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
Line chart 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
05/16/2023
138,322
(+7,337)
349,879
(-3,621)
255,250
(-11,222)
75,436
(+4,778)
54,852
(+2,840)
23,109
(-2,202)
521,832
(-1,045, -0.23%)
-211,557 (+10,958, +4.92%) 42.26%
05/09/2023
130,985
(+3,534)
353,500
(+8,465)
266,472
(+4,059)
70,658
(+3,812)
52,012
(+4,510)
25,311
(-174)
518,951
(+12,103, +2.77%)
-222,515 (-4,931, -2.27%) 38.03%
05/02/2023
127,451
(+2,933)
345,035
(+8,589)
262,413
(+9,227)
66,846
(-1,076)
47,502
(-3,546)
25,485
(+1,101)
493,804
(+8,614, +2.01%)
-217,584 (-5,656, -2.67%) 39.93%
04/25/2023
124,518
(+1,022)
336,446
(-3,475)
253,186
(-6,875)
67,922
(-2,246)
51,048
(+401)
24,384
(+269)
473,209
(-5,452, -1.26%)
-211,928 (+4,497, +2.08%) 42.12%
04/18/2023
123,496
(+3,786)
339,921
(+3,663)
260,061
(-104)
70,168
(+2,748)
50,647
(+1,545)
24,115
(-1,184)
482,254
(+5,227, +1.22%)
-216,425 (+123, +0.06%) 40.38%
04/11/2023
119,710
(+2,841)
336,258
(+1,139)
260,165
(-5,999)
67,420
(-3,528)
49,102
(+362)
25,299
(-407)
476,567
(-2,796, -0.65%)
-216,548 (+1,702, +0.78%) 40.33%
04/04/2023
116,869
(-14,917)
335,119
(+1,825)
266,164
(+21,029)
70,948
(+7,443)
48,740
(+1,352)
25,706
(-1,804)
476,592
(+7,464, +1.76%)
-218,250 (-16,742, -8.31%) 39.68%
03/28/2023
131,786
(+10,108)
333,294
(+28,048)
245,135
(+7,244)
63,505
(-15,781)
47,388
(-236)
27,510
(+4,849)
478,611
(+17,116, +4.2%)
-201,508 (-17,940, -9.77%) 46.14%
03/21/2023
121,678
(-779)
305,246
(+27,349)
237,891
(+7,068)
79,286
(-11,206)
47,624
(+5,829)
22,661
(-4,025)
469,874
(+12,118, +3.07%)
-183,568 (-28,128, -18.1%) 53.08%
03/14/2023
122,457
(-2,937)
277,897
(+33,583)
230,823
(+15,249)
90,492
(-26,608)
41,795
(-1,845)
26,686
(+3,492)
459,064
(+10,467, +2.72%)
-155,440 (-36,520, -30.71%) 63.95%
03/07/2023
125,394
(+2,003)
244,314
(-6,564)
215,574
(+7,155)
117,100
(+17,274)
43,640
(+1,682)
23,194
(+130)
458,474
(+10,840, +2.9%)
-118,920 (+8,567, +6.72%) 78.67%
02/28/2023
123,391
(+4,351)
250,878
(+2,483)
208,419
(-1,766)
99,826
(-3,258)
41,958
(-1,998)
23,064
(+1,362)
426,890
(+587, +0.16%)
-127,487 (+1,868, +1.44%) 77.38%
02/21/2023
119,040
(-1,772)
248,395
(-1,489)
210,185
(-189)
103,084
(-1,761)
43,956
(-1,488)
21,702
(-199)
422,648
(-3,449, -0.92%)
-129,355 (-283, -0.22%) 78.56%
02/14/2023
120,812
(+2,010)
249,884
(-21,884)
210,374
(-12,924)
104,845
(+10,362)
45,444
(-2,632)
21,901
(-2,024)
426,116
(-13,546, -3.47%)
-129,072 (+23,894, +15.62%) 79.31%
02/07/2023
118,802
(-1,345)
271,768
(-28,899)
223,298
(-33,119)
94,483
(-1,653)
48,076
(+4,092)
23,925
(+180)
439,755
(-30,372, -7.22%)
-152,966 (+27,554, +15.26%) 71.92%
01/31/2023
120,147
(-7,272)
300,667
(-7,306)
256,417
(+3,106)
96,136
(+498)
43,984
(-3,896)
23,745
(-1,254)
471,642
(-8,062, -1.88%)
-180,520 (+34, +0.02%) 63.4%
01/24/2023
127,419
(+4,605)
307,973
(+9,246)
253,311
(+6,437)
95,638
(+2,004)
47,880
(-248)
24,999
(-456)
499,927
(+10,794, +2.58%)
-180,554 (-4,641, -2.64%) 63.39%
01/17/2023
122,814
(+11,096)
298,727
(+14,531)
246,874
(+3,308)
93,634
(+603)
48,128
(+1,755)
25,455
(+1,025)
491,818
(+16,159, +4.02%)
-175,913 (-3,435, -1.99%) 64.83%
01/10/2023
111,718
(-1,802)
284,196
(+10,702)
243,566
(+12,765)
93,031
(+3,896)
46,373
(+4,036)
24,430
(+401)
481,519
(+14,999, +3.88%)
-172,478 (-12,504, -7.82%) 65.89%
01/03/2023
113,520
(-3,224)
273,494
(+2,974)
230,801
(+1,276)
89,135
(-3,510)
42,337
(+2,913)
24,029
(+1,501)
449,393
(+965, +0.25%)
-159,974 (-6,198, -4.03%) 69.75%
Price data: Database (1,022 records) Futures Continuous
COT data: CFTC • Updated weekly on Fridays