CFTC Gold COT Report Ledger — 2021-03-23

Weekly Positioning Metrics

Gold Close Price

$1724.70

Smart Money Net

43,521

Total Open Interest

485,457

OI 1W Delta

+8,990

WEAK BULLISH - UNCONFIRMED (OI EXPANDING)

Analysis & Institutional Flow

For the CFTC report week ending 2021-03-23, COMEX Gold futures closed at $1724.70. The CFTC Commitment of Traders (COT) report revealed that Managed Money (Smart Money) held a net long position of 43,521 contracts.

Week-over-Week Shift: Open Interest expanded by 8,990 contracts compared to the prior report (2021-03-16), while Gold's net Managed Money position increased by 2,400 contracts.

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