CFTC Gold COT Report Ledger — 2021-09-14

Weekly Positioning Metrics

Gold Close Price

$1804.70

Smart Money Net

71,222

Total Open Interest

506,356

OI 1W Delta

-416

GOLD-USD DIVERGENCE (OI FLAT)

Analysis & Institutional Flow

For the CFTC report week ending 2021-09-14, COMEX Gold futures closed at $1804.70. The CFTC Commitment of Traders (COT) report revealed that Managed Money (Smart Money) held a net long position of 71,222 contracts.

Week-over-Week Shift: Open Interest contracted by 416 contracts compared to the prior report (2021-09-07), while Gold's net Managed Money position increased by 3,627 contracts.

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