CFTC Gold COT Report Ledger — 2024-08-27

Weekly Positioning Metrics

Gold Close Price

$2516.00

Smart Money Net

200,291

Total Open Interest

521,759

OI 1W Delta

-11,108

GOLD-USD DIVERGENCE (OI CONTRACTING)

Analysis & Institutional Flow

For the CFTC report week ending 2024-08-27, COMEX Gold futures closed at $2516.00. The CFTC Commitment of Traders (COT) report revealed that Managed Money (Smart Money) held a net long position of 200,291 contracts.

Week-over-Week Shift: Open Interest contracted by 11,108 contracts compared to the prior report (2024-08-20), while Gold's net Managed Money position increased by 6,986 contracts.

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