CFTC Gold COT Report Ledger — 2022-04-05

Weekly Positioning Metrics

Gold Close Price

$1922.90

Smart Money Net

101,627

Total Open Interest

560,666

OI 1W Delta

-13,855

WEAK BEARISH - UNCONFIRMED (OI CONTRACTING)

Analysis & Institutional Flow

For the CFTC report week ending 2022-04-05, COMEX Gold futures closed at $1922.90. The CFTC Commitment of Traders (COT) report revealed that Managed Money (Smart Money) held a net long position of 101,627 contracts.

Week-over-Week Shift: Open Interest contracted by 13,855 contracts compared to the prior report (2022-03-29), while Gold's net Managed Money position decreased by 6,675 contracts.

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