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
11/21/2006
87,188
(-720)
206,164
(-5,265)
123,021
(-3,886)
38,728
(+655)
51,718
(+684)
17,035
(+688)
355,430
(-3,922, -1.48%)
-118,976 (+4,545, +3.68%) 53.71%
11/14/2006
87,908
(+9,004)
211,429
(+18,069)
126,907
(+5,501)
38,073
(-2,167)
51,034
(+1,525)
16,347
(+128)
356,575
(+16,030, +6.42%)
-123,521 (-9,065, -7.92%) 51.1%
11/07/2006
78,904
(-5,193)
193,360
(+17,367)
121,406
(+13,934)
40,240
(-2,516)
49,509
(+3,387)
16,219
(-2,723)
335,036
(+12,128, +5.1%)
-114,456 (-22,560, -24.55%) 56.3%
10/31/2006
84,097
(-9,544)
175,993
(+1,843)
107,472
(+3,373)
42,756
(-5,293)
46,122
(+5,258)
18,942
(+2,537)
323,481
(-913, -0.38%)
-91,896 (-11,387, -14.14%) 69.22%
10/24/2006
93,641
(+1,213)
174,150
(-1,416)
104,099
(-3,894)
48,049
(+1,315)
40,864
(+1,874)
16,405
(-706)
331,598
(-807, -0.34%)
-80,509 (+2,629, +3.16%) 75.75%
10/17/2006
92,428
(-2,733)
175,566
(-2,197)
107,993
(+1,782)
46,734
(+2,972)
38,990
(-1,513)
17,111
(-3,239)
329,875
(-2,464, -1.02%)
-83,138 (-536, -0.65%) 74.24%
10/10/2006
95,161
(+6,440)
177,763
(-2,952)
106,211
(-1,359)
43,762
(+5,626)
40,503
(-6,903)
20,350
(-4,496)
334,329
(-1,822, -0.75%)
-82,602 (+9,392, +10.21%) 74.55%
10/03/2006
88,721
(+82)
180,715
(-3,289)
107,570
(-547)
38,136
(+1,263)
47,406
(+1,687)
24,846
(+3,248)
330,065
(+1,222, +0.5%)
-91,994 (+3,371, +3.53%) 69.17%
09/26/2006
88,639
(+2,516)
184,004
(-4,044)
108,117
(-8,002)
36,873
(-1,378)
45,719
(+2,298)
21,598
(+2,234)
322,937
(-3,188, -1.3%)
-95,365 (+6,560, +6.44%) 67.24%
09/19/2006
86,123
(+9,922)
188,048
(+1,152)
116,119
(-5,336)
38,251
(+1,018)
43,421
(-1,192)
19,364
(+1,224)
325,852
(+3,394, +1.4%)
-101,925 (+8,770, +7.92%) 63.48%
09/12/2006
76,201
(+9,470)
186,896
(-11,100)
121,455
(-12,536)
37,233
(+1,576)
44,613
(-7,242)
18,140
(-784)
310,510
(-10,308, -4.08%)
-110,695 (+20,570, +15.67%) 58.45%
09/05/2006
66,731
(-4,073)
197,996
(+9,947)
133,991
(+9,570)
35,657
(-1,048)
51,855
(+6,656)
18,924
(+3,254)
319,998
(+12,153, +5.05%)
-131,265 (-14,020, -11.96%) 46.67%
08/29/2006
70,804
(+6,295)
188,049
(-4,533)
124,421
(-4,476)
36,705
(+3,756)
45,199
(-1,368)
15,670
(+1,228)
307,583
(+451, +0.19%)
-117,245 (+10,828, +8.45%) 54.7%
08/22/2006
64,509
(+3,107)
192,582
(-3,949)
128,897
(-3,122)
32,949
(+1,474)
46,567
(-8,046)
14,442
(-5,586)
306,171
(-8,061, -3.25%)
-128,073 (+7,056, +5.22%) 48.5%
08/15/2006
61,402
(+1,144)
196,531
(-5,652)
132,019
(-6,952)
31,475
(-1,398)
54,613
(+7,398)
20,028
(+8,640)
313,327
(+1,590, +0.65%)
-135,129 (+6,796, +4.79%) 44.45%
08/08/2006
60,258
(+392)
202,183
(+3,884)
138,971
(+6,190)
32,873
(+2,853)
47,215
(-2,421)
11,388
(-2,576)
309,097
(+4,161, +1.72%)
-141,925 (-3,492, -2.52%) 40.56%
08/01/2006
59,866
(-5,595)
198,299
(-6,651)
132,781
(+513)
30,020
(-693)
49,636
(+1,797)
13,964
(+4,059)
304,907
(-3,285, -1.34%)
-138,433 (+1,056, +0.76%) 42.56%
07/25/2006
65,461
(+1,492)
204,950
(+890)
132,268
(-10,934)
30,713
(-5,115)
47,839
(-1,918)
9,905
(-7,135)
315,635
(-11,360, -4.42%)
-139,489 (+602, +0.43%) 41.96%
07/18/2006
63,969
(-439)
204,060
(+7,605)
143,202
(+1,008)
35,828
(-4,437)
49,757
(+4,879)
17,040
(+2,280)
324,276
(+5,448, +2.17%)
-140,091 (-8,044, -6.09%) 41.61%
07/11/2006
64,408
(+4,306)
196,455
(+14,186)
142,194
(+11,008)
40,265
(+999)
44,878
(+24)
14,760
(+153)
312,684
(+15,338, +6.5%)
-132,047 (-9,880, -8.09%) 46.22%
Price data: Database (1,022 records) Futures Continuous
COT data: CFTC • Updated weekly on Fridays