Physical Market Intelligence
Managed money, producer/merchant, and open-interest positioning for gold and silver futures.
Provider: U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission
Attribution: CFTC Commitments of Traders — weekly positioning
Datasets: cftc-cot-gold, cftc-cot-silver
Latest observation: 2026-08-18
CFTC Positioning
Weekly Commitments of Traders — Disaggregated Futures Only from the U.S. CFTC. Not live. Percentile bands follow Grey Rabbit methodology (≥90 Very Heavy / Extreme Long).
| Metal | MM Net | 1W Δ | 13W Δ | Net %ile | Producer %ile | OI | State | Report |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gold | 141,648 | 3,986 | 48,108 | 76th | 77th | 406,260 | ELEVATED LONG | 2026-08-18 |
| Silver | 11,695 | 537 | 131 | 37th | 95th | 120,117 | NEUTRAL | 2026-08-18 |
| Copper | 78,648 | -379 | 4,460 | 100th | 5th | 281,563 | EXTREME LONG | 2026-08-18 |
| Platinum | 7,214 | -504 | -6,120 | 54th | 98th | 60,129 | NEUTRAL | 2026-08-18 |
| Palladium | -5,317 | -370 | -2,584 | 48th | 41th | 18,366 | NEUTRAL | 2026-08-18 |
Report date 2026-08-18 · LATEST REPORTED · Published 2026-08-21 · n=260
Managed Money net positioning is at the 76th percentile of the past 260 weekly reports (Heavy / ELEVATED LONG). Weekly net increased by 3,986 contracts.
Report date 2026-08-18 · LATEST REPORTED · Published 2026-08-21 · n=260
Managed Money net positioning is at the 37th percentile of the past 260 weekly reports (Neutral / NEUTRAL). Weekly net increased by 537 contracts.
Report date 2026-08-18 · LATEST REPORTED · Published 2026-08-21 · n=260
Managed Money net positioning is at the 100th percentile of the past 260 weekly reports (Very Heavy / EXTREME LONG). Weekly net decreased by 379 contracts.
Report date 2026-08-18 · LATEST REPORTED · Published 2026-08-21 · n=260
Managed Money net positioning is at the 54th percentile of the past 260 weekly reports (Neutral / NEUTRAL). Weekly net decreased by 504 contracts.
Report date 2026-08-18 · LATEST REPORTED · Published 2026-08-21 · n=260
Managed Money net positioning is at the 48th percentile of the past 260 weekly reports (Neutral / NEUTRAL). Weekly net decreased by 370 contracts.
141,648
2016-09-06 → 2026-08-18
-29,761
2016-09-06 → 2026-08-18
406,260
2016-09-06 → 2026-08-18
34.9%
2016-09-06 → 2026-08-18
11,695
2016-09-06 → 2026-08-18
-16,087
2016-09-06 → 2026-08-18
120,117
2016-09-06 → 2026-08-18
9.7%
2016-09-06 → 2026-08-18
Source: U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) · Disaggregated — Futures Only · Weekly (typically Friday release for prior Tuesday positions)