CFTC Gold Non-Commercial Net Positions increase to 222.2K

The CFTC Gold Non-Commercial Net Positions were released today, August 21, 2026, at 19:32 UTC. The actual figure came in at 222.2K. This represents an increase from the previous reading of 217.9K. No consensus figure was available for this release.

Following the release, market reactions were generally subdued across major currency pairs and gold. XAUUSD moved -5.0 pips 15 minutes after the release. This is smaller than its median 1-hour move of 10 pips observed after past releases. USDJPY moved -2.4 pips, compared to its median 1-hour move of 3 pips. GBPUSD moved -1.4 pips, while its median 1-hour move is typically 4 pips. AUDUSD moved -1.3 pips, NZDUSD moved -0.8 pips, USDCAD moved -0.9 pips, USDCHF moved -0.4 pips, and EURUSD moved -0.1 pips. For these pairs, their respective median 1-hour moves are typically 3 pips for AUDUSD, NZDUSD, EURUSD, and USDCHF, and 5 pips for USDCAD. The measured moves for all pairs were smaller than their respective median 1-hour moves.