CFTC Gold COT Report Ledger — 2020-12-15

Weekly Positioning Metrics

Gold Close Price

$1852.30

Smart Money Net

101,879

Total Open Interest

550,366

OI 1W Delta

+846

STRONG BULLISH CONFIRMATION (OI FLAT)

Analysis & Institutional Flow

For the CFTC report week ending 2020-12-15, COMEX Gold futures closed at $1852.30. The CFTC Commitment of Traders (COT) report revealed that Managed Money (Smart Money) held a net long position of 101,879 contracts.

Week-over-Week Shift: Open Interest expanded by 846 contracts compared to the prior report (2020-12-08), while Gold's net Managed Money position increased by 3,068 contracts.

Macro Signal Insight: The quantitative engine registered a STRONG BULLISH CONFIRMATION (OI FLAT) signal. Gold Smart Money flow was bullish, aligned with institutional buying interest.