CFTC Gold COT Report Ledger — 2022-04-26

Weekly Positioning Metrics

Gold Close Price

$1901.40

Smart Money Net

81,117

Total Open Interest

557,785

OI 1W Delta

-17,417

STRONG BEARISH CONFIRMATION (OI CONTRACTING)

Analysis & Institutional Flow

For the CFTC report week ending 2022-04-26, COMEX Gold futures closed at $1901.40. The CFTC Commitment of Traders (COT) report revealed that Managed Money (Smart Money) held a net long position of 81,117 contracts.

Week-over-Week Shift: Open Interest contracted by 17,417 contracts compared to the prior report (2022-04-19), while Gold's net Managed Money position decreased by 20,149 contracts.

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