CFTC Gold COT Report Ledger — 2021-02-09

Weekly Positioning Metrics

Gold Close Price

$1835.30

Smart Money Net

87,640

Total Open Interest

506,741

OI 1W Delta

-13,270

STRONG BEARISH CONFIRMATION (OI CONTRACTING)

Analysis & Institutional Flow

For the CFTC report week ending 2021-02-09, COMEX Gold futures closed at $1835.30. The CFTC Commitment of Traders (COT) report revealed that Managed Money (Smart Money) held a net long position of 87,640 contracts.

Week-over-Week Shift: Open Interest contracted by 13,270 contracts compared to the prior report (2021-02-02), while Gold's net Managed Money position decreased by 138 contracts.

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