CFTC Gold COT Report Ledger — 2024-10-15

Weekly Positioning Metrics

Gold Close Price

$2661.40

Smart Money Net

199,421

Total Open Interest

541,232

OI 1W Delta

+20,916

WEAK BULLISH - UNCONFIRMED (OI EXPANDING)

Analysis & Institutional Flow

For the CFTC report week ending 2024-10-15, COMEX Gold futures closed at $2661.40. The CFTC Commitment of Traders (COT) report revealed that Managed Money (Smart Money) held a net long position of 199,421 contracts.

Week-over-Week Shift: Open Interest expanded by 20,916 contracts compared to the prior report (2024-10-08), while Gold's net Managed Money position increased by 5,362 contracts.

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