CFTC Gold COT Report Ledger — 2021-07-27

Weekly Positioning Metrics

Gold Close Price

$1799.50

Smart Money Net

90,230

Total Open Interest

500,187

OI 1W Delta

+9,667

STRONG BEARISH CONFIRMATION (OI EXPANDING)

Analysis & Institutional Flow

For the CFTC report week ending 2021-07-27, COMEX Gold futures closed at $1799.50. The CFTC Commitment of Traders (COT) report revealed that Managed Money (Smart Money) held a net long position of 90,230 contracts.

Week-over-Week Shift: Open Interest expanded by 9,667 contracts compared to the prior report (2021-07-20), while Gold's net Managed Money position decreased by 198 contracts.

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