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Four free tools built on public data. Each one names the file and the field it reads, says when its figures were last updated, and shows its working. No account, no email, and none of the links are affiliate links.

Live · CFTC · every Friday Gold COT positioning Weekly positioning in COMEX gold futures, straight from the Commitments of Traders report. Who is long, who is short, what changed this week, and whether the move came from positions opening or closing. With a five-year percentile, so the number has a scale instead of hanging in the air. Right nowFunds net long 225,853 contracts · 70th percentile of five years Open the gold COT panel → Live · US Treasury · every business day Treasury yields, split in two The 10-year Treasury yield separated into the two parts it is made of: the real yield and the breakeven inflation rate. Which of the two moved is what decides whether a yield move means anything for gold, and the headline figure hides it. Right nowReal 2.93% · breakeven 2.36% · nominal 5.29% Open the Treasury yields panel → Calculator · 800 months · 1960 to 2026 Gold price adjusted for inflation What an ounce cost in any month since 1960, converted into today’s money. Includes the part nominal charts leave out: how far the real price fell afterwards, and how long it took to come back. For exampleAn ounce cost $675 in January 1980 — $2,906 in today’s money Open the inflation-adjusted gold calculator → Comparison · 12 methods · published fees What it costs to hold gold The buying premium, the yearly charge and the price dealers pay you back, added up across ETFs, coins, bars and vaulted gold, over whatever period you choose. Every figure comes from what the provider itself publishes. For example$10,000 over 10 years: $94 in an ETF, $1,874 in tenth-ounce coins Open the cost comparison →

How these are built

Two of them fetch their figures from the source every time the page is loaded, so they are never out of date and there is nothing to maintain. The other two carry their data inside the page, because the organisations that publish it block requests made from a browser, and they are regenerated when new data is released.

ToolSourceRefreshed
Gold COT positioningCFTCLive, every page load
Treasury yieldsUS TreasuryLive, every page load
Gold price adjusted for inflationWorld Bank, BLSWhen the BLS publishes
What it costs to hold goldProviders’ published feesA few times a year

These tools display public data and are for educational use. They are not financial advice, and nothing here is a recommendation to buy or sell anything. Published fees and dealer premiums change, so check the primary source before relying on any figure.