CFTC Gold COT Report Ledger — 2021-12-07

Weekly Positioning Metrics

Gold Close Price

$1782.60

Smart Money Net

80,741

Total Open Interest

499,307

OI 1W Delta

-32,561

WEAK BEARISH - UNCONFIRMED (OI CONTRACTING)

Analysis & Institutional Flow

For the CFTC report week ending 2021-12-07, COMEX Gold futures closed at $1782.60. The CFTC Commitment of Traders (COT) report revealed that Managed Money (Smart Money) held a net long position of 80,741 contracts.

Week-over-Week Shift: Open Interest contracted by 32,561 contracts compared to the prior report (2021-11-30), while Gold's net Managed Money position decreased by 11,344 contracts.

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