The COT currency market speculator bets were higher this week as 10 out of the 11 currency markets we cover had higher positioning while the other one markets had lower speculator contracts.

Gold’s daily range through these first 25 trading days of 2026 has averaged 197 points per session, the current “expected daily trading range” (for Monday) being 283 points, a historical maximum.

There are ways to play GOOGL using OTM puts and ITM calls, for value investors.