| Exchanges | % Long/Short | Ratio | Long Volume | Short Volume | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ΣAll Exchanges | 0.975 | $1.53B | $1.57B | ||
| BBinance | 0.990 | $743.52M | $750.57M | Trade | |
| MMEXC | 0.980 | $275.43M | $280.97M | Trade | |
| GGate | 1.004 | $161.38M | $160.77M | Trade | |
| AAster | 1.001 | $139.10M | $138.91M | ||
| OOKX | 0.836 | $115.98M | $138.76M | Trade | |
| BBybit | 0.951 | $42.87M | $45.10M | Trade | |
| BBitget | 0.927 | $32.17M | $34.70M | Trade | |
| LLighter | 0.985 | $21.68M | $22.01M | ||
| HHTX | 1.300 | $1.28M | $984.29K | Trade | |
| KKraken | 2.541 | $94.08K | $37.02K | ||
| CCrypto.com | — | — | $0.00 | $0.00 |
Long/short ratio is taker buy vs sell volume (USD). Live candles update about every 10 seconds; intraday figures are finalized nightly.
Over the past 24 hours the XAU long/short ratio averages 0.972 — aggressive sellers outweigh buyers in taker flow. Put differently, 49.3% of XAU taker volume is long and 50.7% is short — XAU short positioning is above half the flow. On the most recent hour the ratio sits at 1.182, tilting further toward longs versus the daily average. Among individual exchanges, Kraken shows the most one-sided positioning at 2.612. Learn more about how the long/short ratio works →
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The Gold long/short ratio (XAU long short ratio) divides taker buy volume by taker sell volume on XAU perpetual futures — the quickest read on whether Gold short or long positioning dominates. This page charts it from 5-minute up to daily candles, with a per-exchange breakdown below the chart.
A reading above 1 means aggressive buying dominates XAU taker flow; below 1, selling dominates. The aggregate covers every tracked derivatives exchange, excludes venues reporting no data, and refreshes continuously.
Taker flow over the past 24 hours puts the XAU long/short ratio at 0.972, meaning sellers are in control of taker flow.
50.7% of XAU taker volume is short versus 49.3% long over the past 24 hours, a ratio of 0.972. The share bar above tracks the split live.
Kraken currently leans hardest toward longs with a 24-hour ratio of 2.612. The table below compares every venue.
The ratio divides taker buy volume by taker sell volume: above 1, aggressive buying dominates; below 1, selling dominates. At 0.972, XAU sell volume currently outweighs buy volume.