CFTC Gold COT Report Ledger — 2022-05-17

Weekly Positioning Metrics

Gold Close Price

$1818.20

Smart Money Net

43,360

Total Open Interest

555,756

OI 1W Delta

-15,691

STRONG BEARISH CONFIRMATION (OI CONTRACTING)

Analysis & Institutional Flow

For the CFTC report week ending 2022-05-17, COMEX Gold futures closed at $1818.20. The CFTC Commitment of Traders (COT) report revealed that Managed Money (Smart Money) held a net long position of 43,360 contracts.

Week-over-Week Shift: Open Interest contracted by 15,691 contracts compared to the prior report (2022-05-10), while Gold's net Managed Money position decreased by 18,632 contracts.

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