COT Positioning
Gold
GC · report date 2026-08-18
Latest report
2026-08-18 · OI 406,260| Category | Long | Short | Net | 1-wk Δ | % of OI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Managed Money | 154,595 | 12,947 | +141,648 | +3,986 | 27.0% |
| Producer/Merchant | 16,883 | 46,644 | -29,761 | -1,826 | 10.2% |
| Swap Dealer | 18,704 | 247,361 | -228,657 | -3,952 | 42.8% |
| Other Reportables | 102,307 | 21,766 | +80,541 | +263 | 20.0% |
Trader group split
27%
10%
43%
20%
- Mgd money27.0%
- Producer10.2%
- Swap42.8%
- Other20.0%
Charts
Positions by category
Price — weekly candles
Open interest
Mgd money net vs price
Z-score (±2 bands)
Mgd money — weekly change
Δ LongΔ ShortΔ Net
Last 26 weeks — all metrics
| Week | Mgd money net | Producer net | Swap net | Other net | 1-wk Δ | % OI | COT Idx | z | Price | Extreme |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-18 | +141,648 | -29,761 | -228,657 | +80,541 | +3,986 | 34.9% | 69 | 0.30 | 4,366.00 | — |
| 2026-08-11 | +137,662 | -27,935 | -224,705 | +80,278 | +6,896 | 34.4% | 67 | 0.23 | 4,383.00 | — |
| 2026-08-04 | +130,766 | -18,856 | -207,635 | +66,868 | +10,971 | 35.2% | 64 | 0.09 | 4,095.40 | — |
| 2026-07-28 | +119,795 | -20,549 | -191,760 | +62,275 | -5,036 | 31.2% | 60 | -0.13 | 4,036.30 | — |
| 2026-07-21 | +124,831 | -19,321 | -193,878 | +59,079 | +4,052 | 32.6% | 62 | -0.02 | 4,071.10 | — |
| 2026-07-14 | +120,779 | -19,149 | -195,639 | +65,903 | +4,618 | 31.5% | 60 | -0.10 | 4,061.10 | — |
| 2026-07-07 | +116,161 | -20,986 | -201,296 | +78,085 | -3,930 | 31.2% | 58 | -0.19 | 4,145.30 | — |
| 2026-06-30 | +120,091 | -17,046 | -204,024 | +73,928 | +4,696 | 32.5% | 60 | -0.10 | 4,022.90 | — |
| 2026-06-23 | +115,395 | -9,336 | -196,068 | +65,944 | +1,674 | 32.8% | 58 | -0.20 | 4,129.90 | — |
| 2026-06-16 | +113,721 | -17,047 | -190,516 | +66,499 | +7,858 | 33.5% | 57 | -0.22 | 4,330.90 | — |
| 2026-06-09 | +105,863 | -19,300 | -181,736 | +67,974 | -6,316 | 31.8% | 54 | -0.38 | 4,260.00 | — |
| 2026-06-02 | +112,179 | -20,154 | -186,191 | +63,841 | +14,733 | 34.4% | 57 | -0.25 | 4,489.10 | — |
| 2026-05-26 | +97,446 | -19,510 | -166,256 | +56,814 | +3,906 | 27.6% | 51 | -0.54 | 4,500.40 | — |
| 2026-05-19 | +93,540 | -17,914 | -173,715 | +66,293 | -4,475 | 24.7% | 49 | -0.62 | 4,506.30 | — |
| 2026-05-12 | +98,015 | -20,202 | -190,056 | +73,607 | +3,761 | 26.0% | 51 | -0.53 | 4,677.60 | — |
| 2026-05-05 | +94,254 | -19,112 | -179,823 | +69,049 | +4,502 | 25.6% | 49 | -0.61 | 4,555.80 | — |
| 2026-04-28 | +89,752 | -20,192 | -174,621 | +69,819 | -3,224 | 24.3% | 47 | -0.70 | 4,591.50 | — |
| 2026-04-21 | +92,976 | -20,418 | -182,522 | +71,030 | -2,165 | 25.4% | 49 | -0.64 | 4,698.40 | — |
| 2026-04-14 | +95,141 | -18,530 | -182,552 | +67,385 | +5,109 | 26.3% | 50 | -0.60 | 4,825.00 | — |
| 2026-04-07 | +90,032 | -19,296 | -174,455 | +66,273 | -2,782 | 25.4% | 48 | -0.70 | 4,657.10 | — |
| 2026-03-31 | +92,814 | -19,910 | -181,730 | +70,388 | +1,193 | 25.7% | 49 | -0.65 | 4,647.60 | — |
| 2026-03-24 | +91,621 | -22,216 | -181,612 | +76,706 | -10,422 | 22.7% | 48 | -0.68 | 4,399.30 | — |
| 2026-03-17 | +102,043 | -17,834 | -180,814 | +57,826 | +3,644 | 24.8% | 52 | -0.46 | 5,001.00 | — |
| 2026-03-10 | +98,399 | -19,696 | -183,280 | +64,733 | +482 | 23.8% | 51 | -0.53 | 5,229.70 | — |
| 2026-03-03 | +97,917 | -20,791 | -179,792 | +62,228 | +1,943 | 23.9% | 51 | -0.54 | 5,107.40 | — |
| 2026-02-24 | +95,974 | -19,818 | -180,988 | +63,203 | +81 | 22.8% | 50 | -0.56 | 5,155.80 | — |