CFTC Gold COT Report Ledger — 2021-05-04

Weekly Positioning Metrics

Gold Close Price

$1775.80

Smart Money Net

53,625

Total Open Interest

470,341

OI 1W Delta

-2,964

STRONG BULLISH CONFIRMATION (OI FLAT)

Analysis & Institutional Flow

For the CFTC report week ending 2021-05-04, COMEX Gold futures closed at $1775.80. The CFTC Commitment of Traders (COT) report revealed that Managed Money (Smart Money) held a net long position of 53,625 contracts.

Week-over-Week Shift: Open Interest contracted by 2,964 contracts compared to the prior report (2021-04-27), while Gold's net Managed Money position increased by 2,974 contracts.

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