CFTC Gold COT Report Ledger — 2021-11-23

Weekly Positioning Metrics

Gold Close Price
$1783.50
Smart Money Net
105,339
Total Open Interest
559,823
OI 1W Delta
-52,789
WEAK BEARISH - UNCONFIRMED (OI CONTRACTING)

Analysis & Institutional Flow

For the CFTC report week ending 2021-11-23, COMEX Gold futures closed at $1783.50. The CFTC Commitment of Traders (COT) report revealed that Managed Money (Smart Money) held a net long position of 105,339 contracts.

Week-over-Week Shift: Open Interest contracted by 52,789 contracts compared to the prior report (2021-11-16), while Gold's net Managed Money position decreased by 37,046 contracts.

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