CFTC Gold COT Report Ledger — 2021-12-21

Weekly Positioning Metrics

Gold Close Price

$1787.90

Smart Money Net

71,748

Total Open Interest

500,846

OI 1W Delta

-2,863

GOLD-USD DIVERGENCE (OI FLAT)

Analysis & Institutional Flow

For the CFTC report week ending 2021-12-21, COMEX Gold futures closed at $1787.90. The CFTC Commitment of Traders (COT) report revealed that Managed Money (Smart Money) held a net long position of 71,748 contracts.

Week-over-Week Shift: Open Interest contracted by 2,863 contracts compared to the prior report (2021-12-14), while Gold's net Managed Money position increased by 8,331 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.