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
01/27/1998
92,532
(-18,661)
77,266
(+11,323)
12,390
(+2,285)
36,522
(-25,257)
41,031
(-2,190)
32,165
(-4,632)
162,174
(-18,566, -11.29%)
15,266 (-29,984, -66.26%) 62.97%
01/20/1998
111,193
(-12,661)
65,943
(-2,555)
10,105
(+253)
61,779
(-6,601)
43,221
(+1,252)
36,797
(-2,000)
181,245
(-11,156, -6.35%)
45,250 (-10,106, -18.26%) 79.57%
01/13/1998
123,854
(+2,357)
68,498
(+3,492)
9,852
(+138)
68,380
(+82)
41,969
(+3,008)
38,797
(+1,929)
191,691
(+5,503, +3.23%)
55,356 (-1,135, -2.01%) 85.16%
01/06/1998
121,497
(+11,961)
65,006
(-86)
9,714
(+134)
68,298
(+7,674)
38,961
(-2,960)
36,868
(+1,547)
189,409
(+9,135, +5.67%)
56,491 (+12,047, +27.11%) 85.79%
12/30/1997
109,536
(-461)
65,092
(+667)
9,580
(-620)
60,624
(-1,360)
41,921
(-4,026)
35,321
(-4,414)
177,704
(-5,107, -3.07%)
44,444 (-1,128, -2.48%) 79.12%
12/23/1997
109,997
(-13,305)
64,425
(-517)
10,200
(+334)
61,984
(-6,651)
45,947
(+7,913)
39,735
(+2,110)
183,073
(-5,058, -2.95%)
45,572 (-12,788, -21.91%) 79.75%
12/16/1997
123,302
(-9,093)
64,942
(-6,696)
9,866
(-757)
68,635
(-4,608)
38,034
(-383)
37,625
(+1,071)
187,364
(-10,233, -5.64%)
58,360 (-2,397, -3.95%) 86.83%
12/09/1997
132,395
(-1,006)
71,638
(+150)
10,623
(-59)
73,243
(+2,073)
38,417
(+3,380)
36,554
(+92)
197,049
(+2,315, +1.29%)
60,757 (-1,156, -1.87%) 88.15%
12/02/1997
133,401
(+27)
71,488
(-2,371)
10,682
(+995)
71,170
(+1,721)
35,037
(+1,528)
36,462
(+3,200)
194,540
(+2,550, +1.44%)
61,913 (+2,398, +4.03%) 88.79%
11/25/1997
133,374
(-7,114)
73,859
(-18,584)
9,687
(-4,018)
69,449
(+5,095)
33,509
(-11,664)
33,262
(-9,307)
192,531
(-22,796, -11.43%)
59,515 (+11,470, +23.87%) 87.47%
11/18/1997
140,488
(-6,869)
92,443
(+2,094)
13,705
(+4,871)
64,354
(-4,390)
45,173
(+3,028)
42,569
(+3,326)
214,353
(+1,030, +0.52%)
48,045 (-8,963, -15.72%) 81.12%
11/11/1997
147,357
(-4,373)
90,349
(-1,609)
8,834
(+817)
68,744
(-2,847)
42,145
(-6)
39,243
(+894)
214,765
(-3,562, -1.76%)
57,008 (-2,764, -4.62%) 86.08%
11/04/1997
151,730
(+3,968)
91,958
(+2,561)
8,017
(+900)
71,591
(-32)
42,151
(-5,784)
38,349
(-3,445)
217,937
(-916, -0.45%)
59,772 (+1,407, +2.41%) 87.61%
10/28/1997
147,762
(+45,320)
89,397
(+1,722)
7,117
(-6,792)
71,623
(+27,917)
47,935
(+1,686)
41,794
(+10,575)
217,825
(+40,214, +24.73%)
58,365 (+43,598, +295.24%) 86.83%
10/21/1997
102,442
(+16,557)
87,675
(-8,047)
13,909
(-16,382)
43,706
(+5,676)
46,249
(-2,507)
31,219
(+39)
175,223
(-2,332, -1.41%)
14,767 (+24,604, +250.12%) 62.69%
10/14/1997
85,885
(+6,459)
95,722
(-10,894)
30,291
(-11,245)
38,030
(-56)
48,756
(-288)
31,180
(+5,876)
176,930
(-5,074, -2.98%)
-9,837 (+17,353, +63.82%) 49.07%
10/07/1997
79,426
(-20,878)
106,616
(+4,912)
41,536
(+19,234)
38,086
(-4,048)
49,044
(+2,098)
25,304
(-410)
182,549
(+454, +0.27%)
-27,190 (-25,790, -1842.14%) 39.46%
09/30/1997
100,304
(-45,776)
101,704
(+17,706)
22,302
(+17,624)
42,134
(-25,441)
46,946
(+7,993)
25,714
(-12,424)
182,284
(-20,159, -10.63%)
-1,400 (-63,482, -102.26%) 53.74%
09/23/1997
146,080
(-1,957)
83,998
(-681)
4,678
(+321)
67,575
(+788)
38,953
(-2,277)
38,138
(-4,020)
201,439
(-3,913, -2.02%)
62,082 (-1,276, -2.01%) 88.89%
09/16/1997
148,037
(+3,453)
84,679
(-499)
4,357
(-2,238)
66,787
(+778)
41,230
(+2,833)
42,158
(+3,769)
205,520
(+4,048, +2.14%)
63,358 (+3,952, +6.65%) 89.59%
Price data: Database (1,022 records) Futures Continuous
COT data: CFTC • Updated weekly on Fridays