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
04/22/1997
104,100
(+2,303)
70,038
(-4,753)
9,131
(+236)
46,631
(+9,383)
37,871
(+1,381)
34,433
(-710)
162,911
(+3,920, +2.66%)
34,062 (+7,056, +26.13%) 85.47%
04/15/1997
101,797
(+9,979)
74,791
(-14,216)
8,895
(-1,124)
37,248
(+18,366)
36,490
(+2,014)
35,143
(+6,719)
159,410
(+10,869, +7.97%)
27,006 (+24,195, +860.73%) 80.91%
04/08/1997
91,818
(-3,392)
89,007
(-3,328)
10,019
(-477)
18,882
(-1,076)
34,476
(-365)
28,424
(+170)
148,359
(-4,234, -3.01%)
2,811 (-64, -2.23%) 65.31%
04/01/1997
95,210
(-1,066)
92,335
(-5,219)
10,496
(-6,369)
19,958
(-3,622)
34,841
(-2,997)
28,254
(-1,591)
152,107
(-10,432, -6.91%)
2,875 (+4,153, +324.96%) 65.35%
03/25/1997
96,276
(-5,567)
97,554
(-2,397)
16,865
(+4,065)
23,580
(-91)
37,838
(-6,579)
29,845
(-5,593)
163,639
(-8,081, -5.08%)
-1,278 (-3,170, -167.55%) 62.67%
03/18/1997
101,843
(+2,345)
99,951
(-10,384)
12,800
(-2,419)
23,671
(+7,239)
44,417
(+2,529)
35,438
(+5,600)
172,691
(+2,455, +1.57%)
1,892 (+12,729, +117.46%) 64.72%
03/11/1997
99,498
(-1,498)
110,335
(-2,297)
15,219
(-5,995)
16,432
(-2,209)
41,888
(+3,768)
29,838
(+781)
170,832
(-3,725, -2.32%)
-10,837 (+799, +6.87%) 56.51%
03/04/1997
100,996
(-20,547)
112,632
(+9,128)
21,214
(+7,205)
18,641
(-16,609)
38,120
(+2,884)
29,057
(-2,977)
174,030
(-10,458, -6.12%)
-11,636 (-29,675, -164.5%) 55.99%
02/25/1997
121,543
(-9,466)
103,504
(+3,562)
14,009
(-141)
35,250
(-12,761)
35,236
(-1,430)
32,034
(-1,838)
184,459
(-11,037, -6.07%)
18,039 (-13,028, -41.94%) 75.13%
02/18/1997
131,009
(-8,116)
99,942
(+5,571)
14,150
(+5,747)
48,011
(-7,042)
36,666
(+929)
33,872
(+31)
194,794
(-1,440, -0.79%)
31,067 (-13,687, -30.58%) 83.53%
02/11/1997
139,125
(+3,368)
94,371
(+4,660)
8,403
(+965)
55,053
(-168)
35,737
(+1,419)
33,841
(+1,260)
195,275
(+5,752, +3.24%)
44,754 (-1,292, -2.81%) 92.36%
02/04/1997
135,757
(+4,085)
89,711
(-70)
7,438
(-2,788)
55,221
(+6,039)
34,318
(+312)
32,581
(-4,360)
191,347
(+1,609, +0.91%)
46,046 (+4,155, +9.92%) 93.19%
01/28/1997
131,672
(-14,869)
89,781
(-2,886)
10,226
(+2,411)
49,182
(-8,903)
34,006
(-3,658)
36,941
(-4,327)
189,160
(-16,116, -8.39%)
41,891 (-11,983, -22.24%) 90.51%
01/21/1997
146,541
(-1,895)
92,667
(+829)
7,815
(+172)
58,085
(-2,527)
37,664
(+2,703)
41,268
(+2,678)
205,471
(+980, +0.51%)
53,874 (-2,724, -4.81%) 98.24%
01/14/1997
148,436
(+5,626)
91,838
(-623)
7,643
(-3,725)
60,612
(+1,088)
34,961
(+1,220)
38,590
(+2,656)
204,117
(+3,121, +1.66%)
56,598 (+6,249, +12.41%) 100.0%
01/07/1997
142,810
(+10,301)
92,461
(+3,385)
11,368
(-480)
59,524
(+5,751)
33,741
(+681)
35,934
(+1,366)
201,412
(+10,502, +5.92%)
50,349 (+6,916, +15.92%) 96.0%
12/31/1996
132,509
(+3,209)
89,076
(-3,605)
11,848
(-26)
53,773
(+4,358)
33,060
(-28)
34,568
(+2,402)
189,805
(+3,155, +1.81%)
43,433 (+6,814, +18.61%) 91.54%
12/24/1996
129,300
(+3,240)
92,681
(+993)
11,874
(-345)
49,415
(+169)
33,088
(-2,874)
32,166
(-1,141)
186,187
(+21, +0.01%)
36,619 (+2,247, +6.54%) 87.14%
12/17/1996
126,060
(+1,085)
91,688
(+1,698)
12,219
(-1,470)
49,246
(-1,935)
35,962
(+1,523)
33,307
(+1,375)
185,415
(+1,138, +0.66%)
34,372 (-613, -1.75%) 85.69%
12/10/1996
124,975
(-4,108)
89,990
(+11,988)
13,689
(+1,824)
51,181
(-14,659)
34,439
(-990)
31,932
(-603)
185,516
(-3,274, -1.86%)
34,985 (-16,096, -31.51%) 86.09%
Price data: Database (1,022 records) Futures Continuous
COT data: CFTC • Updated weekly on Fridays