CFTC Gold COT Report Ledger — 2021-08-24

Weekly Positioning Metrics

Gold Close Price

$1805.60

Smart Money Net

75,444

Total Open Interest

504,735

OI 1W Delta

+19,250

GOLD-USD DIVERGENCE (OI EXPANDING)

Analysis & Institutional Flow

For the CFTC report week ending 2021-08-24, COMEX Gold futures closed at $1805.60. The CFTC Commitment of Traders (COT) report revealed that Managed Money (Smart Money) held a net long position of 75,444 contracts.

Week-over-Week Shift: Open Interest expanded by 19,250 contracts compared to the prior report (2021-08-17), while Gold's net Managed Money position increased by 16,366 contracts.

Macro Signal Insight: The quantitative engine registered a GOLD-USD DIVERGENCE (OI EXPANDING) signal. Gold Smart Money flow diverged from USD Index speculator flow, indicating macroeconomic stress.