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
09/03/2002
57,919
(-5,352)
98,586
(+1,246)
29,706
(+2,174)
23,591
(-1,559)
45,870
(+2,170)
11,318
(-695)
149,202
(-1,008, -0.75%)
-40,667 (-6,598, -19.37%) 30.72%
08/27/2002
63,271
(-148)
97,340
(-368)
27,532
(-748)
25,150
(+1,578)
43,700
(+1,335)
12,013
(-771)
150,531
(+439, +0.33%)
-34,069 (+220, +0.64%) 34.95%
08/20/2002
63,419
(+388)
97,708
(+5,245)
28,280
(+2,648)
23,572
(-2,536)
42,365
(+1,180)
12,784
(+1,507)
149,693
(+4,216, +3.25%)
-34,289 (-4,857, -16.5%) 34.8%
08/13/2002
63,031
(+4,814)
92,463
(+2,867)
25,632
(+773)
26,108
(+2,226)
41,185
(-1,702)
11,277
(-1,208)
144,723
(+3,885, +3.08%)
-29,432 (+1,947, +6.2%) 37.91%
08/06/2002
58,217
(-5,597)
89,596
(-6,451)
24,859
(-2,601)
23,882
(-3,193)
42,887
(+3,588)
12,485
(+5,034)
140,484
(-4,610, -3.53%)
-31,379 (+854, +2.65%) 36.67%
07/30/2002
63,814
(+12,071)
96,047
(-22,649)
27,460
(-20,736)
27,075
(+5,117)
39,299
(-12,925)
7,451
(-4,058)
147,221
(-21,590, -14.19%)
-32,233 (+34,720, +51.86%) 36.12%
07/23/2002
51,743
(-3,986)
118,696
(-1,397)
48,196
(+1,134)
21,958
(-1,193)
52,224
(+866)
11,509
(+604)
171,233
(-1,986, -1.29%)
-66,953 (-2,589, -4.02%) 13.6%
07/16/2002
55,729
(+1,648)
120,093
(+4,286)
47,062
(+1,464)
23,151
(+181)
51,358
(+520)
10,905
(-835)
173,241
(+3,632, +2.41%)
-64,364 (-2,638, -4.27%) 14.27%
07/09/2002
54,081
(+5,889)
115,807
(+1,740)
45,598
(-7,836)
22,970
(-391)
50,838
(+5,012)
11,740
(+1,716)
169,837
(+3,065, +2.08%)
-61,726 (+4,149, +6.3%) 15.82%
07/02/2002
48,192
(+1,128)
114,067
(-7,194)
53,434
(-9,522)
23,361
(-1,628)
45,826
(-2,025)
10,024
(-1,597)
167,318
(-10,419, -6.6%)
-65,875 (+8,322, +11.22%) 13.34%
06/25/2002
47,064
(+2,787)
121,261
(+4,201)
62,956
(-489)
24,989
(+2,785)
47,851
(+4,105)
11,621
(-583)
176,291
(+6,403, +4.23%)
-74,197 (-1,414, -1.94%) 8.47%
06/18/2002
44,277
(+211)
117,060
(-4,189)
63,445
(-4,761)
22,204
(+454)
43,746
(+1,108)
12,204
(+293)
169,101
(-3,442, -2.22%)
-72,783 (+4,400, +5.7%) 9.03%
06/11/2002
44,066
(+3,569)
121,249
(-4,468)
68,206
(-4,838)
21,750
(-9,351)
42,638
(-11,334)
11,911
(+1,216)
171,476
(-12,603, -7.52%)
-77,183 (+8,037, +9.43%) 6.53%
06/04/2002
40,497
(-3,579)
125,717
(-5,791)
73,044
(-2,166)
31,101
(-2,786)
53,972
(-3,303)
10,695
(-471)
181,999
(-9,048, -5.12%)
-85,220 (+2,212, +2.53%) 1.94%
05/28/2002
44,076
(-1,213)
131,508
(-2,424)
75,210
(-122)
33,887
(+5,469)
57,275
(+4,742)
11,166
(+362)
190,444
(+3,407, +1.97%)
-87,432 (+1,211, +1.37%) 0.68%
05/21/2002
45,289
(-7,485)
133,932
(+4,206)
75,332
(+5,261)
28,418
(-3,814)
52,533
(+881)
10,804
(-1,735)
189,679
(-1,343, -0.77%)
-88,643 (-11,691, -15.19%) 0.0%
05/14/2002
52,774
(+6,611)
129,726
(+858)
70,071
(-6,686)
32,232
(-90)
51,652
(+1,189)
12,539
(+346)
191,721
(+1,114, +0.64%)
-76,952 (+5,753, +6.96%) 3.37%
05/07/2002
46,163
(+3,712)
128,868
(+4,036)
76,757
(+3,308)
32,322
(+4,940)
50,463
(+2,782)
12,193
(+826)
192,242
(+9,802, +5.99%)
-82,705 (-324, -0.39%) 0.0%
04/30/2002
42,451
(+2,822)
124,832
(+12,500)
73,449
(+8,281)
27,382
(+1,879)
47,681
(+4,825)
11,367
(+1,549)
180,829
(+15,928, +10.79%)
-82,381 (-9,678, -13.31%) 0.0%
04/23/2002
39,629
(-490)
112,332
(+9,047)
65,168
(+6,317)
25,503
(-1,266)
42,856
(+2,217)
9,818
(+263)
162,580
(+8,044, +5.76%)
-72,703 (-9,537, -15.1%) 0.0%
Price data: Database (1,022 records) Futures Continuous
COT data: CFTC • Updated weekly on Fridays