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
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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
03/23/1999
118,186
(+14,639)
62,293
(-12,291)
7,997
(-3,163)
62,020
(+22,410)
30,471
(-1,680)
32,341
(-323)
174,143
(+9,796, +6.67%)
55,893 (+26,930, +92.98%) 82.76%
03/16/1999
103,547
(+6,843)
74,584
(-27,807)
11,160
(-21,739)
39,610
(+4,506)
32,151
(-2,333)
32,664
(+6,072)
165,270
(-17,229, -10.5%)
28,963 (+34,650, +609.28%) 65.07%
03/09/1999
96,704
(-30,995)
102,391
(+31,606)
32,899
(+15,752)
35,104
(-40,190)
34,484
(+5,335)
26,592
(-1,324)
182,305
(-9,908, -5.69%)
-5,687 (-62,601, -109.99%) 42.32%
03/02/1999
127,699
(-8,998)
70,785
(+5,900)
17,147
(+8,209)
75,294
(-3,709)
29,149
(+1,380)
27,916
(-1,600)
191,522
(+591, +0.34%)
56,914 (-14,898, -20.75%) 83.43%
02/23/1999
136,697
(+4,908)
64,885
(+3,902)
8,938
(+76)
79,003
(+1,735)
27,769
(-247)
29,516
(-900)
190,553
(+4,737, +2.81%)
71,812 (+1,006, +1.42%) 93.33%
02/16/1999
131,789
(+5,474)
60,983
(-3,314)
8,862
(-1,399)
77,268
(+5,958)
28,016
(+595)
30,416
(+2,026)
185,713
(+4,670, +2.85%)
70,806 (+8,788, +14.17%) 92.68%
02/09/1999
126,315
(+3,896)
64,297
(+4,715)
10,261
(-3,393)
71,310
(-2,262)
27,421
(+164)
28,390
(-1,786)
181,688
(+667, +0.41%)
62,018 (-819, -1.3%) 87.51%
02/02/1999
122,419
(-2,627)
59,582
(-678)
13,654
(+3,793)
73,572
(+2,719)
27,257
(-3,614)
30,176
(-4,489)
181,292
(-2,448, -1.48%)
62,837 (-1,949, -3.01%) 89.05%
01/26/1999
125,046
(+437)
60,260
(-9,030)
9,861
(+265)
70,853
(+5,975)
30,871
(-224)
34,665
(+3,533)
181,330
(+478, +0.29%)
64,786 (+9,467, +17.11%) 90.16%
01/19/1999
124,609
(+9,975)
69,290
(-4,744)
9,596
(-1,839)
64,878
(+11,717)
31,095
(+2,249)
31,132
(+3,412)
184,145
(+10,385, +6.7%)
55,319 (+14,719, +36.25%) 85.14%
01/12/1999
114,634
(-916)
74,034
(+5,104)
11,435
(+2,308)
53,161
(+10)
28,846
(+901)
27,720
(-2,821)
172,413
(+2,293, +1.5%)
40,600 (-6,020, -12.91%) 76.99%
01/05/1999
115,550
(+8,703)
68,930
(-711)
9,127
(+953)
53,151
(+10,391)
27,945
(+1,047)
30,541
(+1,023)
173,200
(+10,703, +7.54%)
46,620 (+9,414, +25.3%) 80.33%
12/29/1998
106,847
(+5,206)
69,641
(-3,012)
8,174
(-529)
42,760
(+7,265)
26,898
(-866)
29,518
(-442)
162,536
(+3,811, +2.76%)
37,206 (+8,218, +28.35%) 75.11%
12/22/1998
101,641
(+9,987)
72,653
(-4,774)
8,703
(-248)
35,495
(+11,878)
27,764
(+331)
29,960
(+2,966)
158,623
(+10,070, +7.86%)
28,988 (+14,761, +103.75%) 70.56%
12/15/1998
91,654
(+9,055)
77,427
(-5,796)
8,951
(-3,355)
23,617
(+6,161)
27,433
(-2,084)
26,994
(+3,251)
148,455
(+3,616, +2.91%)
14,227 (+14,851, +2379.97%) 62.39%
12/08/1998
82,599
(+533)
83,223
(+2,262)
12,306
(-551)
17,456
(+681)
29,517
(+1,657)
23,743
(-1,304)
145,386
(+1,639, +1.33%)
-624 (-1,729, -156.47%) 54.17%
12/01/1998
82,066
(+5,317)
80,961
(-13,448)
12,857
(-4,427)
16,775
(+6,406)
27,860
(-9,911)
25,047
(-1,979)
143,535
(-9,021, -6.84%)
1,105 (+18,765, +106.26%) 55.12%
11/24/1998
76,749
(-5,105)
94,409
(-2,118)
17,284
(+2,137)
10,369
(-1,591)
37,771
(+606)
27,026
(+1,347)
150,873
(-2,362, -1.76%)
-17,660 (-2,987, -20.36%) 44.73%
11/17/1998
81,854
(-19,123)
96,527
(-7,160)
15,147
(+3,793)
11,960
(-6,505)
37,165
(-2,314)
25,679
(-3,979)
153,511
(-17,644, -11.62%)
-14,673 (-11,963, -441.44%) 46.39%
11/10/1998
100,977
(-12,248)
103,687
(+3,295)
11,354
(+1,437)
18,465
(-9,147)
39,479
(+3,418)
29,658
(-1,541)
172,069
(-7,393, -4.64%)
-2,710 (-15,543, -121.12%) 53.01%
Price data: Database (1,022 records) Futures Continuous
COT data: CFTC • Updated weekly on Fridays