CFTC Gold COT Report Ledger — 2021-08-10

Weekly Positioning Metrics

Gold Close Price

$1728.80

Smart Money Net

35,403

Total Open Interest

477,232

OI 1W Delta

-8,431

WEAK BEARISH - UNCONFIRMED (OI CONTRACTING)

Analysis & Institutional Flow

For the CFTC report week ending 2021-08-10, COMEX Gold futures closed at $1728.80. The CFTC Commitment of Traders (COT) report revealed that Managed Money (Smart Money) held a net long position of 35,403 contracts.

Week-over-Week Shift: Open Interest contracted by 8,431 contracts compared to the prior report (2021-08-03), while Gold's net Managed Money position decreased by 54,470 contracts.

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