CFTC Gold COT Report Ledger — 2021-05-25

Weekly Positioning Metrics

Gold Close Price

$1898.10

Smart Money Net

107,255

Total Open Interest

510,164

OI 1W Delta

-10,246

WEAK BULLISH - UNCONFIRMED (OI CONTRACTING)

Analysis & Institutional Flow

For the CFTC report week ending 2021-05-25, COMEX Gold futures closed at $1898.10. The CFTC Commitment of Traders (COT) report revealed that Managed Money (Smart Money) held a net long position of 107,255 contracts.

Week-over-Week Shift: Open Interest contracted by 10,246 contracts compared to the prior report (2021-05-18), while Gold's net Managed Money position increased by 15,265 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.