Gold

Futures Continuous gc.c
Open Interest 352,167 (+7,559, +2.41%)
Commercial Net -205,404 (+2,159, +1.0%)
Large Spec Net 181,339 (+1,119)
Small Traders Net 24,065 (-3,278)
COT Index 53.88% As of 06/23/2026
Last Update 06/23 Weekly Report
Gold Price
Futures Continuous • D / W / M
Gold Valuation
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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
50 records with weekly changes
Date Commercials Large Speculators Small Traders Open Interest Net Commercial COT Index
Long Short Long Short Long Short
10/08/1996
133,689
(-5,323)
82,330
(-247)
12,001
(+1,145)
66,246
(-2,874)
37,189
(+724)
34,303
(-333)
193,843
(-3,454, -1.85%) 		+51,359 (-5,076, -9.0%) 96.65%
10/01/1996
139,012
(+10,536)
82,577
(+3,640)
10,856
(+898)
69,120
(+3,348)
36,465
(-3,001)
34,636
(+1,445)
197,398
(+8,433, +4.74%) 		+56,435 (+6,896, +13.9%) 99.93%
09/24/1996
128,476
(+1,574)
78,937
(-3,952)
9,958
(-1,670)
65,772
(+1,898)
39,466
(-1,916)
33,191
(+42)
189,340
(-2,012, -1.12%) 		+49,539 (+5,526, +12.6%) 95.48%
09/17/1996
126,902
(+6,837)
82,889
(-439)
11,628
(+640)
63,874
(+5,854)
41,382
(-877)
33,149
(+1,185)
191,988
(+6,600, +3.81%) 		+44,013 (+7,276, +19.8%) 91.91%
09/10/1996
120,065
(+24,124)
83,328
(-10,349)
10,988
(+149)
58,020
(+30,578)
42,259
(+51)
31,964
(+4,095)
186,183
(+24,324, +16.33%) 		+36,737 (+34,473, +1522.7%) 87.22%
09/03/1996
95,941
(+5,177)
93,677
(-12,048)
10,839
(-3,474)
27,442
(+10,601)
42,208
(-1,076)
27,869
(+2,074)
162,775
(+627, +0.42%) 		+2,264 (+17,225, +115.1%) 64.98%
08/27/1996
90,764
(+727)
105,725
(+6,089)
14,313
(+1,365)
16,841
(-2,511)
43,284
(+1,095)
25,795
(-391)
160,819
(+3,187, +2.2%) 		-14,961 (-5,362, -55.9%) 53.86%
08/20/1996
90,037
(-338)
99,636
(-4,698)
12,948
(-1,021)
19,352
(+1,953)
42,189
(-2,396)
26,186
(-1,010)
157,653
(-3,755, -2.52%) 		-9,599 (+4,360, +31.2%) 57.32%
08/13/1996
90,375
(+767)
104,334
(+2,492)
13,969
(-186)
17,399
(-565)
44,585
(+802)
27,196
(-544)
160,705
(+1,383, +0.94%) 		-13,959 (-1,725, -14.1%) 54.51%
08/06/1996
89,608
(-15,441)
101,842
(+10,491)
14,155
(+2,375)
17,964
(-17,420)
43,783
(+2,730)
27,740
(-3,407)
158,371
(-10,336, -6.55%) 		-12,234 (-25,932, -189.3%) 55.62%
07/30/1996
105,049
(-1,844)
91,351
(+2,311)
11,780
(+1,020)
35,384
(-3,523)
41,053
(-4,692)
31,147
(-4,304)
169,384
(-5,516, -3.38%) 		+13,698 (-4,155, -23.3%) 74.74%
07/23/1996
106,893
(-10,625)
89,040
(-8,061)
10,760
(+577)
38,907
(-3,282)
45,745
(-1,474)
35,451
(-179)
176,128
(-11,522, -6.59%) 		+17,853 (-2,564, -12.6%) 77.19%
07/16/1996
117,518
(-8,986)
97,101
(-2,113)
10,183
(-3,673)
42,189
(-7,441)
47,219
(+1,522)
35,630
(-1,583)
187,816
(-11,137, -5.99%) 		+20,417 (-6,873, -25.2%) 78.7%
07/09/1996
126,504
(-484)
99,214
(+3,765)
13,856
(+357)
49,630
(-2,680)
45,697
(+1,059)
37,213
(-153)
197,471
(+932, +0.5%) 		+27,290 (-4,249, -13.5%) 82.75%
07/02/1996
126,988
(+8,148)
95,449
(-3,642)
13,499
(-5,481)
52,310
(+3,300)
44,638
(-1,389)
37,366
(+1,620)
196,152
(+1,278, +0.7%) 		+31,539 (+11,790, +59.7%) 85.26%
06/25/1996
118,840
(+900)
99,091
(+779)
18,980
(+208)
49,010
(-1,718)
46,027
(+1,970)
35,746
(+4,017)
194,460
(+3,078, +1.7%) 		+19,749 (+121, +0.6%) 78.31%
06/18/1996
117,940
(+3,417)
98,312
(+5,517)
18,772
(+1,947)
50,728
(-2,656)
44,057
(-3,414)
31,729
(-911)
192,486
(+1,950, +1.09%) 		+19,628 (-2,100, -9.7%) 78.23%
06/11/1996
114,523
(+16,719)
92,795
(-10,914)
16,825
(-8,405)
53,384
(+15,387)
47,471
(-2,813)
32,640
(+1,028)
189,544
(+5,501, +3.17%) 		+21,728 (+27,633, +468.0%) 79.47%
06/04/1996
97,804
(-11,946)
103,709
(-22,304)
25,230
(+1,387)
37,997
(+6,188)
50,284
(-7,744)
31,612
(-2,187)
183,865
(-18,303, -9.55%) 		-5,905 (+10,358, +63.7%) 63.18%
05/28/1996
109,750
(-6,070)
126,013
(-1,759)
23,843
(+566)
31,809
(-2,371)
58,028
(+1,043)
33,799
(-331)
202,685
(-4,461, -2.28%) 		-16,263 (-4,311, -36.1%) 57.07%
05/21/1996
115,820
(+2,953)
127,772
(-8,063)
23,277
(+90)
34,180
(+5,957)
56,985
(-3,728)
34,130
(+1,421)
205,874
(-685, -0.35%) 		-11,952 (+11,016, +48.0%) 59.62%
05/14/1996
112,867
(+8,460)
135,835
(-1,952)
23,187
(-2,688)
28,223
(+7,172)
60,713
(-165)
32,709
(+387)
205,744
(+5,607, +2.93%) 		-22,968 (+10,412, +31.2%) 53.12%
05/07/1996
104,407
(-10,738)
137,787
(-1,139)
25,875
(+1,427)
21,051
(-4,435)
60,878
(+4,920)
32,322
(+1,183)
201,442
(-4,391, -2.25%) 		-33,380 (-9,599, -40.4%) 46.98%
04/30/1996
115,145
(+719)
138,926
(+1,721)
24,448
(+304)
25,486
(+1,889)
55,958
(+1,252)
31,139
(-1,335)
206,658
(+2,275, +1.18%) 		-23,781 (-1,002, -4.4%) 52.64%
04/23/1996
114,426
(+4,649)
137,205
(-1,517)
24,144
(-127)
23,597
(+5,916)
54,706
(-2,911)
32,474
(-2,788)
203,351
(+1,611, +0.84%) 		-22,779 (+6,166, +21.3%) 53.23%
04/16/1996
109,777
(+17,575)
138,722
(-11,137)
24,271
(-17,949)
17,681
(+5,424)
57,617
(-418)
35,262
(+4,921)
201,839
(-792, -0.41%) 		-28,945 (+28,712, +49.8%) 49.6%
04/09/1996
92,202
(+3,626)
149,859
(+9,715)
42,220
(+5,823)
12,257
(+665)
58,035
(+3,363)
30,341
(+2,432)
202,031
(+12,812, +7.13%) 		-57,657 (-6,089, -11.8%) 32.67%
04/02/1996
88,576
(+4,259)
140,144
(-14,297)
36,397
(-3,072)
11,592
(+3,824)
54,672
(-13,008)
27,909
(-1,348)
189,385
(-11,821, -6.17%) 		-51,568 (+18,556, +26.5%) 36.26%
03/26/1996
84,317
(-13,229)
154,441
(+6,690)
39,469
(+10,298)
7,768
(-4,339)
67,680
(+5,752)
29,257
(+470)
201,147
(+2,821, +1.5%) 		-70,124 (-19,919, -39.7%) 25.32%
03/19/1996
97,546
(-848)
147,751
(-9,075)
29,171
(-5,061)
12,107
(+2,684)
61,928
(-2,957)
28,787
(-2,475)
197,708
(-8,866, -4.49%) 		-50,205 (+8,227, +14.1%) 37.06%
03/12/1996
98,394
(-2,308)
156,826
(+4,183)
34,232
(+2,086)
9,423
(-433)
64,885
(+4,536)
31,262
(+564)
208,236
(+4,314, +2.23%) 		-58,432 (-6,491, -12.5%) 32.21%
03/05/1996
100,702
(-2,052)
152,643
(-22,858)
32,146
(-11,960)
9,856
(+4,026)
60,349
(-1,375)
30,698
(+3,445)
206,708
(-15,387, -7.38%) 		-51,941 (+20,806, +28.6%) 36.04%
02/27/1996
102,754
(+2,562)
175,501
(+3,523)
44,106
(-5,017)
5,830
(-2,183)
61,724
(+565)
27,253
(-3,230)
220,205
(-1,890, -0.9%) 		-72,747 (-961, -1.3%) 23.77%
02/20/1996
100,192
(+4,957)
171,978
(-2,303)
49,123
(-6,354)
8,013
(+1,129)
61,159
(-1,125)
30,483
(-1,348)
221,187
(-2,522, -1.18%) 		-71,786 (+7,260, +9.2%) 24.34%
02/13/1996
95,235
(+6,071)
174,281
(-9,191)
55,477
(-17,481)
6,884
(-2,229)
62,284
(+2,811)
31,831
(+2,821)
224,779
(-8,599, -3.88%) 		-79,046 (+15,262, +16.2%) 20.06%
02/06/1996
89,164
(+11,761)
183,472
(+11,862)
72,958
(-1,020)
9,113
(+2,829)
59,473
(+1,194)
29,010
(-2,756)
235,728
(+11,935, +5.69%) 		-94,308 (-101, -0.1%) 11.06%
01/30/1996
77,403
(-599)
171,610
(-4,841)
73,978
(+1,347)
6,284
(+2,995)
58,279
(-4,612)
31,766
(-2,018)
223,800
(-3,864, -1.81%) 		-94,207 (+4,242, +4.3%) 11.12%
01/23/1996
78,002
(-1,726)
176,451
(+11,234)
72,631
(+7,806)
3,289
(-3,400)
62,891
(+7,406)
33,784
(+5,652)
226,823
(+13,486, +6.74%) 		-98,449 (-12,960, -15.2%) 8.62%
01/16/1996
79,728
(+4,676)
165,217
(+18,178)
64,825
(+8,761)
6,689
(+276)
55,485
(+2,742)
28,132
(-2,275)
213,033
(+16,179, +8.8%) 		-85,489 (-13,502, -18.8%) 16.26%
01/09/1996
75,052
(+1,506)
147,039
(+47,210)
56,064
(+33,841)
6,413
(-5,416)
52,743
(+11,446)
30,407
(+4,999)
196,205
(+46,793, +34.14%) 		-71,987 (-45,704, -173.9%) 24.22%
01/02/1996
73,546
(-2,109)
99,829
(+7,504)
22,223
(+6,730)
11,829
(-1,404)
41,297
(+2,510)
25,408
(+1,031)
148,656
(+7,131, +5.49%) 		-26,283 (-9,613, -57.7%) 51.17%
12/26/1995
75,655
(-986)
92,325
(-1,097)
15,493
(-655)
13,233
(+112)
38,787
(-8)
24,377
(-664)
141,213
(-1,649, -1.25%) 		-16,670 (+111, +0.7%) 56.83%
12/19/1995
76,641
(+7,117)
93,422
(-2,144)
16,148
(-8,314)
13,121
(-256)
38,795
(-1,590)
25,041
(-387)
142,709
(-2,787, -2.07%) 		-16,781 (+9,261, +35.6%) 56.77%
12/12/1995
69,524
(-6,758)
95,566
(+9,279)
24,462
(+9,226)
13,377
(-2,151)
40,385
(+3,703)
25,428
(-957)
144,601
(+6,171, +4.81%) 		-26,042 (-16,037, -160.3%) 51.31%
12/05/1995
76,282
(-8,568)
86,287
(-3,434)
15,236
(+373)
15,528
(-1,757)
36,682
(-4,267)
26,385
(-7,271)
139,049
(-12,462, -8.86%) 		-10,005 (-5,134, -105.4%) 60.76%
11/28/1995
84,850
(-3,580)
89,721
(-12,371)
14,863
(-2,384)
17,285
(+2,938)
40,949
(-239)
33,656
(+3,230)
150,937
(-6,203, -4.22%) 		-4,871 (+8,791, +64.3%) 63.79%
11/21/1995
88,430
(-8,349)
102,092
(-15,925)
17,247
(-6,176)
14,347
(-839)
41,188
(-2,645)
30,426
(-406)
155,570
(-17,170, -10.47%) 		-13,662 (+7,576, +35.7%) 58.61%
11/14/1995
96,779
(-23,558)
118,017
(+17,541)
23,423
(+7,930)
15,186
(-26,511)
43,833
(+1,929)
30,832
(-4,729)
172,130
(-13,699, -7.71%) 		-21,238 (-41,099, -206.9%) 54.14%
11/07/1995
120,337
(-14,195)
100,476
(+4,353)
15,493
(+1,179)
41,697
(-11,243)
41,904
(+5,024)
35,561
(-1,102)
187,463
(-7,992, -4.3%) 		+19,861 (-18,548, -48.3%) 78.37%
10/31/1995
134,532
(+390)
96,123
(+2,801)
14,314
(+1,048)
52,940
(-1,745)
36,880
(-141)
36,663
(+241)
192,942
(+1,297, +0.7%) 		+38,409 (-2,411, -5.9%) 89.31%
Price data: Database (15,431 records) Futures Continuous
COT data: CFTC • Updated weekly on Fridays