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Oct 19, 2026 5 min read

Managed Money Positioning: How to Read the COT Data

Managed money is the COT report's cleanest view of what hedge funds and CTAs are doing, because the disaggregated report separates them from the swap dealers and producers the legacy report lumps together. This guide explains who sits in the category, how its net differs from the legacy non-commercial line, how to read it against its own range and its weekly change, and the two markets where it changes the read entirely.

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Oct 13 6 min read

How to Analyse Gold Using the Commitment of Traders Report

The COT report for gold shows, every week, how heavily hedge funds, swap dealers and producers are positioned in COMEX gold futures. This practical guide shows which report to open, which columns matter for gold, how to turn a raw net position into a percentile, and how to read an extreme without mistaking it for a signal.

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