Gold (XAU) CFTC Futures Positions and Gold Price Chart
This page displays the positions of Non-Commercial speculators (large funds and speculators) on Gold (XAU) futures based on the weekly COT reports released by the CFTC, along with a comparative analysis against the Gold (XAU) exchange rate. The COT report helps traders understand market sentiment among large speculators and potential trend changes.
Data Update: October 20, 2026 (Friday) Released at 16:30 ESTData Period: December 31, 1986 to October 20, 2026Description: Long positions (buyers) are shown in red, short positions (sellers) are shown in blue, and the line in the middle of the chart represents the net position (long minus short).
Non-Commercial positions and price chart
Last updated: October 20, 2026
Weekly position data
| Date | Long | week-on-week | Short | week-on-week | Net | week-on-week | XAUUSD | week-on-week |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-20 | 237,142 | -8,158 | 37,277 | -144 | 199,865 | -8,014 | 4125.16 | -35.74 |
| 2026-10-13 | 245,300 | -103 | 37,421 | +2,353 | 207,879 | -2,456 | 4160.9 | -2.82 |
| 2026-10-06 | 245,403 | -4,333 | 35,068 | +3,964 | 210,335 | -8,297 | 4163.72 | -18.57 |
| 2026-09-29 | 249,736 | -4,246 | 31,104 | +2,975 | 218,632 | -7,221 | 4182.29 | -176.05 |
| 2026-09-22 | 253,982 | -4,077 | 28,129 | +408 | 225,853 | -4,485 | 4358.34 | +64.42 |
| 2026-09-15 | 258,059 | -2,948 | 27,721 | -1,326 | 230,338 | -1,622 | 4293.92 | -61.41 |
| 2026-09-08 | 261,007 | +522 | 29,047 | -3,314 | 231,960 | +3,836 | 4355.33 | +27.21 |
| 2026-09-01 | 260,485 | -16,674 | 32,361 | -1,464 | 228,124 | -15,210 | 4328.12 | -330.51 |
| 2026-08-25 | 277,159 | +20,257 | 33,825 | -888 | 243,334 | +21,145 | 4658.63 | +324.41 |
| 2026-08-18 | 256,902 | +5,966 | 34,713 | +1,717 | 222,189 | +4,249 | 4334.22 | -33.79 |