CFTC Gold COT Report Ledger — 2021-01-26

Weekly Positioning Metrics

Gold Close Price

$1850.70

Smart Money Net

96,399

Total Open Interest

534,574

OI 1W Delta

-6,756

WEAK BULLISH - UNCONFIRMED (OI CONTRACTING)

Analysis & Institutional Flow

For the CFTC report week ending 2021-01-26, COMEX Gold futures closed at $1850.70. The CFTC Commitment of Traders (COT) report revealed that Managed Money (Smart Money) held a net long position of 96,399 contracts.

Week-over-Week Shift: Open Interest contracted by 6,756 contracts compared to the prior report (2021-01-19), while Gold's net Managed Money position increased by 18,328 contracts.

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