CFTC Gold COT Report Ledger — 2022-03-22

Weekly Positioning Metrics

Gold Close Price

$1920.70

Smart Money Net

115,132

Total Open Interest

605,191

OI 1W Delta

-12,414

STRONG BEARISH CONFIRMATION (OI CONTRACTING)

Analysis & Institutional Flow

For the CFTC report week ending 2022-03-22, COMEX Gold futures closed at $1920.70. The CFTC Commitment of Traders (COT) report revealed that Managed Money (Smart Money) held a net long position of 115,132 contracts.

Week-over-Week Shift: Open Interest contracted by 12,414 contracts compared to the prior report (2022-03-15), while Gold's net Managed Money position decreased by 11,405 contracts.

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