Gold COT heatmap
CFTC Commitments of Traders, legacy futures only. COMEX gold, non-commercial traders. Data as of Tuesday, published Friday by the CFTC.
Green means stronger positioning, red means weaker. Darker shades are more extreme compared with recent weeks. For shorts, the scale is flipped: heavy short positioning shows red.
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Latest week: Sep 29, 2026. Net non-commercial: 210,181 contracts.
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| WEEK | LONG | SHORT | NET | CHG LONG | CHG SHORT | OPEN INT. | OI CHANGE | % LONG | % SHORT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 29, 2026 | 239,568 | 29,387 | 210,181 | -6,535 | +1,032 | 541,982 | -29,309 | 44.2% | 5.4% |
| Sep 22, 2026 | 246,102 | 28,355 | 217,747 | -1,605 | +1,365 | 571,291 | -6,163 | 43.1% | 5.0% |
| Sep 15, 2026 | 247,707 | 26,990 | 220,717 | -4,369 | -1,158 | 577,454 | -5,210 | 42.9% | 4.7% |
| Sep 8, 2026 | 252,076 | 28,148 | 223,928 | -1,466 | -3,206 | 582,664 | +3,738 | 43.3% | 4.8% |
| Sep 1, 2026 | 253,542 | 31,354 | 222,188 | -19,590 | +433 | 578,926 | -66,066 | 43.8% | 5.4% |
| Aug 25, 2026 | 273,133 | 30,921 | 242,212 | +20,529 | -2,187 | 644,992 | +83,175 | 42.3% | 4.8% |
| Aug 18, 2026 | 252,603 | 33,108 | 219,495 | +4,633 | -6 | 561,817 | -2,768 | 45.0% | 5.9% |
| Aug 11, 2026 | 247,970 | 33,114 | 214,856 | +26,588 | +2,380 | 564,585 | +76,273 | 43.9% | 5.9% |
| Aug 4, 2026 | 221,382 | 30,734 | 190,648 | +7,824 | -8,693 | 488,312 | -5,236 | 45.3% | 6.3% |
| Jul 28, 2026 | 213,558 | 39,427 | 174,131 | -3,220 | -1,155 | 493,548 | -29,923 | 43.3% | 8.0% |
| Jul 21, 2026 | 216,777 | 40,582 | 176,195 | -117 | -382 | 523,471 | +1,286 | 41.4% | 7.8% |
| Jul 14, 2026 | 216,895 | 40,964 | 175,931 | -7,485 | -250 | 522,185 | +15,703 | 41.5% | 7.8% |
| Jul 7, 2026 | 224,379 | 41,214 | 183,165 | +4,162 | +3,207 | 506,482 | +6,341 | 44.3% | 8.1% |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 220,217 | 38,007 | 182,210 | +11,939 | +2,613 | 500,141 | +2,695 | 44.0% | 7.6% |
| Jun 23, 2026 | 208,278 | 35,394 | 172,884 | +4,114 | +5,615 | 497,446 | +18,091 | 41.9% | 7.1% |
| Jun 16, 2026 | 204,164 | 29,779 | 174,385 | +3,254 | -5,227 | 479,355 | +20,044 | 42.6% | 6.2% |
| Jun 9, 2026 | 200,910 | 35,006 | 165,904 | -1,268 | +4,245 | 459,311 | +24,521 | 43.7% | 7.6% |
| Jun 2, 2026 | 202,178 | 30,761 | 171,417 | +5,181 | -16,576 | 434,790 | -20,336 | 46.5% | 7.1% |
| May 26, 2026 | 196,997 | 47,337 | 149,660 | -1,361 | -2,361 | 455,126 | -88,290 | 43.3% | 10.4% |
| May 19, 2026 | 198,358 | 49,698 | 148,660 | -13,909 | +2,605 | 543,416 | -1,651 | 36.5% | 9.1% |
| May 12, 2026 | 212,267 | 47,093 | 165,174 | +8,780 | +107 | 545,067 | +18,080 | 38.9% | 8.6% |
| May 5, 2026 | 203,487 | 46,986 | 156,501 | -1,072 | -4,069 | 526,987 | +5,434 | 38.6% | 8.9% |
| Apr 28, 2026 | 204,559 | 51,055 | 153,504 | -3,564 | +3,129 | 521,553 | -35,341 | 39.2% | 9.8% |
| Apr 21, 2026 | 208,123 | 47,927 | 160,196 | -41 | +882 | 556,894 | -8,275 | 37.4% | 8.6% |
| Apr 14, 2026 | 208,164 | 47,045 | 161,119 | +5,694 | -1,557 | 565,169 | +14,682 | 36.8% | 8.3% |
| Apr 7, 2026 | 202,470 | 48,602 | 153,868 | -2,161 | +4,667 | 550,487 | +0 | 36.8% | 8.8% |
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