CFTC Gold COT Report Ledger — 2021-04-13

Weekly Positioning Metrics

Gold Close Price

$1746.20

Smart Money Net

53,807

Total Open Interest

460,733

OI 1W Delta

-2,620

STRONG BEARISH CONFIRMATION (OI FLAT)

Analysis & Institutional Flow

For the CFTC report week ending 2021-04-13, COMEX Gold futures closed at $1746.20. The CFTC Commitment of Traders (COT) report revealed that Managed Money (Smart Money) held a net long position of 53,807 contracts.

Week-over-Week Shift: Open Interest contracted by 2,620 contracts compared to the prior report (2021-04-06), while Gold's net Managed Money position decreased by 12,665 contracts.

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