CFTC Gold COT Report Ledger — 2021-10-12

Weekly Positioning Metrics

Gold Close Price

$1758.30

Smart Money Net

58,519

Total Open Interest

484,382

OI 1W Delta

+593

GOLD-USD DIVERGENCE (OI FLAT)

Analysis & Institutional Flow

For the CFTC report week ending 2021-10-12, COMEX Gold futures closed at $1758.30. The CFTC Commitment of Traders (COT) report revealed that Managed Money (Smart Money) held a net long position of 58,519 contracts.

Week-over-Week Shift: Open Interest expanded by 593 contracts compared to the prior report (2021-10-05), while Gold's net Managed Money position increased by 4,353 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.