CFTC Gold COT Report Ledger — 2022-04-12

Weekly Positioning Metrics

Gold Close Price

$1972.10

Smart Money Net

117,025

Total Open Interest

577,639

OI 1W Delta

+16,973

STRONG BULLISH CONFIRMATION (OI EXPANDING)

Analysis & Institutional Flow

For the CFTC report week ending 2022-04-12, COMEX Gold futures closed at $1972.10. The CFTC Commitment of Traders (COT) report revealed that Managed Money (Smart Money) held a net long position of 117,025 contracts.

Week-over-Week Shift: Open Interest expanded by 16,973 contracts compared to the prior report (2022-04-05), while Gold's net Managed Money position increased by 15,398 contracts.

Macro Signal Insight: The quantitative engine registered a STRONG BULLISH CONFIRMATION (OI EXPANDING) signal. Gold Smart Money flow was bullish, aligned with institutional buying interest.