CFTC Gold COT Report Ledger — 2020-12-21

Weekly Positioning Metrics

Gold Close Price

$1879.20

Smart Money Net

108,124

Total Open Interest

560,769

OI 1W Delta

+10,403

STRONG BULLISH CONFIRMATION (OI EXPANDING)

Analysis & Institutional Flow

For the CFTC report week ending 2020-12-21, COMEX Gold futures closed at $1879.20. The CFTC Commitment of Traders (COT) report revealed that Managed Money (Smart Money) held a net long position of 108,124 contracts.

Week-over-Week Shift: Open Interest expanded by 10,403 contracts compared to the prior report (2020-12-15), while Gold's net Managed Money position increased by 6,245 contracts.

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