CFTC Gold COT Report Ledger — 2021-04-20

Weekly Positioning Metrics

Gold Close Price

$1777.30

Smart Money Net

56,424

Total Open Interest

471,738

OI 1W Delta

+11,005

STRONG BULLISH CONFIRMATION (OI EXPANDING)

Analysis & Institutional Flow

For the CFTC report week ending 2021-04-20, COMEX Gold futures closed at $1777.30. The CFTC Commitment of Traders (COT) report revealed that Managed Money (Smart Money) held a net long position of 56,424 contracts.

Week-over-Week Shift: Open Interest expanded by 11,005 contracts compared to the prior report (2021-04-13), while Gold's net Managed Money position increased by 2,617 contracts.

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