CFTC Gold COT Report Ledger — 2025-07-01

Weekly Positioning Metrics

Gold Close Price
$3336.70
Smart Money Net
130,360
Total Open Interest
437,662
OI 1W Delta
+2,704
GOLD-USD DIVERGENCE (OI FLAT)

Analysis & Institutional Flow

For the CFTC report week ending 2025-07-01, COMEX Gold futures closed at $3336.70. The CFTC Commitment of Traders (COT) report revealed that Managed Money (Smart Money) held a net long position of 130,360 contracts.

Week-over-Week Shift: Open Interest expanded by 2,704 contracts compared to the prior report (2025-06-24), while Gold's net Managed Money position increased by 5,232 contracts.

Macro Signal Insight: The quantitative engine registered a GOLD-USD DIVERGENCE (OI FLAT) signal. Gold Smart Money flow diverged from USD Index speculator flow, indicating macroeconomic stress.