CFTC Gold COT Report Ledger — 2021-01-19

Weekly Positioning Metrics

Gold Close Price

$1839.50

Smart Money Net

78,071

Total Open Interest

541,330

OI 1W Delta

-14,208

WEAK BEARISH - UNCONFIRMED (OI CONTRACTING)

Analysis & Institutional Flow

For the CFTC report week ending 2021-01-19, COMEX Gold futures closed at $1839.50. The CFTC Commitment of Traders (COT) report revealed that Managed Money (Smart Money) held a net long position of 78,071 contracts.

Week-over-Week Shift: Open Interest contracted by 14,208 contracts compared to the prior report (2021-01-12), while Gold's net Managed Money position decreased by 163 contracts.

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