CFTC Gold COT Report Ledger — 2021-02-23

Weekly Positioning Metrics

Gold Close Price

$1804.40

Smart Money Net

69,123

Total Open Interest

481,125

OI 1W Delta

-21,891

WEAK BULLISH - UNCONFIRMED (OI CONTRACTING)

Analysis & Institutional Flow

For the CFTC report week ending 2021-02-23, COMEX Gold futures closed at $1804.40. The CFTC Commitment of Traders (COT) report revealed that Managed Money (Smart Money) held a net long position of 69,123 contracts.

Week-over-Week Shift: Open Interest contracted by 21,891 contracts compared to the prior report (2021-02-16), while Gold's net Managed Money position increased by 1,167 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.