Commodities Buzz: Gold net speculative long positions slide to 25-month low

Precious metals speculators continued to cut their net long position in the Gold futures, according to the latest Commitment of Traders (COT) data released by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC). The non-commercial futures contracts of Gold futures, traded by large speculators, hedge funds and retailers, totaled a net position of 156305 contracts in the data reported through April 7, 2026, recording a drop of 6897 contracts from the previous week. The net longs have slipped to around 25-month low now.

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