CFTC Gold COT Report Ledger — 2021-12-28

Weekly Positioning Metrics

Gold Close Price

$1810.20

Smart Money Net

83,663

Total Open Interest

508,912

OI 1W Delta

+8,066

GOLD-USD DIVERGENCE (OI EXPANDING)

Analysis & Institutional Flow

For the CFTC report week ending 2021-12-28, COMEX Gold futures closed at $1810.20. The CFTC Commitment of Traders (COT) report revealed that Managed Money (Smart Money) held a net long position of 83,663 contracts.

Week-over-Week Shift: Open Interest expanded by 8,066 contracts compared to the prior report (2021-12-21), while Gold's net Managed Money position increased by 11,915 contracts.

Macro Signal Insight: The quantitative engine registered a GOLD-USD DIVERGENCE (OI EXPANDING) signal. Gold Smart Money flow diverged from USD Index speculator flow, indicating macroeconomic stress.