COT Gold, Silver & USDX Report - May 8, 2026
May 08, 2026
| Gold COT Report - Futures |
| Large Speculators |
Commercial |
Total |
| Long |
Short |
Spreading |
Long |
Short |
Long |
Short |
| 211,814 |
48,511 |
48,636 |
58,230 |
257,165 |
318,680 |
354,312 |
| Change from Prior Reporting Period |
| -4 |
-3,736 |
757 |
-2,323 |
1,799 |
-1,570 |
-1,180 |
| Traders |
| 168 |
46 |
73 |
46 |
44 |
239 |
139 |
| |
| |
Small Speculators |
|
|
|
| |
Long |
Short |
Open Interest |
|
|
| |
49,252 |
13,620 |
367,932 |
|
|
| |
-28 |
-418 |
-1,598 |
|
|
| |
non reportable positions |
Change from the previous reporting period |
|
| COT Gold Report - Positions as of |
5 May, 2026 |
| Gold COT Report - Futures & Options Combined |
| Large Speculators |
Commercial |
Total |
| Long |
Short |
Spreading |
Long |
Short |
Long |
Short |
| 203,487 |
46,986 |
163,400 |
104,515 |
298,523 |
471,402 |
508,909 |
| Change from Prior Reporting Period |
| -1,072 |
-4,069 |
5,827 |
224 |
4,055 |
4,979 |
5,813 |
| Traders |
| 183 |
55 |
137 |
54 |
53 |
280 |
202 |
| |
| |
Small Speculators |
|
|
|
| |
Long |
Short |
Open Interest |
|
|
| |
55,585 |
18,078 |
526,987 |
|
|
| |
455 |
-379 |
5,434 |
|
|
| |
non reportable positions |
Change from the previous reporting period |
|
| COT Gold Report - Positions as of |
5 May, 2026 |
| Silver COT Report - Futures |
| Large Speculators |
Commercial |
Total |
| Long |
Short |
Spreading |
Long |
Short |
Long |
Short |
| 32,965 |
9,073 |
12,062 |
26,094 |
66,629 |
71,121 |
87,764 |
| 1,651 |
1,919 |
-2,761 |
-3,582 |
-3,499 |
-4,692 |
-4,341 |
| Traders |
| 77 |
24 |
37 |
27 |
32 |
121 |
78 |
| |
Small Speculators |
|
|
|
| |
Long |
Short |
Open Interest |
|
|
| |
25,811 |
9,168 |
96,932 |
|
|
| |
349 |
-2 |
-4,343 |
|
|
| |
non reportable positions |
Change from the previous reporting period |
|
| COT Silver Report - Positions as of |
5 May, 2026 |
| Silver COT Report - Futures & Options Combined |
| Large Speculators |
Commercial |
Total |
| Long |
Short |
Spreading |
Long |
Short |
Long |
Short |
| 32,633 |
8,034 |
26,409 |
31,133 |
72,024 |
90,176 |
106,467 |
| 1,602 |
1,888 |
-1,676 |
-3,271 |
-3,356 |
-3,345 |
-3,144 |
| Traders |
| 79 |
29 |
59 |
31 |
37 |
135 |
101 |
| |
Small Speculators |
|
|
|
| |
Long |
Short |
Open Interest |
|
|
| |
27,394 |
11,103 |
117,570 |
|
|
| |
262 |
61 |
-3,083 |
|
|
| |
non reportable positions |
Change from the previous reporting period |
|
| COT Silver Report - Positions as of |
5 May, 2026 |
| US Dollar Index COT Report - Futures |
| Large Speculators |
Commercial |
Total |
| Long |
Short |
Spreading |
Long |
Short |
Long |
Short |
| 17,048 |
16,355 |
2,779 |
10,035 |
11,604 |
29,862 |
30,738 |
| -132 |
3,683 |
154 |
1,916 |
-1,919 |
1,938 |
1,918 |
| Traders |
| 49 |
40 |
9 |
10 |
7 |
63 |
52 |
| |
Small Speculators |
|
|
|
| |
Long |
Short |
Open Interest |
|
|
| |
2,634 |
1,758 |
32,496 |
|
|
| |
-53 |
-33 |
1,885 |
|
|
| |
non reportable positions |
Change from the previous reporting period |
|
| COT US Dollar Index Report - Positions as of |
5 May, 2026 |
| US Dollar Index COT Report - Futures |
| Large Speculators |
Commercial |
Total |
| Long |
Short |
Spreading |
Long |
Short |
Long |
Short |
| 17,048 |
16,355 |
2,779 |
10,035 |
11,604 |
29,862 |
30,738 |
| -132 |
3,683 |
154 |
1,916 |
-1,919 |
1,938 |
1,918 |
| Traders |
| 49 |
40 |
9 |
10 |
7 |
63 |
52 |
| |
Small Speculators |
|
|
|
| |
Long |
Short |
Open Interest |
|
|
| |
2,634 |
1,758 |
32,496 |
|
|
| |
-53 |
-33 |
1,885 |
|
|
| |
non reportable positions |
Change from the previous reporting period |
|
| COT US Dollar Index Report - Positions as of |
5 May, 2026 |
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