CFTC Gold COT Report Ledger — 2021-01-12

Weekly Positioning Metrics

Gold Close Price

$1842.90

Smart Money Net

78,234

Total Open Interest

555,538

OI 1W Delta

-13,350

STRONG BEARISH CONFIRMATION (OI CONTRACTING)

Analysis & Institutional Flow

For the CFTC report week ending 2021-01-12, COMEX Gold futures closed at $1842.90. The CFTC Commitment of Traders (COT) report revealed that Managed Money (Smart Money) held a net long position of 78,234 contracts.

Week-over-Week Shift: Open Interest contracted by 13,350 contracts compared to the prior report (2021-01-05), while Gold's net Managed Money position decreased by 38,335 contracts.

Macro Signal Insight: The quantitative engine registered a STRONG BEARISH CONFIRMATION (OI CONTRACTING) signal. Gold Smart Money flow showed bearish distribution.