CFTC Gold COT Report Ledger — 2021-01-05

Weekly Positioning Metrics

Gold Close Price

$1952.70

Smart Money Net

116,569

Total Open Interest

568,888

OI 1W Delta

+12,474

WEAK BULLISH - UNCONFIRMED (OI EXPANDING)

Analysis & Institutional Flow

For the CFTC report week ending 2021-01-05, COMEX Gold futures closed at $1952.70. The CFTC Commitment of Traders (COT) report revealed that Managed Money (Smart Money) held a net long position of 116,569 contracts.

Week-over-Week Shift: Open Interest expanded by 12,474 contracts compared to the prior report (2020-12-29), while Gold's net Managed Money position increased by 7,574 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.