CFTC Gold COT Report Ledger — 2026-03-17

Weekly Positioning Metrics

Gold Close Price
$5001.00
Smart Money Net
102,043
Total Open Interest
411,388
OI 1W Delta
-2,568
GOLD-USD DIVERGENCE (OI FLAT)

Analysis & Institutional Flow

For the CFTC report week ending 2026-03-17, COMEX Gold futures closed at $5001.00. The CFTC Commitment of Traders (COT) report revealed that Managed Money (Smart Money) held a net long position of 102,043 contracts.

Week-over-Week Shift: Open Interest contracted by 2,568 contracts compared to the prior report (2026-03-10), while Gold's net Managed Money position increased by 3,644 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.