CFTC Gold COT Report Ledger — 2025-05-20

Weekly Positioning Metrics

Gold Close Price

$3280.30

Smart Money Net

107,629

Total Open Interest

448,000

OI 1W Delta

+7,158

WEAK BULLISH - UNCONFIRMED (OI EXPANDING)

Analysis & Institutional Flow

For the CFTC report week ending 2025-05-20, COMEX Gold futures closed at $3280.30. The CFTC Commitment of Traders (COT) report revealed that Managed Money (Smart Money) held a net long position of 107,629 contracts.

Week-over-Week Shift: Open Interest expanded by 7,158 contracts compared to the prior report (2025-05-13), while Gold's net Managed Money position increased by 6,402 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.