CFTC Gold COT Report Ledger — 2022-01-04

Weekly Positioning Metrics

Gold Close Price

$1814.00

Smart Money Net

79,508

Total Open Interest

502,717

OI 1W Delta

-6,195

STRONG BEARISH CONFIRMATION (OI CONTRACTING)

Analysis & Institutional Flow

For the CFTC report week ending 2022-01-04, COMEX Gold futures closed at $1814.00. The CFTC Commitment of Traders (COT) report revealed that Managed Money (Smart Money) held a net long position of 79,508 contracts.

Week-over-Week Shift: Open Interest contracted by 6,195 contracts compared to the prior report (2021-12-28), while Gold's net Managed Money position decreased by 4,155 contracts.

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