CFTC Gold COT Report Ledger — 2024-11-26

Weekly Positioning Metrics

Gold Close Price

$2620.30

Smart Money Net

179,290

Total Open Interest

472,660

OI 1W Delta

-30,292

WEAK BULLISH - UNCONFIRMED (OI CONTRACTING)

Analysis & Institutional Flow

For the CFTC report week ending 2024-11-26, COMEX Gold futures closed at $2620.30. The CFTC Commitment of Traders (COT) report revealed that Managed Money (Smart Money) held a net long position of 179,290 contracts.

Week-over-Week Shift: Open Interest contracted by 30,292 contracts compared to the prior report (2024-11-19), while Gold's net Managed Money position increased by 24,116 contracts.

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