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
10/21/2008
98,664
(+8,112)
207,457
(-8,838)
125,951
(-5,142)
26,749
(+2,481)
37,180
(-7,134)
27,589
(+2,193)
319,472
(-4,164, -1.57%)
-108,793 (+16,950, +13.48%) 83.58%
10/14/2008
90,552
(+282)
216,295
(-5,282)
131,093
(-6,579)
24,268
(-1,791)
44,314
(+1,786)
25,396
(+2,562)
323,496
(-4,511, -1.67%)
-125,743 (+5,564, +4.24%) 73.74%
10/07/2008
90,270
(-2,590)
221,577
(-12,121)
137,672
(-3,354)
26,059
(+2,819)
42,528
(-1,287)
22,834
(+2,071)
329,480
(-7,231, -2.6%)
-131,307 (+9,531, +6.77%) 70.51%
09/30/2008
92,860
(-9,669)
233,698
(-10,107)
141,026
(-15,786)
23,240
(-12,556)
43,815
(+1,358)
20,763
(-1,434)
336,598
(-24,097, -7.98%)
-140,838 (+438, +0.31%) 64.97%
09/23/2008
102,529
(-32,557)
243,805
(+5,697)
156,812
(+9,092)
35,796
(-21,633)
42,457
(+2,671)
22,197
(-4,858)
368,254
(-20,794, -6.45%)
-141,276 (-38,254, -37.13%) 64.72%
09/16/2008
135,086
(-15,358)
238,108
(-6,320)
147,720
(+13,774)
57,429
(+6,138)
39,786
(-563)
27,055
(-1,965)
393,814
(-2,147, -0.66%)
-103,022 (-9,038, -9.62%) 86.93%
09/09/2008
150,444
(+13,557)
244,428
(-490)
133,946
(-5,305)
51,291
(+5,231)
40,349
(-687)
29,020
(+2,824)
392,592
(+7,565, +2.39%)
-93,984 (+14,047, +13.0%) 92.18%
09/02/2008
136,887
(+8,961)
244,918
(-4,927)
139,251
(-7,989)
46,060
(+4,099)
41,036
(+304)
26,196
(+2,104)
382,329
(+1,276, +0.4%)
-108,031 (+13,888, +11.39%) 84.02%
08/26/2008
127,926
(+9,315)
249,845
(+1,080)
147,240
(+3,136)
41,961
(+10,223)
40,732
(-3,326)
24,092
(-2,178)
380,766
(+9,125, +2.97%)
-121,919 (+8,235, +6.33%) 75.96%
08/19/2008
118,611
(+20,868)
248,765
(-4,791)
144,104
(-15,209)
31,738
(+3,085)
44,058
(-3,011)
26,270
(+4,354)
372,968
(+2,648, +0.87%)
-130,154 (+25,659, +16.47%) 71.18%
08/12/2008
97,743
(-900)
253,556
(-44,004)
159,313
(-33,215)
28,653
(-147)
47,069
(-6,179)
21,916
(+3,857)
365,611
(-40,294, -11.7%)
-155,813 (+43,104, +21.67%) 56.28%
08/05/2008
98,643
(-12,008)
297,560
(-32,762)
192,528
(-19,757)
28,800
(-1,166)
53,248
(+3,668)
18,059
(+5,831)
408,430
(-28,097, -7.54%)
-198,917 (+20,754, +9.45%) 31.25%
07/29/2008
110,651
(-3,610)
330,322
(-21,000)
212,285
(-18,885)
29,966
(-6,551)
49,580
(-9,598)
12,228
(-4,542)
446,013
(-32,093, -7.93%)
-219,671 (+17,390, +7.34%) 19.2%
07/22/2008
114,261
(+2,036)
351,322
(-7,480)
231,170
(-9,764)
36,517
(-1,634)
59,178
(-4,663)
16,770
(-3,277)
475,606
(-12,391, -2.97%)
-237,061 (+9,516, +3.86%) 9.1%
07/15/2008
112,225
(+14,652)
358,802
(+32,569)
240,934
(+15,889)
38,151
(+2,708)
63,841
(+6,258)
20,047
(+1,522)
483,920
(+36,799, +9.68%)
-246,577 (-17,917, -7.84%) 3.58%
07/08/2008
97,573
(+7,899)
326,233
(+9,532)
225,045
(+1,506)
35,443
(-417)
57,583
(+1,826)
18,525
(+2,116)
443,202
(+11,231, +3.04%)
-228,660 (-1,633, -0.72%) 13.98%
07/01/2008
89,674
(-6,158)
316,701
(+34,113)
223,539
(+33,321)
35,860
(-820)
55,757
(+4,956)
16,409
(-1,174)
434,024
(+32,119, +9.54%)
-227,027 (-40,271, -21.56%) 14.93%
06/24/2008
95,832
(-236)
282,588
(+3,080)
190,218
(+9,581)
36,680
(+7,233)
50,801
(+4,644)
17,583
(+3,676)
401,226
(+13,989, +4.33%)
-186,756 (-3,316, -1.81%) 38.31%
06/17/2008
96,068
(+1,781)
279,508
(+2,140)
180,637
(-8,538)
29,447
(-8,480)
46,157
(-316)
13,907
(-733)
390,471
(-7,073, -2.14%)
-183,440 (-359, -0.2%) 40.24%
06/10/2008
94,287
(+1,731)
277,368
(-17,359)
189,175
(-11,369)
37,927
(+7,594)
46,473
(+1,107)
14,640
(+1,234)
396,392
(-8,531, -2.52%)
-183,081 (+19,090, +9.44%) 40.45%
Price data: Database (1,022 records) Futures Continuous
COT data: CFTC • Updated weekly on Fridays