CFTC Gold COT Report Ledger — 2021-10-05

Weekly Positioning Metrics

Gold Close Price

$1759.60

Smart Money Net

54,166

Total Open Interest

483,789

OI 1W Delta

-7,069

GOLD-USD DIVERGENCE (OI CONTRACTING)

Analysis & Institutional Flow

For the CFTC report week ending 2021-10-05, COMEX Gold futures closed at $1759.60. The CFTC Commitment of Traders (COT) report revealed that Managed Money (Smart Money) held a net long position of 54,166 contracts.

Week-over-Week Shift: Open Interest contracted by 7,069 contracts compared to the prior report (2021-09-28), while Gold's net Managed Money position increased by 23,305 contracts.

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