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
10/31/1991
47,307
(+2,778)
54,327
(+5,669)
13,595
(+2,131)
10,032
(+198)
28,237
(+1,951)
24,780
(+993)
100,311
(+6,860, +8.34%)
-7,020 (-2,891, -70.02%) 32.68%
10/15/1991
44,529
(-11,243)
48,658
(+8,008)
11,464
(+2,061)
9,834
(-10,921)
26,286
(+781)
23,787
(-5,488)
92,152
(-8,401, -9.26%)
-4,129 (-19,251, -127.3%) 35.68%
09/30/1991
55,772
(-14,723)
40,650
(+4,484)
9,403
(+1,667)
20,755
(-9,114)
25,505
(+4,531)
29,275
(-3,895)
97,904
(-8,525, -8.59%)
15,122 (-19,207, -55.95%) 55.66%
09/16/1991
70,495
(-3,002)
36,166
(+2,372)
7,736
(+509)
29,869
(-1,985)
20,974
(+827)
33,170
(-2,053)
107,449
(-1,666, -1.65%)
34,329 (-5,374, -13.54%) 75.59%
08/30/1991
73,497
(+11,415)
33,794
(-122)
7,227
(-5,194)
31,854
(+4,533)
20,147
(-325)
35,223
(+1,485)
107,993
(+5,896, +6.21%)
39,703 (+11,537, +40.96%) 81.17%
08/15/1991
62,082
(+19,094)
33,916
(-3,034)
12,421
(-228)
27,321
(+11,867)
20,472
(-4,422)
33,738
(+5,611)
101,756
(+14,444, +17.94%)
28,166 (+22,128, +366.48%) 69.19%
07/31/1991
42,988
(+6,720)
36,950
(-17,455)
12,649
(-7,014)
15,454
(+6,359)
24,894
(-7,554)
28,127
(+3,248)
87,490
(-7,848, -8.88%)
6,038 (+24,175, +133.29%) 46.23%
07/15/1991
36,268
(+1,646)
54,405
(+6,364)
19,663
(+1,123)
9,095
(-152)
32,448
(+3,835)
24,879
(+392)
95,164
(+6,604, +8.08%)
-18,137 (-4,718, -35.16%) 21.14%
06/28/1991
34,622
(+556)
48,041
(-4,178)
18,540
(-1,283)
9,247
(-2,709)
28,613
(-7,193)
24,487
(-1,033)
87,349
(-7,920, -8.83%)
-13,419 (+4,734, +26.08%) 26.04%
06/14/1991
34,066
(-20,417)
52,219
(+8,130)
19,823
(+11,698)
11,956
(-5,484)
35,806
(+10,078)
25,520
(-1,287)
91,953
(+1,359, +1.54%)
-18,153 (-28,547, -274.65%) 21.12%
05/31/1991
54,483
(-9,285)
44,089
(-4,999)
8,125
(+1,176)
17,440
(-10)
25,728
(+1,778)
26,807
(-1,322)
91,485
(-6,331, -6.69%)
10,394 (-4,286, -29.2%) 50.75%
05/15/1991
63,768
(-12,623)
49,088
(+4,589)
6,949
(+2,649)
17,450
(-8,260)
23,950
(+2,911)
28,129
(-3,392)
99,903
(-7,063, -6.94%)
14,680 (-17,212, -53.97%) 55.2%
04/30/1991
76,391
(+11,259)
44,499
(+1,063)
4,300
(+298)
25,710
(+7,547)
21,039
(-710)
31,521
(+2,237)
108,217
(+10,847, +11.94%)
31,892 (+10,196, +46.99%) 73.06%
04/15/1991
65,132
(-7,096)
43,436
(+3,616)
4,002
(+2,278)
18,163
(-3,045)
21,749
(-649)
29,284
(-6,038)
97,290
(-5,467, -5.67%)
21,696 (-10,712, -33.05%) 62.48%
03/28/1991
72,228
(+8,130)
39,820
(-9,035)
1,724
(-1,387)
21,208
(+6,340)
22,398
(-3,787)
35,322
(+5,651)
102,541
(+2,956, +3.17%)
32,408 (+17,165, +112.61%) 73.6%
03/15/1991
64,098
(-4,042)
48,855
(+6,013)
3,111
(+1,499)
14,868
(-1,579)
26,185
(+3,124)
29,671
(-3,853)
98,708
(+581, +0.63%)
15,243 (-10,055, -39.75%) 55.78%
02/28/1991
68,140
(+1,854)
42,842
(+679)
1,612
(-903)
16,447
(-433)
23,061
(+1,778)
33,524
(+2,483)
98,025
(+2,729, +3.03%)
25,298 (+1,175, +4.87%) 66.22%
02/15/1991
66,286
(+3,667)
42,163
(-2,180)
2,515
(+471)
16,880
(+2,578)
21,283
(-2,905)
31,041
(+835)
95,750
(+1,233, +1.39%)
24,123 (+5,847, +31.99%) 65.0%
01/31/1991
62,619
(+8,717)
44,343
(-34,262)
2,044
(-15,604)
14,302
(+8,180)
24,188
(-14,788)
30,206
(+4,407)
93,496
(-21,675, -19.61%)
18,276 (+42,979, +173.98%) 58.93%
01/15/1991
53,902
(-6,277)
78,605
(+8,245)
17,648
(+8,420)
6,122
(+1,696)
38,976
(+10,898)
25,799
(+3,100)
118,173
(+13,041, +13.38%)
-24,703 (-14,522, -142.64%) 14.33%
Price data: Database (1,022 records) Futures Continuous
COT data: CFTC • Updated weekly on Fridays