CFTC Gold COT Report Ledger — 2024-08-13

Weekly Positioning Metrics

Gold Close Price

$2466.70

Smart Money Net

177,915

Total Open Interest

505,872

OI 1W Delta

+25,227

GOLD-USD DIVERGENCE (OI EXPANDING)

Analysis & Institutional Flow

For the CFTC report week ending 2024-08-13, COMEX Gold futures closed at $2466.70. The CFTC Commitment of Traders (COT) report revealed that Managed Money (Smart Money) held a net long position of 177,915 contracts.

Week-over-Week Shift: Open Interest expanded by 25,227 contracts compared to the prior report (2024-08-06), while Gold's net Managed Money position increased by 27,129 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.