CFTC Gold COT Report Ledger — 2021-08-31

Weekly Positioning Metrics

Gold Close Price

$1815.00

Smart Money Net

81,677

Total Open Interest

507,113

OI 1W Delta

+2,378

WEAK BULLISH - UNCONFIRMED (OI FLAT)

Analysis & Institutional Flow

For the CFTC report week ending 2021-08-31, COMEX Gold futures closed at $1815.00. The CFTC Commitment of Traders (COT) report revealed that Managed Money (Smart Money) held a net long position of 81,677 contracts.

Week-over-Week Shift: Open Interest expanded by 2,378 contracts compared to the prior report (2021-08-24), while Gold's net Managed Money position increased by 6,233 contracts.

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