CFTC Gold COT Report Ledger — 2024-09-17

Weekly Positioning Metrics

Gold Close Price

$2564.30

Smart Money Net

216,355

Total Open Interest

537,627

OI 1W Delta

+26,126

STRONG BULLISH CONFIRMATION (OI EXPANDING)

Analysis & Institutional Flow

For the CFTC report week ending 2024-09-17, COMEX Gold futures closed at $2564.30. The CFTC Commitment of Traders (COT) report revealed that Managed Money (Smart Money) held a net long position of 216,355 contracts.

Week-over-Week Shift: Open Interest expanded by 26,126 contracts compared to the prior report (2024-09-10), while Gold's net Managed Money position increased by 25,900 contracts.

Macro Signal Insight: The quantitative engine registered a STRONG BULLISH CONFIRMATION (OI EXPANDING) signal. Gold Smart Money flow was bullish, aligned with institutional buying interest.