Gold

GOLD · COMMODITY EXCHANGE INC. · CFTC code 088691 · week ending 2026-10-06

Trader category

Range

Managed Money is net long 28.0% of open interest

Managed Money holds a net position of 110,987 contracts, or 28.0% of the 396,109 contracts of open interest, leaving the category net long. That is within the normal range of the last three years (z = −0.06 and sits at 66 on a 0–100 scale of its three-year range). In contracts, the net position moved −9,331 while open interest moved −10,347 — long liquidation, with longs closing out rather than new sellers arriving. That is −1.58pp as a share of open interest.

Net position as a share of open interest

Managed Money · blue above the line is net long, red below is net short

Open interest

The denominator. Positioning shares mean little without knowing whether the market itself is growing or shrinking.

Z-score vs its own 3-year history

Shaded beyond ±2σ. Measures how unusual today's share is for this market.

COT Index (0–100)

Rank within the 3-year range. Shaded below 10 and above 90.

Weekly flow, adjusted for open interest

Change in the net share week over week, in percentage points of open interest.

Who is on the other side

Net share of open interest by trader group. The groups net to zero — every long is someone's short.

Producer / Merchant Swap Dealer Managed Money Other Reportable Non-Reportable

Recent weeks (table view)

Week	Open interest	Net	Net % OI	Δ pp	Z	COT Idx
2026-10-06	396,109	110,987	28.02%	-1.58	-0.06	66
2026-09-29	406,456	120,318	29.60%	-1.26	0.18	77
2026-09-22	412,800	127,389	30.86%	-1.62	0.36	79
2026-09-15	409,899	133,116	32.48%	-0.35	0.57	83
2026-09-08	411,227	134,972	32.82%	-0.12	0.62	83
2026-09-01	415,196	136,771	32.94%	-0.88	0.65	84
2026-08-25	427,957	144,747	33.82%	-1.04	0.76	86
2026-08-18	406,260	141,648	34.87%	0.48	0.89	88
2026-08-11	400,309	137,662	34.39%	-0.81	0.84	87
2026-08-04	371,551	130,766	35.19%	4.05	0.94	88
2026-07-28	384,603	119,795	31.15%	-1.41	0.50	80
2026-07-21	383,368	124,831	32.56%	1.08	0.66	83