CFTC Gold COT Report Ledger — 2020-11-17

Weekly Positioning Metrics

Gold Close Price

$1884.50

Smart Money Net

90,447

Total Open Interest

557,533

OI 1W Delta

+10,084

WEAK BULLISH - UNCONFIRMED (OI EXPANDING)

Analysis & Institutional Flow

For the CFTC report week ending 2020-11-17, COMEX Gold futures closed at $1884.50. The CFTC Commitment of Traders (COT) report revealed that Managed Money (Smart Money) held a net long position of 90,447 contracts.

Week-over-Week Shift: Open Interest expanded by 10,084 contracts compared to the prior report (2020-11-10), while Gold's net Managed Money position increased by 10,664 contracts.

Macro Signal Insight: The quantitative engine registered a WEAK BULLISH - UNCONFIRMED (OI EXPANDING) signal. Gold Smart Money flow was bullish, aligned with institutional buying interest.