CFTC Gold COT Report Ledger — 2020-12-29

Weekly Positioning Metrics

Gold Close Price

$1879.70

Smart Money Net

108,995

Total Open Interest

556,414

OI 1W Delta

-4,355

WEAK BULLISH - UNCONFIRMED (OI FLAT)

Analysis & Institutional Flow

For the CFTC report week ending 2020-12-29, COMEX Gold futures closed at $1879.70. The CFTC Commitment of Traders (COT) report revealed that Managed Money (Smart Money) held a net long position of 108,995 contracts.

Week-over-Week Shift: Open Interest contracted by 4,355 contracts compared to the prior report (2020-12-21), while Gold's net Managed Money position increased by 871 contracts.

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