
(+11,502)
240,868
(+1,103)
32,674
(+281)
67,566
(-903)
23,973
(-331)
493,909
(+11,452, +2.79%)
-251,787 (-250, -0.1%) 23.64%
03/02/2010
101,700
(+4,164)
353,237
(+17,657)
239,765
(+6,659)
32,393
(-91)
68,469
(+47)
24,304
(-6,696)
482,786
(+10,870, +2.72%)
-251,537 (-13,493, -5.67%) 23.75%
02/23/2010
97,536
(-7,798)
335,580
(+10,368)
233,106
(+8,391)
32,484
(-3,373)
68,422
(+921)
31,000
(-5,481)
466,572
(+1,514, +0.38%)
-238,044 (-18,166, -8.26%) 29.4%
02/16/2010
105,334
(-5,425)
325,212
(+1,026)
224,715
(+1,940)
35,857
(-5,399)
67,501
(+4,962)
36,481
(+5,850)
466,509
(+1,477, +0.37%)
-219,878 (-6,451, -3.02%) 37.01%
02/09/2010
110,759
(+7,398)
324,186
(-23,754)
222,775
(-23,273)
41,256
(+5,377)
62,539
(-61)
30,631
(+2,441)
466,905
(-15,936, -3.87%)
-213,427 (+31,152, +12.74%) 39.71%
02/02/2010
103,361
(-8,131)
347,940
(-12,170)
246,048
(-175)
35,879
(+1,580)
62,600
(-11,099)
28,190
(-8,815)
480,860
(-19,405, -4.5%)
-244,579 (+4,039, +1.62%) 26.66%
01/26/2010
111,492
(+2,295)
360,110
(-22,734)
246,223
(-15,053)
34,299
(-5,508)
73,699
(-1,859)
37,005
(+13,625)
507,565
(-14,617, -3.28%)
-248,618 (+25,029, +9.15%) 24.97%
01/19/2010
109,197
(+8,746)
382,844
(-95)
261,276
(-9,984)
39,807
(-2,111)
75,558
(-42)
23,380
(+926)
528,924
(-1,280, -0.29%)
-273,647 (+8,841, +3.13%) 14.49%
01/12/2010
100,451
(+2,256)
382,939
(+6,193)
271,260
(+8,252)
41,918
(+6,677)
75,600
(-2,882)
22,454
(-5,244)
523,266
(+7,626, +1.73%)
-282,488 (-3,937, -1.41%) 10.78%
01/05/2010
98,195
(+3,354)
376,746
(+2,963)
263,008
(-623)
35,241
(+2,100)
78,482
(+5,914)
27,698
(+3,582)
507,643
(+8,645, +2.01%)
-278,551 (+391, +0.14%) 12.43%
12/29/2009
94,841
(+2,204)
373,783
(-4,519)
263,631
(-9,856)
33,141
(-2,270)
72,568
(-1,134)
24,116
(-1,997)
491,712
(-8,786, -2.0%)
-278,942 (+6,723, +2.35%) 12.27%
12/22/2009
92,637
(+5,237)
378,302
(-12,889)
273,487
(-14,995)
35,411
(+3,037)
73,702
(-1,372)
26,113
(-1,278)
499,233
(-11,130, -2.47%)
-285,665 (+18,126, +5.97%) 9.45%
Price data: Database (1,022 records) Futures Continuous
COT data: CFTC • Updated weekly on Fridays