CFTC Gold COT Report Ledger — 2024-12-17

Weekly Positioning Metrics

Gold Close Price

$2644.40

Smart Money Net

183,502

Total Open Interest

466,571

OI 1W Delta

-16,775

STRONG BEARISH CONFIRMATION (OI CONTRACTING)

Analysis & Institutional Flow

For the CFTC report week ending 2024-12-17, COMEX Gold futures closed at $2644.40. The CFTC Commitment of Traders (COT) report revealed that Managed Money (Smart Money) held a net long position of 183,502 contracts.

Week-over-Week Shift: Open Interest contracted by 16,775 contracts compared to the prior report (2024-12-10), while Gold's net Managed Money position decreased by 12,576 contracts.

Macro Signal Insight: The quantitative engine registered a STRONG BEARISH CONFIRMATION (OI CONTRACTING) signal. Gold Smart Money flow showed bearish distribution.