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
09/09/1997
144,584
(+5,838)
85,178
(+3,082)
6,595
(-79)
66,009
(-459)
38,397
(+1,029)
38,389
(+4,165)
202,432
(+6,788, +3.71%)
59,406 (+2,756, +4.86%) 87.41%
09/02/1997
138,746
(+5,365)
82,096
(-3,341)
6,674
(-915)
66,468
(+7,337)
37,368
(-5,041)
34,224
(-4,587)
195,898
(-591, -0.32%)
56,650 (+8,706, +18.16%) 85.88%
08/26/1997
133,381
(-6,921)
85,437
(+796)
7,589
(+406)
59,131
(-4,461)
42,409
(+1,902)
38,811
(-948)
196,870
(-4,613, -2.45%)
47,944 (-7,717, -13.86%) 81.06%
08/19/1997
140,302
(+10,323)
84,641
(+5,410)
7,183
(-6,835)
63,592
(-130)
40,507
(+972)
39,759
(-820)
201,656
(+4,460, +2.43%)
55,661 (+4,913, +9.68%) 85.33%
08/12/1997
129,979
(-17,465)
79,231
(+8,401)
14,018
(+7,505)
63,722
(-13,697)
39,535
(+7,803)
40,579
(+3,139)
196,685
(-2,157, -1.16%)
50,748 (-25,866, -33.76%) 82.61%
08/05/1997
147,444
(+14,412)
70,830
(-1,883)
6,513
(-5,031)
77,419
(+9,249)
31,732
(-4,948)
37,440
(-2,933)
197,799
(+4,433, +2.45%)
76,614 (+16,295, +27.01%) 96.93%
07/29/1997
133,032
(-7,719)
72,713
(-63)
11,544
(+750)
68,170
(-4,110)
36,680
(+3,900)
40,373
(+1,104)
194,719
(-3,069, -1.66%)
60,319 (-7,656, -11.26%) 87.91%
07/22/1997
140,751
(-16,029)
72,776
(-1,853)
10,794
(+3,397)
72,280
(-9,705)
32,780
(-2,696)
39,269
(-3,770)
204,631
(-15,328, -7.68%)
67,975 (-14,176, -17.26%) 92.15%
07/15/1997
156,780
(-544)
74,629
(-3,624)
7,397
(+1,058)
81,985
(+3,206)
35,476
(+691)
43,039
(+1,623)
217,370
(+1,205, +0.61%)
82,151 (+3,080, +3.9%) 100.0%
07/08/1997
157,324
(+17,523)
78,253
(+9,117)
6,339
(+1,109)
78,779
(+6,538)
34,785
(-2,053)
41,416
(+924)
217,966
(+16,579, +9.12%)
79,071 (+8,406, +11.9%) 100.0%
07/01/1997
139,801
(+14,210)
69,136
(-1,023)
5,230
(-4,260)
72,241
(+8,158)
36,838
(-262)
40,492
(+2,553)
196,108
(+9,688, +5.63%)
70,665 (+15,233, +27.48%) 100.0%
06/24/1997
125,591
(+16,095)
70,159
(-3,169)
9,490
(+1,213)
64,083
(+18,227)
37,100
(+3,173)
37,939
(+5,423)
185,491
(+20,481, +13.5%)
55,432 (+19,264, +53.26%) 99.25%
06/17/1997
109,496
(+4,890)
73,328
(+1,954)
8,277
(+374)
45,856
(+1,761)
33,927
(-1,256)
32,516
(+293)
164,407
(+4,008, +2.71%)
36,168 (+2,936, +8.83%) 86.82%
06/10/1997
104,606
(+7,713)
71,374
(+2,585)
7,903
(-576)
44,095
(+4,818)
35,183
(+2,643)
32,223
(+2,377)
160,675
(+9,780, +7.09%)
33,232 (+5,128, +18.25%) 84.93%
06/03/1997
96,893
(-143)
68,789
(-4,205)
8,479
(-1,774)
39,277
(-524)
32,540
(-6,694)
29,846
(-3,882)
150,801
(-8,611, -5.88%)
28,104 (+4,062, +16.9%) 81.62%
05/27/1997
97,036
(-919)
72,994
(+77)
10,253
(+40)
39,801
(-649)
39,234
(+288)
33,728
(-19)
158,811
(-591, -0.4%)
24,042 (-996, -3.98%) 79.0%
05/20/1997
97,955
(+4,275)
72,917
(-8,424)
10,213
(-3,991)
40,450
(+8,563)
38,946
(-3,757)
33,747
(-3,612)
159,466
(-3,473, -2.31%)
25,038 (+12,699, +102.92%) 79.64%
05/13/1997
93,680
(-13,405)
81,341
(+11,325)
14,204
(+5,543)
31,887
(-17,023)
42,703
(+3,043)
37,359
(+879)
162,528
(-4,819, -3.1%)
12,339 (-24,730, -66.71%) 71.45%
05/06/1997
107,085
(+1,184)
70,016
(+803)
8,661
(+590)
48,910
(+907)
39,660
(+2,281)
36,480
(+2,345)
168,134
(+4,055, +2.68%)
37,069 (+381, +1.04%) 87.4%
04/29/1997
105,901
(+1,801)
69,213
(-825)
8,071
(-1,060)
48,003
(+1,372)
37,379
(-492)
34,135
(-298)
163,585
(+249, +0.16%)
36,688 (+2,626, +7.71%) 87.16%
Price data: Database (1,022 records) Futures Continuous
COT data: CFTC • Updated weekly on Fridays