CFTC Gold COT Report Ledger — 2022-02-15

Weekly Positioning Metrics

Gold Close Price

$1854.80

Smart Money Net

107,706

Total Open Interest

558,645

OI 1W Delta

+45,803

GOLD-USD DIVERGENCE (OI EXPANDING)

Analysis & Institutional Flow

For the CFTC report week ending 2022-02-15, COMEX Gold futures closed at $1854.80. The CFTC Commitment of Traders (COT) report revealed that Managed Money (Smart Money) held a net long position of 107,706 contracts.

Week-over-Week Shift: Open Interest expanded by 45,803 contracts compared to the prior report (2022-02-08), while Gold's net Managed Money position increased by 38,239 contracts.

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