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
05/10/2005
79,372
(+11,534)
187,921
(-17,612)
134,719
(-19,195)
54,341
(+8,155)
48,660
(+143)
20,489
(+1,939)
282,478
(-7,518, -2.78%)
-108,549 (+29,146, +21.17%) 52.59%
05/03/2005
67,838
(+10,226)
205,533
(-21,368)
153,914
(-19,912)
46,186
(+10,137)
48,517
(-2,833)
18,550
(-1,288)
290,539
(-12,519, -4.43%)
-137,695 (+31,594, +18.66%) 35.12%
04/26/2005
57,612
(-3,760)
226,901
(+21,942)
173,826
(+21,011)
36,049
(-2,374)
51,350
(+5,142)
19,838
(+2,825)
302,084
(+22,393, +8.6%)
-169,289 (-25,702, -17.9%) 16.19%
04/19/2005
61,372
(-2,754)
204,959
(-1,196)
152,815
(+2,204)
38,423
(+1,156)
46,208
(-393)
17,013
(-903)
280,432
(-943, -0.36%)
-143,587 (-1,558, -1.1%) 31.59%
04/12/2005
64,126
(-1,991)
206,155
(+5,098)
150,611
(+7,124)
37,267
(+44)
46,601
(+852)
17,916
(+843)
279,545
(+5,985, +2.34%)
-142,029 (-7,089, -5.25%) 32.53%
04/05/2005
66,117
(-4,244)
201,057
(-3,159)
143,487
(+3,996)
37,223
(-747)
45,749
(-6,278)
17,073
(-2,620)
272,946
(-6,526, -2.49%)
-134,940 (-1,085, -0.81%) 36.77%
03/29/2005
70,361
(-4,481)
204,216
(+3,396)
139,491
(-8,598)
37,970
(-18,358)
52,027
(-2,653)
19,693
(-770)
281,601
(-15,732, -5.67%)
-133,855 (-7,877, -6.25%) 37.42%
03/22/2005
74,842
(-3,847)
200,820
(-25,360)
148,089
(-30,635)
56,328
(-11,274)
54,680
(-1,778)
20,463
(+374)
299,531
(-36,260, -11.55%)
-125,978 (+21,513, +14.59%) 42.14%
03/15/2005
78,689
(+3,526)
226,180
(+41,943)
178,724
(+34,794)
67,602
(-5,851)
56,458
(-270)
20,089
(+1,958)
335,503
(+38,050, +13.8%)
-147,491 (-38,417, -35.22%) 29.25%
03/08/2005
75,163
(-3,226)
184,237
(+14,592)
143,930
(+8,189)
73,453
(-5,607)
56,728
(+3,070)
18,131
(-952)
296,335
(+8,033, +3.0%)
-109,074 (-17,818, -19.53%) 52.27%
03/01/2005
78,389
(+865)
169,645
(+18,522)
135,741
(+16,423)
79,060
(-1,353)
53,658
(+581)
19,083
(+700)
287,761
(+17,869, +7.15%)
-91,256 (-17,657, -23.99%) 62.95%
02/22/2005
77,524
(-10,508)
151,123
(+11,614)
119,318
(+9,897)
80,413
(-7,301)
53,077
(+3,672)
18,383
(-1,252)
267,860
(+3,061, +1.24%)
-73,599 (-22,122, -42.97%) 73.53%
02/15/2005
88,032
(-7,237)
139,509
(+6,058)
109,421
(+11,791)
87,714
(+1,259)
49,405
(+1,921)
19,635
(-842)
262,589
(+6,475, +2.69%)
-51,477 (-13,295, -34.82%) 86.79%
02/08/2005
95,269
(+7,604)
133,451
(-11,786)
97,630
(-4,758)
86,455
(+12,185)
47,484
(-197)
20,477
(+2,250)
255,424
(+2,649, +1.11%)
-38,182 (+19,390, +33.68%) 94.76%
02/01/2005
87,665
(+834)
145,237
(-1,178)
102,388
(-4,990)
74,270
(-4,763)
47,681
(-12,818)
18,227
(-11,033)
253,116
(-16,974, -6.66%)
-57,572 (+2,012, +3.38%) 83.14%
01/25/2005
86,831
(-6,488)
146,415
(-9,844)
107,378
(-447)
79,033
(+774)
60,499
(+6,051)
29,260
(+8,186)
273,430
(-884, -0.35%)
-59,584 (+3,356, +5.33%) 81.93%
01/18/2005
93,319
(-1,114)
156,259
(-8,521)
107,825
(-1,672)
78,259
(+5,549)
54,448
(+2,087)
21,074
(+2,273)
275,630
(-699, -0.27%)
-62,940 (+7,407, +10.53%) 79.92%
01/11/2005
94,433
(+5,132)
164,780
(-30,263)
109,497
(-30,974)
72,710
(+5,482)
52,361
(-3,327)
18,801
(-4,388)
275,461
(-29,169, -10.22%)
-70,347 (+35,395, +33.47%) 75.48%
01/04/2005
89,301
(+3,794)
195,043
(-27,959)
140,471
(-29,043)
67,228
(-3,533)
55,688
(-1,131)
23,189
(+5,112)
302,298
(-26,380, -8.46%)
-105,742 (+31,753, +23.09%) 52.57%
12/28/2004
85,507
(+1,246)
223,002
(+12,423)
169,514
(+7,118)
70,761
(-1,382)
56,819
(+2,292)
18,077
(-385)
330,965
(+10,656, +3.54%)
-137,495 (-11,177, -8.85%) 34.14%
Price data: Database (1,022 records) Futures Continuous
COT data: CFTC • Updated weekly on Fridays