CFTC Gold COT Report Ledger — 2021-09-28

Weekly Positioning Metrics

Gold Close Price

$1735.80

Smart Money Net

30,861

Total Open Interest

490,858

OI 1W Delta

-1,907

STRONG BEARISH CONFIRMATION (OI FLAT)

Analysis & Institutional Flow

For the CFTC report week ending 2021-09-28, COMEX Gold futures closed at $1735.80. The CFTC Commitment of Traders (COT) report revealed that Managed Money (Smart Money) held a net long position of 30,861 contracts.

Week-over-Week Shift: Open Interest contracted by 1,907 contracts compared to the prior report (2021-09-21), while Gold's net Managed Money position decreased by 15,983 contracts.

Macro Signal Insight: The quantitative engine registered a STRONG BEARISH CONFIRMATION (OI FLAT) signal. Gold Smart Money flow showed bearish distribution.