Gold COT Report
CFTC Commitments of Traders · positions as of Tuesday 2026-09-01, released Sep 4, 2026 (the CFTC reports each Tuesday's close three days later) · next release Sep 11, 2026 (regular cycle; see the release schedule for holiday shifts)
Gold positioning leans bearish - commercials selling (26w index 16).
How this read is built
- Commercials (hedgers) are net short and sit near the bottom of their 26-week range (COT index 16) - a bearish tilt in the traditional read.
A description of how traders are positioned versus their own history - the standard Commitments of Traders interpretation, computed identically for every market. It is not a price forecast, a trading signal, or advice. How traders use positioning · how the read is computed.
As of the COT report, large speculators are net long 228,124 Gold futures contracts (down 15,210 week-over-week), commercials are net short 264,718, and open interest is 415,196 contracts. Managed money was net long 136,771 contracts as of (down 4,877 week-over-week).
Cite this data
FuturesBench, "Gold COT Report," data as of 2026-09-01. https://futuresbench.com/cot/gold/#net-position Source: CFTC Commitments of Traders (public domain). CSV: https://futuresbench.com/data/cot/gold.csv
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Positioning - as of Tuesday 2026-09-01
| Trader category | Net position | Weekly change | % of open interest | COT index 26w | COT index 52w | COT index 3y |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Large speculators | 228,124 | -15,210 | 54.9% | 82.9 | 65.7 | 64.2 |
| Commercials | -264,718 | +14,867 | -63.8% | 15.8 | 32.3 | 30.1 |
| Small traders | 36,594 | +343 | 8.8% | 79.4 | 72.9 | 72.9 |
Net = long − short (spread positions cancel). COT index: 0 = most net-short of the lookback, 100 = most net-long. How it's computed.
Disaggregated report - positions as of Tue 2026-09-01
| Trader category | Net position | Weekly change | % of open interest | COT index 26w | COT index 52w | COT index 3y |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Producer/merchant | -31,289 | -1,528 | -7.5% | 0.0 | 62.0 | 69.8 |
| Swap dealers | -233,429 | -4,772 | -56.2% | 0.0 | 14.7 | 16.2 |
| Managed money | 136,771 | -4,877 | 32.9% | 90.6 | 63.7 | 66.5 |
| Other reportables | 91,353 | +10,812 | 22.0% | 100.0 | 57.9 | 59.5 |
| Small traders | 36,594 | +365 | 8.8% | 76.5 | 72.9 | 72.9 |
Full Disaggregated report history: CSV · switch the chart above to this report family for the full series.
Recent history
| Report date | Open interest | Large spec net | Δ | Commercial net | Δ | Small trader net |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-01 | 415,196 | 228,124 | -15,210 | -264,718 | +14,867 | 36,594 |
| 2026-08-25 | 427,957 | 243,334 | +21,145 | -279,585 | -21,167 | 36,251 |
| 2026-08-18 | 406,260 | 222,189 | +4,249 | -258,418 | -5,778 | 36,229 |
| 2026-08-11 | 400,309 | 217,940 | +20,306 | -252,640 | -26,149 | 34,700 |
| 2026-08-04 | 371,551 | 197,634 | +15,564 | -226,491 | -14,182 | 28,857 |
| 2026-07-28 | 384,603 | 182,070 | -1,840 | -212,309 | +890 | 30,239 |
| 2026-07-21 | 383,368 | 183,910 | -2,772 | -213,199 | +1,589 | 29,289 |
| 2026-07-14 | 383,689 | 186,682 | -7,564 | -214,788 | +7,494 | 28,106 |
| 2026-07-07 | 371,776 | 194,246 | +227 | -222,282 | -1,212 | 28,036 |
| 2026-06-30 | 369,541 | 194,019 | +12,680 | -221,070 | -15,666 | 27,051 |
| 2026-06-23 | 352,167 | 181,339 | +1,119 | -205,404 | +2,159 | 24,065 |
| 2026-06-16 | 339,330 | 180,220 | +6,383 | -207,563 | -6,527 | 27,343 |
| 2026-06-09 | 332,709 | 173,837 | -2,183 | -201,036 | +5,309 | 27,199 |
| 2026-06-02 | 326,052 | 176,020 | +21,760 | -206,345 | -20,579 | 30,325 |
| 2026-05-26 | 353,489 | 154,260 | -5,573 | -185,766 | +5,863 | 31,506 |
| 2026-05-19 | 379,325 | 159,833 | -11,789 | -191,629 | +18,629 | 31,796 |
| 2026-05-12 | 376,496 | 171,622 | +8,319 | -210,258 | -11,323 | 38,636 |
| 2026-05-05 | 367,932 | 163,303 | +3,732 | -198,935 | -4,122 | 35,632 |
| 2026-04-28 | 369,530 | 159,571 | -4,435 | -194,813 | +8,127 | 35,242 |
| 2026-04-21 | 365,842 | 164,006 | +1,480 | -202,940 | -1,858 | 38,934 |
| 2026-04-14 | 362,274 | 162,526 | +6,221 | -201,082 | -7,331 | 38,556 |
| 2026-04-07 | 354,877 | 156,305 | -6,897 | -193,751 | +7,889 | 37,446 |
| 2026-03-31 | 361,409 | 163,202 | -5,125 | -201,640 | +2,188 | 38,438 |
| 2026-03-24 | 403,925 | 168,327 | +8,458 | -203,828 | -5,180 | 35,501 |
| 2026-03-17 | 411,388 | 159,869 | -3,263 | -198,648 | +4,328 | 38,779 |
| 2026-03-10 | 413,956 | 163,132 | +2,987 | -202,976 | -2,393 | 39,844 |
Full history, no login: CSV (1986-01-15 → 2026-09-01) · JSON
Contract facts
FAQ
- Are large speculators long or short Gold futures?
- As of the 2026-09-01 COT report, large speculators (non-commercial traders) are net long 228,124 contracts in Gold futures.
- How current is this Gold COT data?
- The latest report is dated 2026-09-01 (positions as of that Tuesday's close), published by the CFTC on 2026-09-04. This page updates within minutes of each weekly release.
- Where can I download Gold COT history?
- The full weekly series (1986-01-15 to 2026-09-01) is free at /data/cot/gold.csv - no login, no cap.
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Source: CFTC Commitments of Traders, legacy futures-only report, contract code 088691. Dataset coverage 1986-01-15 → 2026-09-01. Methodology.