CFTC Gold COT Report Ledger — 2024-01-30

Weekly Positioning Metrics

Gold Close Price

$2031.50

Smart Money Net

56,024

Total Open Interest

430,328

OI 1W Delta

-35,544

BEARISH DIVERGENCE (OI CONTRACTING)

Analysis & Institutional Flow

For the CFTC report week ending 2024-01-30, COMEX Gold futures closed at $2031.50. The CFTC Commitment of Traders (COT) report revealed that Managed Money (Smart Money) held a net long position of 56,024 contracts.

Week-over-Week Shift: Open Interest contracted by 35,544 contracts compared to the prior report (2024-01-23), while Gold's net Managed Money position decreased by 5,009 contracts.

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