CFTC Gold COT Report Ledger — 2024-03-12

Weekly Positioning Metrics

Gold Close Price

$2160.40

Smart Money Net

141,083

Total Open Interest

516,057

OI 1W Delta

+44,441

GOLD-USD DIVERGENCE (OI EXPANDING)

Analysis & Institutional Flow

For the CFTC report week ending 2024-03-12, COMEX Gold futures closed at $2160.40. The CFTC Commitment of Traders (COT) report revealed that Managed Money (Smart Money) held a net long position of 141,083 contracts.

Week-over-Week Shift: Open Interest expanded by 44,441 contracts compared to the prior report (2024-03-05), while Gold's net Managed Money position increased by 31,320 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.