CFTC Gold COT Report Ledger — 2025-12-30

Weekly Positioning Metrics

Gold Close Price

$4370.10

Smart Money Net

126,040

Total Open Interest

481,866

OI 1W Delta

-10,237

WEAK BEARISH - UNCONFIRMED (OI CONTRACTING)

Analysis & Institutional Flow

For the CFTC report week ending 2025-12-30, COMEX Gold futures closed at $4370.10. The CFTC Commitment of Traders (COT) report revealed that Managed Money (Smart Money) held a net long position of 126,040 contracts.

Week-over-Week Shift: Open Interest contracted by 10,237 contracts compared to the prior report (2025-12-23), while Gold's net Managed Money position decreased by 10,230 contracts.

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