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
06/16/1998
127,101
(+13,035)
63,397
(+2,116)
5,082
(-1,918)
65,909
(+7,735)
33,145
(-1,236)
36,022
(+30)
182,514
(+9,881, +6.36%)
63,704 (+10,919, +20.69%) 89.79%
06/09/1998
114,066
(-1,224)
61,281
(+2,537)
7,000
(-556)
58,174
(-2,438)
34,381
(+1,169)
35,992
(-710)
171,755
(-611, -0.39%)
52,785 (-3,761, -6.65%) 83.74%
06/02/1998
115,290
(+30,072)
58,744
(-11,154)
7,556
(-4,161)
60,612
(+26,689)
33,212
(-5,169)
36,702
(+5,207)
171,275
(+20,742, +15.33%)
56,546 (+41,226, +269.1%) 85.82%
05/26/1998
85,218
(-1,670)
69,898
(-8,283)
11,717
(-773)
33,923
(+4,186)
38,381
(-1,829)
31,495
(-175)
149,778
(-4,272, -3.06%)
15,320 (+6,613, +75.95%) 63.0%
05/19/1998
86,888
(-242)
78,181
(+1,500)
12,490
(-370)
29,737
(-1,838)
40,210
(-71)
31,670
(-345)
154,467
(-683, -0.49%)
8,707 (-1,742, -16.67%) 59.33%
05/12/1998
87,130
(+6,007)
76,681
(-22,153)
12,860
(-20,238)
31,575
(+3,708)
40,281
(-3,908)
32,015
(+306)
156,329
(-18,139, -11.45%)
10,449 (+28,160, +159.0%) 60.3%
05/05/1998
81,123
(+3,490)
98,834
(-15,903)
33,098
(-8,471)
27,867
(+4,183)
44,189
(-3,825)
31,709
(+2,914)
173,676
(-8,806, -5.27%)
-17,711 (+19,393, +52.27%) 44.71%
04/28/1998
77,633
(+865)
114,737
(+1,755)
41,569
(-143)
23,684
(-5,437)
48,014
(-1,482)
28,795
(+2,922)
183,719
(-760, -0.45%)
-37,104 (-890, -2.46%) 33.97%
04/21/1998
76,768
(-2,259)
112,982
(+5,383)
41,712
(+2,378)
29,121
(-2,017)
49,496
(+2,463)
25,873
(-784)
184,930
(+2,582, +1.56%)
-36,214 (-7,642, -26.75%) 34.46%
04/14/1998
79,027
(-1,333)
107,599
(+2,723)
39,334
(+3,422)
31,138
(+473)
47,033
(+1,062)
26,657
(-45)
182,619
(+3,151, +1.94%)
-28,572 (-4,056, -16.54%) 38.69%
04/07/1998
80,360
(-10,508)
104,876
(+25,765)
35,912
(+21,761)
30,665
(-5,113)
45,971
(+6,646)
26,702
(-2,753)
180,125
(+17,899, +12.4%)
-24,516 (-36,273, -308.52%) 40.94%
03/31/1998
90,868
(-18,259)
79,111
(+6,680)
14,151
(+7,331)
35,778
(-13,193)
39,325
(-1,018)
29,455
(-5,433)
161,065
(-11,946, -7.64%)
11,757 (-24,939, -67.96%) 61.02%
03/24/1998
109,127
(-25,906)
72,431
(-11,322)
6,820
(-227)
48,971
(-9,374)
40,343
(+980)
34,888
(-4,457)
172,915
(-25,153, -13.86%)
36,696 (-14,584, -28.44%) 74.83%
03/17/1998
135,033
(+21,161)
83,753
(+389)
7,047
(-6,449)
58,345
(+10,196)
39,363
(+996)
39,345
(+5,123)
200,258
(+15,708, +9.48%)
51,280 (+20,772, +68.09%) 82.91%
03/10/1998
113,872
(+5,834)
83,364
(-3,656)
13,496
(-1,665)
48,149
(+5,096)
38,367
(-1,556)
34,222
(+1,173)
184,128
(+2,613, +1.6%)
30,508 (+9,490, +45.15%) 71.4%
03/03/1998
108,038
(-4,440)
87,020
(+5,815)
15,161
(+2,138)
43,053
(-3,416)
39,923
(+4,527)
33,049
(-174)
181,113
(+2,225, +1.38%)
21,018 (-10,255, -32.79%) 66.15%
02/24/1998
112,478
(+11,401)
81,205
(-4,065)
13,023
(-1,579)
46,469
(+7,820)
35,396
(-4,846)
33,223
(+1,221)
178,732
(+4,976, +3.19%)
31,273 (+15,466, +97.84%) 71.83%
02/17/1998
101,077
(+4,224)
85,270
(-2,293)
14,602
(-791)
38,649
(+1,987)
40,242
(-440)
32,002
(+3,299)
172,572
(+2,993, +1.96%)
15,807 (+6,517, +70.15%) 63.26%
02/10/1998
96,853
(+1,287)
87,563
(+6,708)
15,393
(+844)
36,662
(-1,885)
40,682
(+1,684)
28,703
(-1,008)
169,296
(+3,815, +2.56%)
9,290 (-5,421, -36.85%) 59.66%
02/03/1998
95,566
(+3,034)
80,855
(+3,589)
14,549
(+2,159)
38,547
(+2,025)
38,998
(-2,033)
29,711
(-2,454)
164,191
(+3,160, +2.17%)
14,711 (-555, -3.64%) 62.66%
Price data: Database (1,022 records) Futures Continuous
COT data: CFTC • Updated weekly on Fridays