COT Strategy - Gold Short

DISCLAIMER: This is not trade advice. This is for educational purposes only to demonstrate how I am looking to participate in this market. There is significant risk involved in trading, do your own homework and due diligence.

COT Strategy
SHORT
Gold (GC)

My COT strategy has me on alert for short trades in GC if we get a confirmed bearish change of trend on the Daily timeframe.

COT Commercial Index: Sell Signal

Valuation: Overvalued vs Treasuries

Extreme Positioning: Commercials most short they have been in last 3 years = bearish. Only thing that would be better is SS's making an extreme in long positioning, but no luck with that yet (but something I'm watching).

OI Analysis: OI has been increasing on up move since June. When OI increases, we need to ask "who caused the OI increase"? When it is caused by Large Specs & Small Specs, it is bearish. In the case of Gold, it is being caused by LS & SS's, which is bearish.

Spread: Bearishly diverging.

ADX: Diverging, implying the trend lacks integrity.

Supplementary Indicators: Acc/Dis , %R, Stochastic & Momentum (not yet triggered)

Remember, this is not a "Short Now" idea. These indicators are not timing tools. They simply tell us that this market could have a move of some significance to the downside, which we will participate in with a confirmed Daily trend change to the downside.

Good luck & good trading.