Commitments of Traders · Disaggregated, futures only

What positions do traders hold in GOLD futures?

In GOLD futures, managed money held a net long position of 104,206 contracts and open interest was 402,279 contracts on 20 October 2026 (CFTC Commitments of Traders, released 23 October 2026).

Net positionsOpen interest

Net positions in GOLD futures each week: managed money, producers, merchants, processors and users, swap dealers, contracts

8 November 2016 to 20 October 2026Net is long less short, ours; contracts

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29 November 2016 Managed money +106,941 Producers, merchants, processors and users −90,588 Swap dealers −77,23527 December 2016 Managed money +43,366 Producers, merchants, processors and users −74,447 Swap dealers −46,52024 January 2017 Managed money +59,754 Producers, merchants, processors and users −85,365 Swap dealers −41,00921 February 2017 Managed money +78,042 Producers, merchants, processors and users −95,769 Swap dealers −43,79521 March 2017 Managed money +56,195 Producers, merchants, processors and users −98,516 Swap dealers −30,48118 April 2017 Managed money +151,236 Producers, merchants, processors and users −149,780 Swap dealers −61,28416 May 2017 Managed money +65,868 Producers, merchants, processors and users −128,589 Swap dealers −14,27013 June 2017 Managed money +147,496 Producers, merchants, processors and users −166,217 Swap dealers −37,39411 July 2017 Managed money +23,222 Producers, merchants, processors and users −117,637 Swap dealers +43,7218 August 2017 Managed money +135,985 Producers, merchants, processors and users −149,310 Swap dealers −10,2015 September 2017 Managed money +237,188 Producers, merchants, processors and users −193,794 Swap dealers −68,0133 October 2017 Managed money +179,444 Producers, merchants, processors and users −185,938 Swap dealers −38,48531 October 2017 Managed money +165,965 Producers, merchants, processors and users −183,708 Swap dealers −26,94028 November 2017 Managed money +198,540 Producers, merchants, processors and users −184,757 Swap dealers −61,78426 December 2017 Managed money +107,758 Producers, merchants, processors and users −141,549 Swap dealers −7,92023 January 2018 Managed money +209,536 Producers, merchants, processors and users −193,251 Swap dealers −41,30120 February 2018 Managed money +175,455 Producers, merchants, processors and users −176,318 Swap dealers −38,56020 March 2018 Managed money +111,807 Producers, merchants, processors and users −156,569 Swap dealers −10,70117 April 2018 Managed money +132,638 Producers, merchants, processors and users −173,847 Swap dealers −11,41515 May 2018 Managed money +18,998 Producers, merchants, processors and users −139,860 Swap dealers +21,77112 June 2018 Managed money +55,504 Producers, merchants, processors and users −95,616 Swap dealers −44,97110 July 2018 Managed money −2,527 Producers, merchants, processors and users −69,642 Swap dealers −30,7527 August 2018 Managed money −66,116 Producers, merchants, processors and users −47,665 Swap dealers +22,0564 September 2018 Managed money −82,722 Producers, merchants, processors and users −38,616 Swap dealers +45,1412 October 2018 Managed money −79,603 Producers, merchants, processors and users −38,610 Swap dealers +47,48530 October 2018 Managed money −55,523 Producers, merchants, processors and users −61,054 Swap dealers +29,84927 November 2018 Managed money −58,390 Producers, merchants, processors and users −41,014 Swap dealers +24,91424 December 2018 Managed money +41,968 Producers, merchants, processors and users −65,895 Swap dealers −62,32422 January 2019 Managed money +16,210 Producers, merchants, processors and users −60,043 Swap dealers −32,03419 February 2019 Managed money +82,377 Producers, merchants, processors and users −88,437 Swap dealers −78,04019 March 2019 Managed money +30,475 Producers, merchants, processors and users −63,997 Swap dealers −51,66216 April 2019 Managed money −15,387 Producers, merchants, processors and users −43,210 Swap dealers −35,22014 May 2019 Managed money +52,546 Producers, merchants, processors and users −64,882 Swap dealers −72,30111 June 2019 Managed money +129,160 Producers, merchants, processors and users −92,616 Swap dealers −109,4119 July 2019 Managed money +182,611 Producers, merchants, processors and users −149,614 Swap dealers −128,8026 August 2019 Managed money +226,833 Producers, merchants, processors and users −139,330 Swap dealers −184,9953 September 2019 Managed money +231,626 Producers, merchants, processors and users −154,657 Swap dealers −183,0841 October 2019 Managed money +190,811 Producers, merchants, processors and users −150,699 Swap dealers −152,98929 October 2019 Managed money +198,558 Producers, merchants, processors and users −139,575 Swap dealers −161,64126 November 2019 Managed money +194,287 Producers, merchants, processors and users −120,996 Swap dealers −184,47124 December 2019 Managed money +218,846 Producers, merchants, processors and users −137,148 Swap dealers −203,24821 January 2020 Managed money +223,832 Producers, merchants, processors and users −142,587 Swap dealers −209,31618 February 2020 Managed money +238,546 Producers, merchants, processors and users −159,081 Swap dealers −226,53117 March 2020 Managed money +154,079 Producers, merchants, processors and users −133,378 Swap dealers −168,33114 April 2020 Managed money +155,244 Producers, merchants, processors and users −108,251 Swap dealers −172,15712 May 2020 Managed money +122,217 Producers, merchants, processors and users −105,176 Swap dealers −173,3579 June 2020 Managed money +91,177 Producers, merchants, processors and users −82,891 Swap dealers −160,5667 July 2020 Managed money +139,343 Producers, merchants, processors and users −92,353 Swap dealers −210,2394 August 2020 Managed money +113,472 Producers, merchants, processors and users −97,590 Swap dealers −178,7551 September 2020 Managed money +97,742 Producers, merchants, processors and users −97,860 Swap dealers −179,54629 September 2020 Managed money +94,372 Producers, merchants, processors and users −96,842 Swap dealers −189,33627 October 2020 Managed money +101,875 Producers, merchants, processors and users −94,068 Swap dealers −202,39424 November 2020 Managed money +85,348 Producers, merchants, processors and users −95,651 Swap dealers −189,17821 December 2020 Managed money +108,124 Producers, merchants, processors and users −107,741 Swap dealers −207,35819 January 2021 Managed money +78,071 Producers, merchants, processors and users −100,895 Swap dealers −186,57216 February 2021 Managed money +67,956 Producers, merchants, processors and users −99,833 Swap dealers −175,24516 March 2021 Managed money +41,121 Producers, merchants, processors and users −79,074 Swap dealers −130,40113 April 2021 Managed money +53,807 Producers, merchants, processors and users −75,052 Swap dealers −133,73611 May 2021 Managed money +81,615 Producers, merchants, processors and users −70,791 Swap dealers −156,2938 June 2021 Managed money +107,664 Producers, merchants, processors and users −65,056 Swap dealers −179,7506 July 2021 Managed money +77,960 Producers, merchants, processors and users −60,850 Swap dealers −153,8763 August 2021 Managed money +89,873 Producers, merchants, processors and users −56,399 Swap dealers −174,88531 August 2021 Managed money +81,677 Producers, merchants, processors and users −52,741 Swap dealers −187,77128 September 2021 Managed money +30,861 Producers, merchants, processors and users −41,860 Swap dealers −148,29126 October 2021 Managed money +86,362 Producers, merchants, processors and users −51,095 Swap dealers −188,55923 November 2021 Managed money +105,339 Producers, merchants, processors and users −68,526 Swap dealers −199,30821 December 2021 Managed money +71,748 Producers, merchants, processors and users −55,793 Swap dealers −180,23618 January 2022 Managed money +71,793 Producers, merchants, processors and users −50,962 Swap dealers −170,10615 February 2022 Managed money +107,706 Producers, merchants, processors and users −63,682 Swap dealers −175,19315 March 2022 Managed money +126,537 Producers, merchants, processors and users −67,438 Swap dealers −230,00312 April 2022 Managed money +117,025 Producers, merchants, processors and users −51,729 Swap dealers −236,36410 May 2022 Managed money +61,992 Producers, merchants, processors and users −42,901 Swap dealers −184,8557 June 2022 Managed money +57,531 Producers, merchants, processors and users −44,542 Swap dealers −155,3445 July 2022 Managed money +17,034 Producers, merchants, processors and users −38,490 Swap dealers −127,0952 August 2022 Managed money +15,855 Producers, merchants, processors and users −30,387 Swap dealers −105,17830 August 2022 Managed money +11,788 Producers, merchants, processors and users −31,347 Swap dealers −98,33227 September 2022 Managed money −43,094 Producers, merchants, processors and users −12,623 Swap dealers −49,51525 October 2022 Managed money −38,788 Producers, merchants, processors and users −10,426 Swap dealers −69,78722 November 2022 Managed money +19,431 Producers, merchants, processors and users −40,394 Swap dealers −89,67020 December 2022 Managed money +39,095 Producers, merchants, processors and users −37,697 Swap dealers −104,81717 January 2023 Managed money +69,377 Producers, merchants, processors and users −43,935 Swap dealers −131,97814 February 2023 Managed money +41,173 Producers, merchants, processors and users −29,893 Swap dealers −99,17914 March 2023 Managed money +59,721 Producers, merchants, processors and users −36,067 Swap dealers −119,37311 April 2023 Managed money +104,606 Producers, merchants, processors and users −34,933 Swap dealers −181,6159 May 2023 Managed money +110,986 Producers, merchants, processors and users −36,768 Swap dealers −185,7476 June 2023 Managed money +93,428 Producers, merchants, processors and users −29,778 Swap dealers −168,4093 July 2023 Managed money +83,148 Producers, merchants, processors and users −27,425 Swap dealers −157,2921 August 2023 Managed money +80,009 Producers, merchants, processors and users −30,212 Swap dealers −156,63329 August 2023 Managed money +39,242 Producers, merchants, processors and users −20,467 Swap dealers −120,12726 September 2023 Managed money +23,438 Producers, merchants, processors and users −26,667 Swap dealers −108,16924 October 2023 Managed money +55,748 Producers, merchants, processors and users −40,145 Swap dealers −125,72821 November 2023 Managed money +79,135 Producers, merchants, processors and users −45,909 Swap dealers −144,32619 December 2023 Managed money +108,276 Producers, merchants, processors and users −48,016 Swap dealers −179,04216 January 2024 Managed money +83,229 Producers, merchants, processors and users −40,554 Swap dealers −166,86613 February 2024 Managed money +34,176 Producers, merchants, processors and users −32,243 Swap dealers −120,73712 March 2024 Managed money +141,083 Producers, merchants, processors and users −48,440 Swap dealers −169,8339 April 2024 Managed money +141,732 Producers, merchants, processors and users −42,026 Swap dealers −182,5567 May 2024 Managed money +126,099 Producers, merchants, processors and users −32,170 Swap dealers −195,0964 June 2024 Managed money +152,299 Producers, merchants, processors and users −39,886 Swap dealers −226,0452 July 2024 Managed money +150,815 Producers, merchants, processors and users −44,745 Swap dealers −220,05430 July 2024 Managed money +152,364 Producers, merchants, processors and users −44,765 Swap dealers −228,09227 August 2024 Managed money +200,291 Producers, merchants, processors and users −68,384 Swap dealers −253,93524 September 2024 Managed money +219,029 Producers, merchants, processors and users −80,030 Swap dealers −259,67622 October 2024 Managed money +205,160 Producers, merchants, processors and users −82,095 Swap dealers −242,60619 November 2024 Managed money +155,174 Producers, merchants, processors and users −70,317 Swap dealers −192,00517 December 2024 Managed money +183,502 Producers, merchants, processors and users −72,455 Swap dealers −212,77814 January 2025 Managed money +195,622 Producers, merchants, processors and users −73,987 Swap dealers −228,46511 February 2025 Managed money +194,803 Producers, merchants, processors and users −60,901 Swap dealers −248,98711 March 2025 Managed money +167,576 Producers, merchants, processors and users −57,259 Swap dealers −207,9298 April 2025 Managed money +130,986 Producers, merchants, processors and users −52,647 Swap dealers −179,5366 May 2025 Managed money +102,091 Producers, merchants, processors and users −45,285 Swap dealers −146,8183 June 2025 Managed money +123,582 Producers, merchants, processors and users −48,108 Swap dealers −172,7181 July 2025 Managed money +130,360 Producers, merchants, processors and users −49,413 Swap dealers −186,65629 July 2025 Managed money +134,256 Producers, merchants, processors and users −48,170 Swap dealers −210,90926 August 2025 Managed money +141,917 Producers, merchants, processors and users −42,328 Swap dealers −208,63723 September 2025 Managed money +160,549 Producers, merchants, processors and users −67,152 Swap dealers −231,25121 October 2025 Managed money +92,227 Producers, merchants, processors and users −57,778 Swap dealers −152,33918 November 2025 Managed money +98,205 Producers, merchants, processors and users −58,897 Swap dealers −186,68816 December 2025 Managed money +132,596 Producers, merchants, processors and users −44,249 Swap dealers −230,10913 January 2026 Managed money +134,745 Producers, merchants, processors and users −51,165 Swap dealers −245,94110 February 2026 Managed money +92,022 Producers, merchants, processors and users −18,445 Swap dealers −179,29310 March 2026 Managed money +98,399 Producers, merchants, processors and users −19,696 Swap dealers −183,2807 April 2026 Managed money +90,032 Producers, merchants, processors and users −19,296 Swap dealers −174,4555 May 2026 Managed money +94,254 Producers, merchants, processors and users −19,112 Swap dealers −179,8232 June 2026 Managed money +112,179 Producers, merchants, processors and users −20,154 Swap dealers −186,19130 June 2026 Managed money +120,091 Producers, merchants, processors and users −17,046 Swap dealers −204,02428 July 2026 Managed money +119,795 Producers, merchants, processors and users −20,549 Swap dealers −191,76025 August 2026 Managed money +144,747 Producers, merchants, processors and users −34,558 Swap dealers −245,02722 September 2026 Managed money +127,389 Producers, merchants, processors and users −26,777 Swap dealers −236,12620 October 2026 Managed money +104,206 Producers, merchants, processors and users −14,783 Swap dealers −220,799

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22 October 2024 Managed money +205,160 Producers, merchants, processors and users −82,095 Swap dealers −242,60629 October 2024 Managed money +195,173 Producers, merchants, processors and users −74,620 Swap dealers −229,0515 November 2024 Managed money +183,003 Producers, merchants, processors and users −69,363 Swap dealers −213,69612 November 2024 Managed money +165,296 Producers, merchants, processors and users −67,456 Swap dealers −198,12619 November 2024 Managed money +155,174 Producers, merchants, processors and users −70,317 Swap dealers −192,00526 November 2024 Managed money +179,290 Producers, merchants, processors and users −67,080 Swap dealers −205,4403 December 2024 Managed money +180,735 Producers, merchants, processors and users −62,341 Swap dealers −223,93410 December 2024 Managed money +196,078 Producers, merchants, processors and users −66,445 Swap dealers −230,42617 December 2024 Managed money +183,502 Producers, merchants, processors and users −72,455 Swap dealers −212,77824 December 2024 Managed money +165,497 Producers, merchants, processors and users −74,789 Swap dealers −198,54731 December 2024 Managed money +166,169 Producers, merchants, processors and users −73,361 Swap dealers −197,9357 January 2025 Managed money +177,641 Producers, merchants, processors and users −70,967 Swap dealers −207,67914 January 2025 Managed money +195,622 Producers, merchants, processors and users −73,987 Swap dealers −228,46521 January 2025 Managed money +215,869 Producers, merchants, processors and users −80,606 Swap dealers −246,00228 January 2025 Managed money +210,540 Producers, merchants, processors and users −80,898 Swap dealers −242,8244 February 2025 Managed money +209,533 Producers, merchants, processors and users −63,444 Swap dealers −264,73111 February 2025 Managed money +194,803 Producers, merchants, processors and users −60,901 Swap dealers −248,98718 February 2025 Managed money +185,329 Producers, merchants, processors and users −60,419 Swap dealers −235,65225 February 2025 Managed money +179,812 Producers, merchants, processors and users −60,490 Swap dealers −227,6104 March 2025 Managed money +166,658 Producers, merchants, processors and users −58,579 Swap dealers −212,53611 March 2025 Managed money +167,576 Producers, merchants, processors and users −57,259 Swap dealers −207,92918 March 2025 Managed money +183,834 Producers, merchants, processors and users −64,380 Swap dealers −220,78825 March 2025 Managed money +174,732 Producers, merchants, processors and users −62,757 Swap dealers −215,8411 April 2025 Managed money +141,999 Producers, merchants, processors and users −62,315 Swap dealers −202,7468 April 2025 Managed money +130,986 Producers, merchants, processors and users −52,647 Swap dealers −179,53615 April 2025 Managed money +124,854 Producers, merchants, processors and users −51,605 Swap dealers −180,30722 April 2025 Managed money +120,902 Producers, merchants, processors and users −45,310 Swap dealers −156,95829 April 2025 Managed money +105,895 Producers, merchants, processors and users −45,074 Swap dealers −145,6876 May 2025 Managed money +102,091 Producers, merchants, processors and users −45,285 Swap dealers −146,81813 May 2025 Managed money +101,227 Producers, merchants, processors and users −41,533 Swap dealers −149,67420 May 2025 Managed money +107,629 Producers, merchants, processors and users −38,817 Swap dealers −158,83127 May 2025 Managed money +110,816 Producers, merchants, processors and users −46,192 Swap dealers −161,3953 June 2025 Managed money +123,582 Producers, merchants, processors and users −48,108 Swap dealers −172,71810 June 2025 Managed money +124,091 Producers, merchants, processors and users −49,365 Swap dealers −173,35317 June 2025 Managed money +130,511 Producers, merchants, processors and users −52,962 Swap dealers −184,76524 June 2025 Managed money +125,128 Producers, merchants, processors and users −50,415 Swap dealers −180,1451 July 2025 Managed money +130,360 Producers, merchants, processors and users −49,413 Swap dealers −186,6568 July 2025 Managed money +128,942 Producers, merchants, processors and users −46,812 Swap dealers −191,54215 July 2025 Managed money +136,727 Producers, merchants, processors and users −46,736 Swap dealers −203,95222 July 2025 Managed money +159,934 Producers, merchants, processors and users −51,362 Swap dealers −230,97529 July 2025 Managed money +134,256 Producers, merchants, processors and users −48,170 Swap dealers −210,9095 August 2025 Managed money +153,987 Producers, merchants, processors and users −34,017 Swap dealers −236,12912 August 2025 Managed money +148,287 Producers, merchants, processors and users −39,750 Swap dealers −223,31519 August 2025 Managed money +137,385 Producers, merchants, processors and users −40,005 Swap dealers −209,96026 August 2025 Managed money +141,917 Producers, merchants, processors and users −42,328 Swap dealers −208,6372 September 2025 Managed money +161,502 Producers, merchants, processors and users −55,302 Swap dealers −218,5969 September 2025 Managed money +163,519 Producers, merchants, processors and users −62,554 Swap dealers −210,82116 September 2025 Managed money +158,971 Producers, merchants, processors and users −65,384 Swap dealers −236,98723 September 2025 Managed money +160,549 Producers, merchants, processors and users −67,152 Swap dealers −231,25130 September 2025 Managed money +145,227 Producers, merchants, processors and users −65,397 Swap dealers −222,8397 October 2025 Managed money +129,759 Producers, merchants, processors and users −65,352 Swap dealers −198,42014 October 2025 Managed money +108,310 Producers, merchants, processors and users −61,457 Swap dealers −175,41021 October 2025 Managed money +92,227 Producers, merchants, processors and users −57,778 Swap dealers −152,33928 October 2025 Managed money +104,159 Producers, merchants, processors and users −58,194 Swap dealers −178,8334 November 2025 Managed money +100,545 Producers, merchants, processors and users −59,451 Swap dealers −177,09110 November 2025 Managed money +104,087 Producers, merchants, processors and users −58,746 Swap dealers −186,07718 November 2025 Managed money +98,205 Producers, merchants, processors and users −58,897 Swap dealers −186,68825 November 2025 Managed money +109,309 Producers, merchants, processors and users −46,692 Swap dealers −194,7112 December 2025 Managed money +120,324 Producers, merchants, processors and users −48,707 Swap dealers −206,6419 December 2025 Managed money +123,548 Producers, merchants, processors and users −49,393 Swap dealers −213,18616 December 2025 Managed money +132,596 Producers, merchants, processors and users −44,249 Swap dealers −230,10923 December 2025 Managed money +136,270 Producers, merchants, processors and users −51,284 Swap dealers −232,24230 December 2025 Managed money +126,040 Producers, merchants, processors and users −54,481 Swap dealers −220,7656 January 2026 Managed money +123,213 Producers, merchants, processors and users −50,542 Swap dealers −221,49313 January 2026 Managed money +134,745 Producers, merchants, processors and users −51,165 Swap dealers −245,94120 January 2026 Managed money +137,444 Producers, merchants, processors and users −42,289 Swap dealers −247,40027 January 2026 Managed money +118,159 Producers, merchants, processors and users −40,589 Swap dealers −207,6963 February 2026 Managed money +92,072 Producers, merchants, processors and users −24,634 Swap dealers −183,14410 February 2026 Managed money +92,022 Producers, merchants, processors and users −18,445 Swap dealers −179,29317 February 2026 Managed money +95,893 Producers, merchants, processors and users −21,398 Swap dealers −175,38424 February 2026 Managed money +95,974 Producers, merchants, processors and users −19,818 Swap dealers −180,9883 March 2026 Managed money +97,917 Producers, merchants, processors and users −20,791 Swap dealers −179,79210 March 2026 Managed money +98,399 Producers, merchants, processors and users −19,696 Swap dealers −183,28017 March 2026 Managed money +102,043 Producers, merchants, processors and users −17,834 Swap dealers −180,81424 March 2026 Managed money +91,621 Producers, merchants, processors and users −22,216 Swap dealers −181,61231 March 2026 Managed money +92,814 Producers, merchants, processors and users −19,910 Swap dealers −181,7307 April 2026 Managed money +90,032 Producers, merchants, processors and users −19,296 Swap dealers −174,45514 April 2026 Managed money +95,141 Producers, merchants, processors and users −18,530 Swap dealers −182,55221 April 2026 Managed money +92,976 Producers, merchants, processors and users −20,418 Swap dealers −182,52228 April 2026 Managed money +89,752 Producers, merchants, processors and users −20,192 Swap dealers −174,6215 May 2026 Managed money +94,254 Producers, merchants, processors and users −19,112 Swap dealers −179,82312 May 2026 Managed money +98,015 Producers, merchants, processors and users −20,202 Swap dealers −190,05619 May 2026 Managed money +93,540 Producers, merchants, processors and users −17,914 Swap dealers −173,71526 May 2026 Managed money +97,446 Producers, merchants, processors and users −19,510 Swap dealers −166,2562 June 2026 Managed money +112,179 Producers, merchants, processors and users −20,154 Swap dealers −186,1919 June 2026 Managed money +105,863 Producers, merchants, processors and users −19,300 Swap dealers −181,73616 June 2026 Managed money +113,721 Producers, merchants, processors and users −17,047 Swap dealers −190,51623 June 2026 Managed money +115,395 Producers, merchants, processors and users −9,336 Swap dealers −196,06830 June 2026 Managed money +120,091 Producers, merchants, processors and users −17,046 Swap dealers −204,0247 July 2026 Managed money +116,161 Producers, merchants, processors and users −20,986 Swap dealers −201,29614 July 2026 Managed money +120,779 Producers, merchants, processors and users −19,149 Swap dealers −195,63921 July 2026 Managed money +124,831 Producers, merchants, processors and users −19,321 Swap dealers −193,87828 July 2026 Managed money +119,795 Producers, merchants, processors and users −20,549 Swap dealers −191,7604 August 2026 Managed money +130,766 Producers, merchants, processors and users −18,856 Swap dealers −207,63511 August 2026 Managed money +137,662 Producers, merchants, processors and users −27,935 Swap dealers −224,70518 August 2026 Managed money +141,648 Producers, merchants, processors and users −29,761 Swap dealers −228,65725 August 2026 Managed money +144,747 Producers, merchants, processors and users −34,558 Swap dealers −245,0271 September 2026 Managed money +136,771 Producers, merchants, processors and users −31,289 Swap dealers −233,4298 September 2026 Managed money +134,972 Producers, merchants, processors and users −30,961 Swap dealers −239,31315 September 2026 Managed money +133,116 Producers, merchants, processors and users −28,061 Swap dealers −233,66022 September 2026 Managed money +127,389 Producers, merchants, processors and users −26,777 Swap dealers −236,12629 September 2026 Managed money +120,318 Producers, merchants, processors and users −21,263 Swap dealers −229,7046 October 2026 Managed money +110,987 Producers, merchants, processors and users −19,501 Swap dealers −225,02613 October 2026 Managed money +107,089 Producers, merchants, processors and users −18,437 Swap dealers −224,09420 October 2026 Managed money +104,206 Producers, merchants, processors and users −14,783 Swap dealers −220,799

The lines

Managed money+104,206
Producers, merchants, processors and users−14,783
Swap dealers−220,799

Each point is one week of GOLD futures from the CFTC's Disaggregated report (futures only): the net position, long contracts less short contracts, of one group of traders, or all open contracts. The chart shows up to the newest ten years. Pointing at the chart shows the week and the value.

Select a line to followLatest: 20 Oct 2026

Managed money, net+104,206
Producers, merchants, processors and users, net−14,783
Swap dealers, net−220,799

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The latest week of GOLD futures beside the one before it and the nearest ones a year and five years earlier. The weeks of the last two years and every group's long and short are in the tables under "The numbers behind the chart".

Positions in GOLD futures in the week of 20 October 2026 beside earlier weeks (contracts)
Measure	Latest	The week before	A year earlier	Five years earlier
Week	20 October 2026	13 October 2026	14 October 2025	19 October 2021
Open interest	402,279	396,345	485,788	485,974
Managed money, net	+104,206	+107,089	+108,310	+57,799
Producers, merchants, processors and users, net	−14,783	−18,437	−61,457	−50,652
Swap dealers, net	−220,799	−224,094	−175,410	−168,538

The table scrolls sideways; the first column stays in place.

Observed 20 Oct 2026.

Right now

Managed money held a net long position of 104,206 contracts in GOLD futures in the week to 20 October 2026, the largest net long since the week of 13 October 2026.

The producers, merchants, processors and users were net short 14,783 contracts that week, and swap dealers net short 220,799 contracts.

See every week of the last two years

Open interestGOLD, week of 20 October 2026

Open interest was 402,279 contracts in the week to 20 October 2026, the most since the week of 29 September 2026.

+5,934 contracts from the week before, held by 288 reporting traders.

See the long and short of each group

RecordsOurs, since the week of 13 June 2006

Open interest was highest at 796,883 contracts in the week of 14 January 2020.

Managed money held their largest net long, 273,076 contracts, in the week of 5 July 2016, and their largest net short, 109,454 contracts, in the week of 9 October 2018.

See each group's positions

The other groupsNet, and the last week larger

Producers, merchants, processors and users: net short 14,783 contracts, the largest net short since the week of 13 October 2026.

Swap dealers: net short 220,799 contracts, the largest net short since the week of 13 October 2026.

Other reportable traders: net long 95,659 contracts, the largest net long since the week of 13 October 2026.

See each group's positions

Understanding the futures positions report

Where it stands today

Managed money were net long 104,206 contracts in GOLD futures in the week of 20 October 2026.

Who are the groups in the report?

The CFTC's Disaggregated report, one of its Commitments of Traders reports, gives the positions held in each commodity futures market on a Tuesday, sorted by kind of trader: managed money, producers, merchants, processors and users, swap dealers, other reportable traders and traders below the reporting level.

A position is a number of contracts, long or short; swap dealers, managed money and other reportables also report spread positions, which hold both. The CFTC assigns each reporting trader to a group from the business the trader reports. This page uses the report's futures-only figures, which leave out options. The report gives the contract size of GOLD futures as (CONTRACTS OF 100 TROY OUNCES), and the market as GOLD - COMMODITY EXCHANGE INC..

What 500metrics adds: net positions (long less short, which leave out spread positions), the change from the week before, the records since the week of 13 June 2006, and the last week a group's net position was larger on the same side.

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How were the GOLD positions split between long and short?Week of 20 October 2026, contracts

Long, short and spread positions of each group in GOLD futures (GOLD - COMMODITY EXCHANGE INC.), week of 20 October 2026 (contracts; net is ours)
Group	Long	Short	Spread	Net
Managed money	120,970	16,764	38,634	+104,206
Producers, merchants, processors and users	19,715	34,498	n/a	−14,783
Swap dealers	17,737	238,536	22,079	−220,799
Other reportable traders	116,172	20,513	15,565	+95,659
Nonreportable (below the reporting level)	51,407	15,690	n/a	+35,717

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What were the net positions in GOLD futures each week?104 weeks, newest first, since 29 October 2024

Open interest and net positions in GOLD futures by week, newest first (contracts; net is ours)
Week	Open interest	Managed money, net	Producers, merchants, processors and users, net	Swap dealers, net	Other reportable traders, net
20 October 2026	402,279	+104,206	−14,783	−220,799	+95,659
13 October 2026	396,345	+107,089	−18,437	−224,094	+100,790
6 October 2026	396,109	+110,987	−19,501	−225,026	+99,348
29 September 2026	406,456	+120,318	−21,263	−229,704	+98,314
22 September 2026	412,800	+127,389	−26,777	−236,126	+98,464
15 September 2026	409,899	+133,116	−28,061	−233,660	+97,222
8 September 2026	411,227	+134,972	−30,961	−239,313	+96,988
1 September 2026	415,196	+136,771	−31,289	−233,429	+91,353
25 August 2026	427,957	+144,747	−34,558	−245,027	+98,587
18 August 2026	406,260	+141,648	−29,761	−228,657	+80,541
11 August 2026	400,309	+137,662	−27,935	−224,705	+80,278
4 August 2026	371,551	+130,766	−18,856	−207,635	+66,868
28 July 2026	384,603	+119,795	−20,549	−191,760	+62,275
21 July 2026	383,368	+124,831	−19,321	−193,878	+59,079
14 July 2026	383,689	+120,779	−19,149	−195,639	+65,903
7 July 2026	371,776	+116,161	−20,986	−201,296	+78,085
30 June 2026	369,541	+120,091	−17,046	−204,024	+73,928
23 June 2026	352,167	+115,395	−9,336	−196,068	+65,944
16 June 2026	339,330	+113,721	−17,047	−190,516	+66,499
9 June 2026	332,709	+105,863	−19,300	−181,736	+67,974
2 June 2026	326,052	+112,179	−20,154	−186,191	+63,841
26 May 2026	353,489	+97,446	−19,510	−166,256	+56,814
19 May 2026	379,325	+93,540	−17,914	−173,715	+66,293
12 May 2026	376,496	+98,015	−20,202	−190,056	+73,607
5 May 2026	367,932	+94,254	−19,112	−179,823	+69,049
28 April 2026	369,530	+89,752	−20,192	−174,621	+69,819

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Open interest and net positions in GOLD futures by week, newest first (contracts; net is ours) (continued)
Week	Open interest	Managed money, net	Producers, merchants, processors and users, net	Swap dealers, net	Other reportable traders, net
21 April 2026	365,842	+92,976	−20,418	−182,522	+71,030
14 April 2026	362,274	+95,141	−18,530	−182,552	+67,385
7 April 2026	354,877	+90,032	−19,296	−174,455	+66,273
31 March 2026	361,409	+92,814	−19,910	−181,730	+70,388
24 March 2026	403,925	+91,621	−22,216	−181,612	+76,706
17 March 2026	411,388	+102,043	−17,834	−180,814	+57,826
10 March 2026	413,956	+98,399	−19,696	−183,280	+64,733
3 March 2026	409,789	+97,917	−20,791	−179,792	+62,228
24 February 2026	420,182	+95,974	−19,818	−180,988	+63,203
17 February 2026	407,078	+95,893	−21,398	−175,384	+64,022
10 February 2026	404,391	+92,022	−18,445	−179,293	+67,990
3 February 2026	409,694	+92,072	−24,634	−183,144	+73,532
27 January 2026	488,463	+118,159	−40,589	−207,696	+87,237
20 January 2026	528,004	+137,444	−42,289	−247,400	+107,326
13 January 2026	527,455	+134,745	−51,165	−245,941	+116,493
6 January 2026	488,116	+123,213	−50,542	−221,493	+104,419
30 December 2025	481,866	+126,040	−54,481	−220,765	+105,133
23 December 2025	492,103	+136,270	−51,284	−232,242	+104,430
16 December 2025	471,093	+132,596	−44,249	−230,109	+101,382
9 December 2025	432,569	+123,548	−49,393	−213,186	+100,338
2 December 2025	418,490	+120,324	−48,707	−206,641	+97,236
25 November 2025	432,946	+109,309	−46,692	−194,711	+95,279
18 November 2025	471,953	+98,205	−58,897	−186,688	+112,134
10 November 2025	459,997	+104,087	−58,746	−186,077	+102,982
4 November 2025	450,399	+100,545	−59,451	−177,091	+101,762
28 October 2025	457,122	+104,159	−58,194	−178,833	+100,505
21 October 2025	472,421	+92,227	−57,778	−152,339	+84,382
14 October 2025	485,788	+108,310	−61,457	−175,410	+95,606
7 October 2025	485,559	+129,759	−65,352	−198,420	+102,197
30 September 2025	493,748	+145,227	−65,397	−222,839	+107,681
23 September 2025	528,789	+160,549	−67,152	−231,251	+106,200
16 September 2025	516,221	+158,971	−65,384	−236,987	+107,439
9 September 2025	509,625	+163,519	−62,554	−210,821	+98,221
2 September 2025	492,908	+161,502	−55,302	−218,596	+88,028
26 August 2025	443,760	+141,917	−42,328	−208,637	+72,394
19 August 2025	438,541	+137,385	−40,005	−209,960	+75,205
12 August 2025	446,152	+148,287	−39,750	−223,315	+81,198
5 August 2025	449,647	+153,987	−34,017	−236,129	+83,063
29 July 2025	445,259	+134,256	−48,170	−210,909	+89,340
22 July 2025	489,423	+159,934	−51,362	−230,975	+93,104
15 July 2025	448,531	+136,727	−46,736	−203,952	+76,388
8 July 2025	443,144	+128,942	−46,812	−191,542	+74,026
1 July 2025	437,662	+130,360	−49,413	−186,656	+71,620
24 June 2025	434,958	+125,128	−50,415	−180,145	+69,876
17 June 2025	441,214	+130,511	−52,962	−184,765	+70,137
10 June 2025	417,143	+124,091	−49,365	−173,353	+63,390
3 June 2025	415,941	+123,582	−48,108	−172,718	+64,323
27 May 2025	437,538	+110,816	−46,192	−161,395	+63,368
20 May 2025	448,000	+107,629	−38,817	−158,831	+56,352
13 May 2025	440,842	+101,227	−41,533	−149,674	+59,982
6 May 2025	452,414	+102,091	−45,285	−146,818	+60,406
29 April 2025	451,868	+105,895	−45,074	−145,687	+57,423
22 April 2025	465,351	+120,902	−45,310	−156,958	+54,476
15 April 2025	456,628	+124,854	−51,605	−180,307	+77,356
8 April 2025	445,468	+130,986	−52,647	−179,536	+69,729
1 April 2025	498,746	+141,999	−62,315	−202,746	+96,435
25 March 2025	511,482	+174,732	−62,757	−215,841	+75,064
18 March 2025	533,566	+183,834	−64,380	−220,788	+74,098
11 March 2025	511,276	+167,576	−57,259	−207,929	+68,524
4 March 2025	489,270	+166,658	−58,579	−212,536	+76,603
25 February 2025	512,179	+179,812	−60,490	−227,610	+81,813
18 February 2025	522,330	+185,329	−60,419	−235,652	+83,345
11 February 2025	528,719	+194,803	−60,901	−248,987	+89,701
4 February 2025	542,004	+209,533	−63,444	−264,731	+92,975
28 January 2025	577,505	+210,540	−80,898	−242,824	+88,869
21 January 2025	571,387	+215,869	−80,606	−246,002	+84,915
14 January 2025	526,467	+195,622	−73,987	−228,465	+83,741
7 January 2025	477,043	+177,641	−70,967	−207,679	+77,270
31 December 2024	458,584	+166,169	−73,361	−197,935	+81,110
24 December 2024	454,646	+165,497	−74,789	−198,547	+82,132
17 December 2024	466,571	+183,502	−72,455	−212,778	+78,539
10 December 2024	483,346	+196,078	−66,445	−230,426	+79,508
3 December 2024	462,040	+180,735	−62,341	−223,934	+79,001
26 November 2024	472,660	+179,290	−67,080	−205,440	+71,048
19 November 2024	502,952	+155,174	−70,317	−192,005	+79,193
12 November 2024	535,981	+165,296	−67,456	−198,126	+71,155
5 November 2024	558,034	+183,003	−69,363	−213,696	+72,326
29 October 2024	579,468	+195,173	−74,620	−229,051	+83,480

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What do these figures leave out, and how are they cited?Limits, dates and how to cite

What this number cannot tell you

Positions are those of the Tuesday the report is dated; the CFTC released the report on 23 October 2026.
A trader's group comes from the CFTC's own classification. Nonreportable positions are open interest less the reportable positions.
Net positions leave out spread positions, so a group's long and short do not account for all of its contracts.
Records and ranks are counted from the week of 13 June 2006, the start of this market's latest run of weekly reports. The CFTC can revise a week in a later report, and our collector keeps the earlier figure.
Contracts are not comparable between markets: the size of one is the CFTC's contract size above.
Market names are the CFTC's own, written as it writes them. 500metrics is independent and is not affiliated with, sponsored or endorsed by any index provider, exchange or company named in them.

Observed 20 Oct 2026. Checked 29 Oct 2026, 12:51 UTC.

How to cite this

U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission, Commitments of Traders, Disaggregated report (futures only), GOLD - COMMODITY EXCHANGE INC., week of 20 October 2026, released 23 October 2026. Compiled by 500metrics, "What positions do traders hold in GOLD futures?", https://500metrics.com/futures-positions/gold.

Page updated 29 Oct 2026, 12:53 UTC

Net positions in GOLD futures each week: managed money, producers, merchants, processors and users, swap dealers, contracts

Open interest in GOLD futures each week, contracts

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Open interestGOLD, week of 20 October 2026

RecordsOurs, since the week of 13 June 2006

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