CFTC Gold COT Report Ledger — 2026-01-13

Weekly Positioning Metrics

Gold Close Price

$4589.20

Smart Money Net

134,745

Total Open Interest

527,455

OI 1W Delta

+39,339

WEAK BULLISH - UNCONFIRMED (OI EXPANDING)

Analysis & Institutional Flow

For the CFTC report week ending 2026-01-13, COMEX Gold futures closed at $4589.20. The CFTC Commitment of Traders (COT) report revealed that Managed Money (Smart Money) held a net long position of 134,745 contracts.

Week-over-Week Shift: Open Interest expanded by 39,339 contracts compared to the prior report (2026-01-06), while Gold's net Managed Money position increased by 11,532 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.