CFTC Gold COT Report Ledger — 2026-05-26

Weekly Positioning Metrics

Gold Close Price

$4500.40

Smart Money Net

97,446

Total Open Interest

353,489

OI 1W Delta

-25,836

GOLD-USD DIVERGENCE (OI CONTRACTING)

Analysis & Institutional Flow

For the CFTC report week ending 2026-05-26, COMEX Gold futures closed at $4500.40. The CFTC Commitment of Traders (COT) report revealed that Managed Money (Smart Money) held a net long position of 97,446 contracts.

Week-over-Week Shift: Open Interest contracted by 25,836 contracts compared to the prior report (2026-05-19), while Gold's net Managed Money position increased by 3,906 contracts.

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