CFTC Gold COT Report Ledger — 2021-08-03

Weekly Positioning Metrics

Gold Close Price

$1810.10

Smart Money Net

89,873

Total Open Interest

485,663

OI 1W Delta

-14,524

STRONG BEARISH CONFIRMATION (OI CONTRACTING)

Analysis & Institutional Flow

For the CFTC report week ending 2021-08-03, COMEX Gold futures closed at $1810.10. The CFTC Commitment of Traders (COT) report revealed that Managed Money (Smart Money) held a net long position of 89,873 contracts.

Week-over-Week Shift: Open Interest contracted by 14,524 contracts compared to the prior report (2021-07-27), while Gold's net Managed Money position decreased by 357 contracts.

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