COT Gold, Silver & USDX Report - October 16, 2026
October 16, 2026
| Gold COT Report - Futures |
| Large Speculators |
Commercial |
Total |
| Long |
Short |
Spreading |
Long |
Short |
Long |
Short |
| 245,300 |
37,421 |
45,895 |
54,419 |
296,950 |
345,614 |
380,266 |
| Change from Prior Reporting Period |
| -103 |
2,353 |
1,455 |
-1,383 |
-3,379 |
-31 |
429 |
| Traders |
| 162 |
55 |
64 |
52 |
44 |
238 |
142 |
| |
| |
Small Speculators |
|
|
|
| |
Long |
Short |
Open Interest |
|
|
| |
50,731 |
16,079 |
396,345 |
|
|
| |
267 |
-193 |
236 |
|
|
| |
non reportable positions |
Change from the previous reporting period |
|
| COT Gold Report - Positions as of |
13 October, 2026 |
| Gold COT Report - Futures & Options Combined |
| Large Speculators |
Commercial |
Total |
| Long |
Short |
Spreading |
Long |
Short |
Long |
Short |
| 235,307 |
35,574 |
145,285 |
89,403 |
325,567 |
469,995 |
506,426 |
| Change from Prior Reporting Period |
| 620 |
2,466 |
-625 |
-1,520 |
-2,957 |
-1,525 |
-1,116 |
| Traders |
| 183 |
59 |
138 |
63 |
59 |
293 |
210 |
| |
| |
Small Speculators |
|
|
|
| |
Long |
Short |
Open Interest |
|
|
| |
56,281 |
19,850 |
526,276 |
|
|
| |
160 |
-249 |
-1,365 |
|
|
| |
non reportable positions |
Change from the previous reporting period |
|
| COT Gold Report - Positions as of |
13 October, 2026 |
| Silver COT Report - Futures |
| Large Speculators |
Commercial |
Total |
| Long |
Short |
Spreading |
Long |
Short |
Long |
Short |
| 34,394 |
11,763 |
14,177 |
33,394 |
72,836 |
81,965 |
98,776 |
| 746 |
1,268 |
1,346 |
1,649 |
-501 |
3,741 |
2,113 |
| Traders |
| 81 |
23 |
44 |
36 |
38 |
132 |
92 |
| |
Small Speculators |
|
|
|
| |
Long |
Short |
Open Interest |
|
|
| |
26,468 |
9,657 |
108,433 |
|
|
| |
-438 |
1,190 |
3,303 |
|
|
| |
non reportable positions |
Change from the previous reporting period |
|
| COT Silver Report - Positions as of |
13 October, 2026 |
| Silver COT Report - Futures & Options Combined |
| Large Speculators |
Commercial |
Total |
| Long |
Short |
Spreading |
Long |
Short |
Long |
Short |
| 32,513 |
11,969 |
26,252 |
36,291 |
74,415 |
95,056 |
112,636 |
| 877 |
1,694 |
2,241 |
2,070 |
-336 |
5,188 |
3,600 |
| Traders |
| 83 |
31 |
66 |
43 |
43 |
149 |
118 |
| |
Small Speculators |
|
|
|
| |
Long |
Short |
Open Interest |
|
|
| |
28,357 |
10,778 |
123,414 |
|
|
| |
-337 |
1,251 |
4,851 |
|
|
| |
non reportable positions |
Change from the previous reporting period |
|
| COT Silver Report - Positions as of |
13 October, 2026 |
| US Dollar Index COT Report - Futures |
| Large Speculators |
Commercial |
Total |
| Long |
Short |
Spreading |
Long |
Short |
Long |
Short |
| 32,596 |
19,677 |
1,519 |
13,889 |
28,717 |
48,004 |
49,913 |
| 2,070 |
1,162 |
-277 |
-882 |
-325 |
911 |
560 |
| Traders |
| 76 |
34 |
6 |
9 |
8 |
87 |
46 |
| |
Small Speculators |
|
|
|
| |
Long |
Short |
Open Interest |
|
|
| |
3,812 |
1,903 |
51,816 |
|
|
| |
-190 |
161 |
721 |
|
|
| |
non reportable positions |
Change from the previous reporting period |
|
| COT US Dollar Index Report - Positions as of |
13 October, 2026 |
| US Dollar Index COT Report - Futures |
| Large Speculators |
Commercial |
Total |
| Long |
Short |
Spreading |
Long |
Short |
Long |
Short |
| 32,596 |
19,677 |
1,519 |
13,889 |
28,717 |
48,004 |
49,913 |
| 2,070 |
1,162 |
-277 |
-882 |
-325 |
911 |
560 |
| Traders |
| 76 |
34 |
6 |
9 |
8 |
87 |
46 |
| |
Small Speculators |
|
|
|
| |
Long |
Short |
Open Interest |
|
|
| |
3,812 |
1,903 |
51,816 |
|
|
| |
-190 |
161 |
721 |
|
|
| |
non reportable positions |
Change from the previous reporting period |
|
| COT US Dollar Index Report - Positions as of |
13 October, 2026 |
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