CFTC Gold COT Report Ledger — 2024-12-24

Weekly Positioning Metrics

Gold Close Price

$2620.00

Smart Money Net

165,497

Total Open Interest

454,646

OI 1W Delta

-11,925

WEAK BEARISH - UNCONFIRMED (OI CONTRACTING)

Analysis & Institutional Flow

For the CFTC report week ending 2024-12-24, COMEX Gold futures closed at $2620.00. The CFTC Commitment of Traders (COT) report revealed that Managed Money (Smart Money) held a net long position of 165,497 contracts.

Week-over-Week Shift: Open Interest contracted by 11,925 contracts compared to the prior report (2024-12-17), while Gold's net Managed Money position decreased by 18,005 contracts.

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