CFTC Gold COT Report Ledger — 2020-12-01

Weekly Positioning Metrics

Gold Close Price

$1814.10

Smart Money Net

85,543

Total Open Interest

538,042

OI 1W Delta

-17,211

WEAK BULLISH - UNCONFIRMED (OI CONTRACTING)

Analysis & Institutional Flow

For the CFTC report week ending 2020-12-01, COMEX Gold futures closed at $1814.10. The CFTC Commitment of Traders (COT) report revealed that Managed Money (Smart Money) held a net long position of 85,543 contracts.

Week-over-Week Shift: Open Interest contracted by 17,211 contracts compared to the prior report (2020-11-24), while Gold's net Managed Money position increased by 195 contracts.

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