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Micro Gold COT Report — Net Positioning

Micro Gold futures · COMEX · CFTC contract code 088695

This positioning data may be out of date. The latest report we hold is from 6 October 2026 (16 days ago), but the CFTC publishes a new one every Friday. Treat the figures below as a snapshot of that date rather than current positioning, and check the CFTC release for the newest.

Latest positioning

-27,012 contracts net short — large speculators

Week ending 6 October 2026 · cut 2,256 on the week · open interest 101,296 (-194)

Long 46,462 Short 73,474
38.7% long / 61.3% short

Net speculative position — last 52 weeks

Oct 2025 Dashed line = flat (neither net long nor net short) Oct 2026

The current reading sits in the 4th percentile of its 3-year range — over the past 3 years, the net position has been lower than it is now 4% of the time. A high reading means the position is crowded by its own historical standards; it is context, not a forecast.

All three cohorts

Net positions by trader category, week ending 6 October 2026
CategoryNet positionWeek change
Large speculatorsFunds and managed money-27,012-2,256
CommercialsProducers, users and banks hedging physical exposure+8,131+98
Small tradersBelow the CFTC reporting threshold+18,881—

The three cohorts net to zero between them — every long has a short on the other side. Commercials being heavily short is normal for a produced commodity and is not a bearish view; it is a hedge against inventory they already own.

Weekly history

Net speculative position and open interest by week, most recent first
Week endingSpecs netOpen interest
6 Oct 2026-27,012101,296
29 Sep 2026-24,756101,490
22 Sep 2026-23,91398,428
15 Sep 2026-18,72790,365
8 Sep 2026-26,09587,451
1 Sep 2026-27,41783,554
25 Aug 2026-18,78970,928
18 Aug 2026-19,29163,633
11 Aug 2026-14,93761,412
4 Aug 2026-14,59455,508
28 Jul 2026-10,55683,553
21 Jul 2026-13,81477,769
14 Jul 2026-15,55674,364
7 Jul 2026-15,46370,778
30 Jun 2026-14,94564,819
23 Jun 2026-22,27861,967
16 Jun 2026-22,94057,461
9 Jun 2026-21,47059,682
2 Jun 2026-24,39355,714
26 May 2026-17,23265,249
19 May 2026-24,04468,209
12 May 2026-23,87767,067
5 May 2026-24,54265,308
28 Apr 2026-23,04761,830
21 Apr 2026-25,92060,480
14 Apr 2026-13,43959,913
7 Apr 2026-13,17757,228
31 Mar 2026-13,09157,288
24 Mar 2026-16,60371,997
17 Mar 2026-24,82964,123
10 Mar 2026-21,30758,116
3 Mar 2026-20,75260,931
24 Feb 2026-21,07859,925
17 Feb 2026-17,48960,814
10 Feb 2026-14,72660,592
3 Feb 2026-13,89253,594
27 Jan 2026-14,71178,421
20 Jan 2026-7,94378,970
13 Jan 2026-14,37272,555
6 Jan 2026-14,50968,733
30 Dec 2025-25,40370,021
23 Dec 2025-16,09465,212
16 Dec 2025-16,88657,894
9 Dec 2025-16,39354,042
2 Dec 2025-16,26551,164
25 Nov 2025-14,62544,734
18 Nov 2025-40,66584,281
10 Nov 2025-37,00680,918
4 Nov 2025-40,17676,611
28 Oct 2025-38,39174,509
21 Oct 2025-36,17565,693
14 Oct 2025-19,51662,468

Source: CFTC Commitments of Traders (Legacy, futures only) — a US government work, public domain. Positions are measured Tuesday and published the following Friday at about 15:30 ET, so this report is always at least three days behind the market. Positioning describes how traders are placed; it is not a forecast.