CFTC Gold COT Report Ledger — 2025-08-26

Weekly Positioning Metrics

Gold Close Price

$3388.60

Smart Money Net

141,917

Total Open Interest

443,760

OI 1W Delta

+5,219

WEAK BULLISH - UNCONFIRMED (OI EXPANDING)

Analysis & Institutional Flow

For the CFTC report week ending 2025-08-26, COMEX Gold futures closed at $3388.60. The CFTC Commitment of Traders (COT) report revealed that Managed Money (Smart Money) held a net long position of 141,917 contracts.

Week-over-Week Shift: Open Interest expanded by 5,219 contracts compared to the prior report (2025-08-19), while Gold's net Managed Money position increased by 4,532 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.