CFTC Gold COT Report Ledger — 2021-11-16

Weekly Positioning Metrics

Gold Close Price

$1853.60

Smart Money Net

142,385

Total Open Interest

612,612

OI 1W Delta

+41,587

WEAK BULLISH - UNCONFIRMED (OI EXPANDING)

Analysis & Institutional Flow

For the CFTC report week ending 2021-11-16, COMEX Gold futures closed at $1853.60. The CFTC Commitment of Traders (COT) report revealed that Managed Money (Smart Money) held a net long position of 142,385 contracts.

Week-over-Week Shift: Open Interest expanded by 41,587 contracts compared to the prior report (2021-11-09), while Gold's net Managed Money position increased by 16,775 contracts.

Macro Signal Insight: The quantitative engine registered a WEAK BULLISH - UNCONFIRMED (OI EXPANDING) signal. Gold Smart Money flow was bullish, aligned with institutional buying interest.