CFTC Gold COT Report Ledger — 2022-01-25

Weekly Positioning Metrics

Gold Close Price

$1852.70

Smart Money Net

101,375

Total Open Interest

572,078

OI 1W Delta

+32,874

WEAK BULLISH - UNCONFIRMED (OI EXPANDING)

Analysis & Institutional Flow

For the CFTC report week ending 2022-01-25, COMEX Gold futures closed at $1852.70. The CFTC Commitment of Traders (COT) report revealed that Managed Money (Smart Money) held a net long position of 101,375 contracts.

Week-over-Week Shift: Open Interest expanded by 32,874 contracts compared to the prior report (2022-01-18), while Gold's net Managed Money position increased by 29,582 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.