CFTC Gold COT Report Ledger — 2024-01-09

Weekly Positioning Metrics

Gold Close Price

$2026.40

Smart Money Net

88,459

Total Open Interest

489,849

OI 1W Delta

-10,515

STRONG BEARISH CONFIRMATION (OI CONTRACTING)

Analysis & Institutional Flow

For the CFTC report week ending 2024-01-09, COMEX Gold futures closed at $2026.40. The CFTC Commitment of Traders (COT) report revealed that Managed Money (Smart Money) held a net long position of 88,459 contracts.

Week-over-Week Shift: Open Interest contracted by 10,515 contracts compared to the prior report (2024-01-02), while Gold's net Managed Money position decreased by 20,690 contracts.

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