CFTC Gold COT Report Ledger — 2022-02-22

Weekly Positioning Metrics

Gold Close Price

$1906.10

Smart Money Net

138,976

Total Open Interest

611,488

OI 1W Delta

+52,843

WEAK BULLISH - UNCONFIRMED (OI EXPANDING)

Analysis & Institutional Flow

For the CFTC report week ending 2022-02-22, COMEX Gold futures closed at $1906.10. The CFTC Commitment of Traders (COT) report revealed that Managed Money (Smart Money) held a net long position of 138,976 contracts.

Week-over-Week Shift: Open Interest expanded by 52,843 contracts compared to the prior report (2022-02-15), while Gold's net Managed Money position increased by 31,270 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.