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
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Futures Continuous • D / W / M
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Gold COT Index
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0% = Lowest in 3 years | 50% = Middle | 100% = Highest
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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
12/30/1988
112,108
(+4,385)
78,299
(-728)
6,837
(+1,392)
21,800
(+4,152)
22,418
(-827)
41,264
(+1,526)
152,731
(+4,950, +3.63%) 		+33,809 (+5,113, +17.8%) 91.91%
12/15/1988
107,723
(+1,380)
79,027
(-3,678)
5,445
(-72)
17,648
(+385)
23,245
(-5,604)
39,738
(-1,003)
145,811
(-4,296, -3.05%) 		+28,696 (+5,058, +21.4%) 87.4%
11/30/1988
106,343
(+4,518)
82,705
(-2,162)
5,517
(-2,608)
17,263
(+1,367)
28,849
(+532)
40,741
(+3,237)
148,286
(+2,442, +1.77%) 		+23,638 (+6,680, +39.4%) 82.93%
11/15/1988
101,825
(-16,372)
84,867
(+4,883)
8,125
(+3,744)
15,896
(-15,462)
28,317
(+370)
37,504
(-1,679)
148,897
(-12,258, -8.14%) 		+16,958 (-21,255, -55.6%) 77.04%
10/31/1988
118,197
(+4,845)
79,984
(+3,746)
4,381
(-136)
31,358
(-2,429)
27,947
(-3,341)
39,183
(+51)
160,894
(+1,368, +0.92%) 		+38,213 (+1,099, +3.0%) 95.79%
10/14/1988
113,352
(-7)
76,238
(+2,891)
4,517
(+90)
33,787
(+723)
31,288
(-39)
39,132
(-3,570)
159,467
(+44, +0.03%) 		+37,114 (-2,898, -7.2%) 94.82%
09/30/1988
113,359
(+3,899)
73,347
(+6,866)
4,427
(+860)
33,064
(+5,562)
31,327
(-1,344)
42,702
(-9,013)
156,546
(+3,415, +2.34%) 		+40,012 (-2,967, -6.9%) 97.38%
09/15/1988
109,460
(+8,838)
66,481
(-9,582)
3,567
(-1,338)
27,502
(+9,087)
32,671
(+5,667)
51,715
(+13,662)
155,243
(+13,167, +9.94%) 		+42,979 (+18,420, +75.0%) 100.0%
08/31/1988
100,622
(+4,405)
76,063
(+3,905)
4,905
(+144)
18,415
(-133)
27,004
(-1,963)
38,053
(-1,186)
142,631
(+2,586, +1.99%) 		+24,559 (+500, +2.1%) 88.38%
08/15/1988
96,217
(-3,272)
72,158
(+3,228)
4,761
(+911)
18,548
(-221)
28,967
(+1,760)
39,239
(-3,608)
139,252
(-601, -0.46%) 		+24,059 (-6,500, -21.3%) 87.91%
07/29/1988
99,489
(+3,471)
68,930
(-2,176)
3,850
(-4,929)
18,769
(-4,102)
27,207
(-6,441)
42,847
(-1,621)
139,382
(-7,899, -5.71%) 		+30,559 (+5,647, +22.7%) 93.97%
07/15/1988
96,018
(-5,884)
71,106
(-269)
8,779
(+4,121)
22,871
(-155)
33,648
(+1,158)
44,468
(-181)
149,809
(-605, -0.44%) 		+24,912 (-5,615, -18.4%) 88.71%
06/30/1988
101,902
(+15,869)
71,375
(-7,634)
4,658
(-2,527)
23,026
(+12,571)
32,490
(-5,493)
44,649
(+2,912)
151,645
(+7,849, +5.98%) 		+30,527 (+23,503, +334.6%) 93.94%
06/15/1988
86,033
(-3,747)
79,009
(-3,721)
7,185
(-1,135)
10,455
(-612)
37,983
(+2,356)
41,737
(+1,807)
142,022
(-2,526, -1.89%) 		+7,024 (-26, -0.4%) 72.05%
05/31/1988
89,780
(-23,734)
82,730
(-3,891)
8,320
(+3,485)
11,067
(-2,335)
35,627
(+11,875)
39,930
(-2,148)
146,461
(-8,374, -5.89%) 		+7,050 (-19,843, -73.8%) 72.07%
05/13/1988
113,514
(-3,945)
86,621
(+2,269)
4,835
(+2,255)
13,402
(-6,277)
23,752
(-55)
42,078
(+2,263)
153,681
(-1,745, -1.21%) 		+26,893 (-6,214, -18.8%) 90.55%
04/29/1988
117,459
(+30,241)
84,352
(+2,180)
2,580
(-2,911)
19,679
(-4,762)
23,807
(-28,695)
39,815
(+1,217)
154,184
(-1,365, -0.94%) 		+33,107 (+28,061, +556.1%) 96.34%
04/15/1988
87,218
(+7,398)
82,172
(+6,539)
5,491
(+90)
24,441
(+418)
52,502
(-1,747)
38,598
(-1,216)
156,961
(+5,741, +4.12%) 		+5,046 (+859, +20.5%) 70.21%
03/31/1988
79,820
(-12,252)
75,633
(-7,181)
5,401
(-653)
24,023
(+522)
54,249
(+1,788)
39,814
(-4,458)
148,310
(-11,117, -7.38%) 		+4,187 (-5,071, -54.8%) 69.41%
03/15/1988
92,072
(+1,448)
82,814
(+7,908)
6,054
(+1,987)
23,501
(-6,306)
52,461
(-2,616)
44,272
(-783)
161,792
(+819, +0.55%) 		+9,258 (-6,460, -41.1%) 74.13%
02/29/1988
90,624
(-15,512)
74,906
(+5,808)
4,067
(+308)
29,807
(+3,177)
55,077
(+23,992)
45,055
(-197)
158,223
(+8,788, +6.23%) 		+15,718 (-21,320, -57.6%) 80.15%
02/12/1988
106,136
(+12,228)
69,098
(-482)
3,759
(-6,044)
26,630
(+7,593)
31,085
(+1,377)
45,252
(+450)
150,569
(+7,561, +5.67%) 		+37,038 (+12,710, +52.2%) 100.0%
01/29/1988
93,908
(+11,433)
69,580
(-11,167)
9,803
(-3,472)
19,037
(+9,243)
29,708
(-7,196)
44,802
(+2,689)
146,192
(+765, +0.58%) 		+24,328 (+22,600, +1307.9%) 92.83%
01/15/1988
82,475
(-3,472)
80,747
(-8,839)
13,275
(-1,248)
9,794
(+440)
36,904
(+3,258)
42,113
(+6,937)
146,350
(-1,462, -1.09%) 		+1,728 (+5,367, +147.5%) 70.67%
12/31/1987
85,947
(+4,485)
89,586
(-6,537)
14,523
(-6,389)
9,354
(+63)
33,646
(-5,986)
35,176
(-1,416)
150,106
(-7,890, -5.56%) 		-3,639 (+11,022, +75.2%) 65.4%
12/15/1987
81,462
(+8,799)
96,123
(+3,562)
20,912
(-3,358)
9,291
(+838)
39,632
(-311)
36,592
(+730)
158,831
(+5,130, +3.75%) 		-14,661 (+5,237, +26.3%) 54.6%
11/30/1987
72,663
(-4,953)
92,561
(+16,378)
24,270
(+13,403)
8,453
(-974)
39,943
(+9,105)
35,862
(+2,151)
152,206
(+17,555, +14.71%) 		-19,898 (-21,331, -1488.6%) 49.46%
11/13/1987
77,616
(+11,849)
76,183
(-4,026)
10,867
(-4,376)
9,427
(+11)
30,838
(-7,504)
33,711
(+3,984)
132,803
(-31, -0.03%) 		+1,433 (+15,875, +109.9%) 70.38%
10/30/1987
65,767
(+4,413)
80,209
(-11,019)
15,243
(-4,605)
9,416
(+2,315)
38,342
(-10,060)
29,727
(-1,548)
133,422
(-10,252, -7.91%) 		-14,442 (+15,432, +51.7%) 54.81%
10/15/1987
61,354
(-3,507)
91,228
(+4,251)
19,848
(+2,765)
7,101
(-2,880)
48,402
(-72)
31,275
(-2,185)
143,498
(-814, -0.62%) 		-29,874 (-7,758, -35.1%) 39.68%
09/30/1987
64,861
(-5,282)
86,977
(-6,261)
17,083
(+887)
9,981
(-2,268)
48,474
(+509)
33,460
(+4,643)
142,634
(-3,886, -2.89%) 		-22,116 (+979, +4.2%) 47.29%
09/15/1987
70,143
(+382)
93,238
(+6,959)
16,196
(-307)
12,249
(-3,730)
47,965
(-1,569)
28,817
(-4,723)
146,895
(-1,494, -1.1%) 		-23,095 (-6,577, -39.8%) 46.33%
08/31/1987
69,761
(+6,135)
86,279
(-8,754)
16,503
(-2,109)
15,979
(+5,577)
49,534
(-5,664)
33,540
(+1,539)
148,815
(-1,638, -1.19%) 		-16,518 (+14,889, +47.4%) 52.78%
08/14/1987
63,626
(+3,320)
95,033
(-7,933)
18,612
(-5,333)
10,402
(+3,545)
55,198
(+1,855)
32,001
(+4,230)
150,693
(-158, -0.11%) 		-31,407 (+11,253, +26.4%) 38.18%
07/31/1987
60,306
(-534)
102,966
(+17,159)
23,945
(+7,844)
6,857
(-626)
53,343
(-1,468)
27,771
(-10,691)
150,523
(+5,842, +4.43%) 		-42,660 (-17,693, -70.9%) 27.14%
07/15/1987
60,840
(-2,977)
85,807
(+7,687)
16,101
(+625)
7,483
(-4,138)
54,811
(+3,968)
38,462
(-1,933)
146,076
(+1,616, +1.24%) 		-24,967 (-10,664, -74.6%) 44.49%
06/30/1987
63,817
(+6,359)
78,120
(-5,068)
15,476
(-4,904)
11,621
(-278)
50,843
(-5,751)
40,395
(+1,050)
146,960
(-4,296, -3.2%) 		-14,303 (+11,427, +44.4%) 54.95%
06/15/1987
57,458
(+1,038)
83,188
(-3,630)
20,380
(-3,887)
11,899
(+3,194)
56,594
(-1,152)
39,345
(-3,565)
149,219
(-4,001, -2.89%) 		-25,730 (+4,668, +15.4%) 43.74%
05/29/1987
56,420
(+566)
86,818
(-39,378)
24,267
(-8,730)
8,705
(+2,411)
57,746
(-13,153)
42,910
(+15,650)
150,964
(-21,317, -13.34%) 		-30,398 (+39,944, +56.8%) 39.17%
05/15/1987
55,854
(-8,746)
126,196
(+21,891)
32,997
(+8,313)
6,294
(-6,639)
70,899
(-5,661)
27,260
(-21,346)
170,819
(-6,094, -3.67%) 		-70,342 (-30,637, -77.2%) 0.0%
04/30/1987
64,600
(-2,966)
104,305
(-7,343)
24,684
(-2,576)
12,933
(+3,927)
76,560
(+9,606)
48,606
(+7,480)
175,437
(+4,064, +2.51%) 		-39,705 (+4,377, +9.9%) 5.78%
04/15/1987
67,566
(-7,340)
111,648
(+7,535)
27,260
(+8,796)
9,006
(-1,070)
66,954
(+12,065)
41,126
(+7,056)
171,395
(+13,521, +9.12%) 		-44,082 (-14,875, -50.9%) 0.0%
03/31/1987
74,906
(-4,283)
104,113
(+16,875)
18,464
(+7,810)
10,076
(-189)
54,889
(+6,861)
34,070
(-6,298)
156,832
(+10,388, +7.53%) 		-29,207 (-21,158, -262.9%) 0.0%
03/13/1987
79,189
(-2,662)
87,238
(+1,622)
10,654
(+3,305)
10,265
(-2,008)
48,028
(+4,122)
40,368
(+5,151)
145,109
(+4,765, +3.58%) 		-8,049 (-4,284, -113.8%) 33.14%
02/27/1987
81,851
(+102)
85,616
(+8,361)
7,349
(-356)
12,273
(-1,751)
43,906
(+1,844)
35,217
(-5,020)
140,016
(+1,590, +1.21%) 		-3,765 (-8,259, -183.8%) 40.36%
02/13/1987
81,749
(+18,757)
77,255
(-939)
7,705
(-5,748)
14,024
(+5,002)
42,062
(-4,294)
40,237
(+4,652)
138,130
(+8,715, +7.1%) 		+4,494 (+19,696, +129.6%) 54.27%
01/30/1987
62,992
(-5,352)
78,194
(-9,708)
13,453
(-610)
9,022
(+875)
46,356
(-4,249)
35,585
(-1,378)
130,078
(-10,211, -7.68%) 		-15,202 (+4,356, +22.3%) 21.1%
01/15/1987
68,344
(-13,604)
87,902
(+1,255)
14,063
(+4,658)
8,147
(-200)
50,605
(+9,401)
36,963
(-600)
139,318
(+455, +0.34%) 		-19,558 (-14,859, -316.2%) 13.76%
12/31/1986
81,948
(+5,191)
86,647
(+6,640)
9,405
(-3,684)
8,347
(-2,680)
41,204
(+3,411)
37,563
(+958)
140,744
(+4,918, +3.85%) 		-4,699 (-1,449, -44.6%) 38.79%
12/15/1986
76,757
(-2,386)
80,007
(-1,271)
13,089
(+2,941)
11,027
(+2,178)
37,793
(+765)
36,605
(+413)
134,005
(+1,320, +1.04%) 		-3,250 (-1,115, -52.2%) 41.23%
Price data: Database (15,431 records) Futures Continuous
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