CFTC Gold COT Report Ledger — 2021-09-21

Weekly Positioning Metrics

Gold Close Price

$1776.00

Smart Money Net

46,844

Total Open Interest

492,765

OI 1W Delta

-13,591

WEAK BEARISH - UNCONFIRMED (OI CONTRACTING)

Analysis & Institutional Flow

For the CFTC report week ending 2021-09-21, COMEX Gold futures closed at $1776.00. The CFTC Commitment of Traders (COT) report revealed that Managed Money (Smart Money) held a net long position of 46,844 contracts.

Week-over-Week Shift: Open Interest contracted by 13,591 contracts compared to the prior report (2021-09-14), while Gold's net Managed Money position decreased by 24,378 contracts.

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