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Gold (COMEX) — Managed Money Net Position (COT)

Hedge funds and CTAs ("managed money") net long minus short in Gold (COMEX) futures, from the CFTC's weekly Commitments of Traders.

net long of 104,206−2,883 contractsAs of October 20, 2026

Managed money in Gold fell 2,883 contracts to a net long of 104,206. Eight weeks down for a drop of 40,541 contracts. Lowest level in five months. Down 4,104 contracts y-o-y.

Last two years

Gold (COMEX) — Managed Money Net Position (COT), last two yearsa net long of 82,185a net long of 117,498a net long of 152,811a net long of 188,123a net long of 223,43620252026

Source: CFTC Commitments of Traders, disaggregated futures-only. Report date is the Tuesday positions are measured; CFTC publishes the following Friday.

Questions

What is the latest gold (comex)?

a net long of 104,206 as of October 20, 2026.

What does managed money in gold measure?

Hedge funds and CTAs ("managed money") net long minus short in Gold (COMEX) futures, from the CFTC's weekly Commitments of Traders.

Why does it matter for markets?

Positioning tells you who is already in the trade. Crowded longs need fresh buyers; crowded shorts are fuel. Neither is a signal by itself — read it against the flows.

Where does the data come from and how often is it updated?

CFTC Commitments of Traders, disaggregated futures-only. This page refreshes automatically every week, within an hour of the source publishing.

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