The latest Commitment of Traders (CoT) data shows that speculators remain in extreme bullish territory for gold, with long positions still dominating the market. Gold last traded at $4,183.94 per ounce, up 18.54 points or 0.45 % on the day. Silver followed suit, moving to $57.755 an ounce, a gain of 0.45 points or 0.79 %. Energy markets saw modest declines: WTI crude fell to $96.81, a drop of 2.21 points (-2.23 %), while Brent slipped to $107.05, down 2.81 points (-2.56 %). Industrial metals were mixed; copper edged higher to $6.5953 an ounce, up 0.0218 points (+0.33 %), whereas aluminium slid to $2,992.00 an ounce, a loss of 16.50 points (-0.55 %). Natural gas slipped slightly to $3.115 per MMBtu, down 0.001 points (-0.03 %).