CFTC Gold COT Report Ledger — 2021-08-17

Weekly Positioning Metrics

Gold Close Price

$1785.00

Smart Money Net

59,078

Total Open Interest

485,485

OI 1W Delta

+8,253

WEAK BULLISH - UNCONFIRMED (OI EXPANDING)

Analysis & Institutional Flow

For the CFTC report week ending 2021-08-17, COMEX Gold futures closed at $1785.00. The CFTC Commitment of Traders (COT) report revealed that Managed Money (Smart Money) held a net long position of 59,078 contracts.

Week-over-Week Shift: Open Interest expanded by 8,253 contracts compared to the prior report (2021-08-10), while Gold's net Managed Money position increased by 23,675 contracts.

Macro Signal Insight: The quantitative engine registered a WEAK BULLISH - UNCONFIRMED (OI EXPANDING) signal. Gold Smart Money flow was bullish, aligned with institutional buying interest.