Commodities Buzz: Gold net speculative long positions spike to three and half month high

Precious metals speculators continued to increase 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 171622 contracts in the data reported through May 12, 2026, soaring by 8319 contracts from the previous week. The net longs have jumped near three- and half-month highs.

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