CFTC Gold COT Report Ledger — 2022-02-01

Weekly Positioning Metrics

Gold Close Price

$1800.30

Smart Money Net

49,914

Total Open Interest

515,331

OI 1W Delta

-56,747

BEARISH DIVERGENCE (OI CONTRACTING)

Analysis & Institutional Flow

For the CFTC report week ending 2022-02-01, COMEX Gold futures closed at $1800.30. The CFTC Commitment of Traders (COT) report revealed that Managed Money (Smart Money) held a net long position of 49,914 contracts.

Week-over-Week Shift: Open Interest contracted by 56,747 contracts compared to the prior report (2022-01-25), while Gold's net Managed Money position decreased by 51,461 contracts.

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