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
12/31/1990
60,179
(-15,610)
70,360
(+10,046)
9,228
(+4,447)
4,426
(-6,106)
28,078
(+6,170)
22,699
(-8,933)
107,610
(-4,993, -4.87%)
-10,181 (-25,656, -165.79%) 29.4%
12/14/1990
75,789
(+17,109)
60,314
(+368)
4,781
(-2,483)
10,532
(+4,397)
21,908
(-5,476)
31,632
(+4,385)
111,586
(+9,150, +9.8%)
15,475 (+16,741, +1322.35%) 56.02%
11/30/1990
58,680
(-7,955)
59,946
(-1,687)
7,264
(+1,371)
6,135
(-2,069)
27,384
(-2,959)
27,247
(-5,787)
101,946
(-9,543, -9.28%)
-1,266 (-6,268, -125.31%) 38.65%
11/15/1990
66,635
(+5,512)
61,633
(+915)
5,893
(-5,081)
8,204
(-1,188)
30,343
(-1,008)
33,034
(-304)
111,194
(-577, -0.56%)
5,002 (+4,597, +1135.06%) 45.15%
10/31/1990
61,123
(+4,272)
60,718
(-2,691)
10,974
(-6,820)
9,392
(+329)
31,351
(-1,158)
33,338
(-1,344)
114,534
(-3,706, -3.46%)
405 (+6,963, +106.18%) 40.38%
10/15/1990
56,851
(+14,257)
63,409
(-17,693)
17,794
(-6,890)
9,063
(+5,876)
32,509
(-8,230)
34,682
(+10,954)
116,656
(-863, -0.8%)
-6,558 (+31,950, +82.97%) 33.16%
09/28/1990
42,594
(-12,726)
81,102
(+14,401)
24,684
(+10,909)
3,187
(-4,531)
40,739
(+6,336)
23,728
(-5,351)
116,620
(+4,519, +4.37%)
-38,508 (-27,127, -238.35%) 0.0%
09/14/1990
55,320
(+4,705)
66,701
(-7,959)
13,775
(-7,117)
7,718
(-2,879)
34,403
(-8,109)
29,079
(+317)
113,077
(-10,521, -9.23%)
-11,381 (+12,664, +52.67%) 25.72%
08/31/1990
50,615
(+7,268)
74,660
(-1,177)
20,892
(-2,938)
10,597
(+3,075)
42,512
(-6,625)
28,762
(-4,193)
123,147
(-2,295, -1.97%)
-24,045 (+8,445, +25.99%) 12.13%
08/15/1990
43,347
(-6,792)
75,837
(+19,204)
23,830
(+15,814)
7,522
(+1,647)
49,137
(+17,174)
32,955
(+5,345)
125,895
(+26,196, +29.07%)
-32,490 (-25,996, -400.31%) 3.07%
07/31/1990
50,139
(-14,196)
56,633
(+3,981)
8,016
(+2,138)
5,875
(-9,339)
31,963
(+3,114)
27,610
(-3,586)
98,923
(-8,944, -9.03%)
-6,494 (-18,177, -155.59%) 30.96%
07/13/1990
64,335
(-8,813)
52,652
(+2,107)
5,878
(+1,562)
15,214
(-4,976)
28,849
(+1,421)
31,196
(-2,961)
107,275
(-5,830, -5.56%)
11,683 (-10,920, -48.31%) 54.07%
06/29/1990
73,148
(-7,587)
50,545
(+3,735)
4,316
(+206)
20,190
(-6,262)
27,428
(+2,404)
34,157
(-2,450)
112,142
(-4,977, -4.53%)
22,603 (-11,322, -33.37%) 64.93%
06/15/1990
80,735
(+16,866)
46,810
(+1,959)
4,110
(-1,123)
26,452
(+7,742)
25,024
(-2,712)
36,607
(+3,330)
117,247
(+13,031, +13.46%)
33,925 (+14,907, +78.38%) 76.2%
05/31/1990
63,869
(-11,509)
44,851
(-7,593)
5,233
(-64)
18,710
(-693)
27,736
(-2,247)
33,277
(-5,534)
104,625
(-13,820, -12.49%)
19,018 (-3,916, -17.08%) 61.36%
05/15/1990
75,378
(-5,607)
52,444
(-6,698)
5,297
(-1,067)
19,403
(-1,229)
29,983
(+1,648)
38,811
(+2,901)
118,492
(-5,026, -4.34%)
22,934 (+1,091, +4.99%) 65.26%
04/30/1990
80,985
(+7,394)
59,142
(+2,873)
6,364
(-746)
20,632
(-549)
28,335
(-281)
35,910
(+4,043)
123,601
(+6,367, +5.82%)
21,843 (+4,521, +26.1%) 71.91%
04/12/1990
73,591
(+7,087)
56,269
(+5,746)
7,110
(-2,304)
21,181
(-282)
28,616
(-3,054)
31,867
(-3,735)
118,177
(+1,729, +1.61%)
17,322 (+1,341, +8.39%) 68.38%
03/30/1990
66,504
(+788)
50,523
(-16,014)
9,414
(-4,553)
21,463
(+3,160)
31,670
(-10,046)
35,602
(-957)
116,812
(-13,811, -11.38%)
15,981 (+16,802, +2046.53%) 67.34%
03/15/1990
65,716
(+8,555)
66,537
(+3,165)
13,967
(+2,002)
18,303
(+9,314)
41,716
(+1,312)
36,559
(-610)
132,871
(+11,869, +10.84%)
-821 (+5,390, +86.78%) 54.23%
Price data: Database (1,022 records) Futures Continuous
COT data: CFTC • Updated weekly on Fridays