Position amount refers to the number of futures contracts held by investors in futures trading that have not undergone physical delivery or cash delivery. It reflects investors' interest and holding status in a specific contract. When an investor chooses to buy or sell a futures contract, a position will be formed as long as no corresponding reverse operation is performed to hedge this part of the position. Whether it is gold futures or other commodity futures, the act of establishing a new position is called opening a position, and holding these contracts afterwards is a reflection of the position status.

Investors are well aware of their own positions, but the exchange will publicly release data on the total positions of the entire market. This "total position" refers to the sum of the open positions of all investors on a specific futures contract. During the trading process, as traders continue to open or close positions, the total position will change accordingly. The change in total positions reflects the market's interest in the contract: when the total positions increase, it indicates that market participation has increased and capital inflows have increased; conversely, if the total positions decrease, it indicates that market interest has weakened and participants may be gradually exiting the transaction ; And if the trading volume increases but the total positions change little, it may mean that market transactions are dominated by changing hands, that is, buyers and sellers are constantly switching their positions.

In general, the position amount and total positions are important indicators to measure futures market activity and investor sentiment. Investors and market observers will pay close attention to these data to obtain market dynamics and trend information.