CFTC Gold COT Report Ledger — 2022-07-12

Weekly Positioning Metrics

Gold Close Price

$1723.30

Smart Money Net

-6,133

Total Open Interest

542,493

OI 1W Delta

+44,283

WEAK BEARISH - UNCONFIRMED (OI EXPANDING)

Analysis & Institutional Flow

For the CFTC report week ending 2022-07-12, COMEX Gold futures closed at $1723.30. The CFTC Commitment of Traders (COT) report revealed that Managed Money (Smart Money) held a net long position of -6,133 contracts.

Week-over-Week Shift: Open Interest expanded by 44,283 contracts compared to the prior report (2022-07-05), while Gold's net Managed Money position decreased by 23,167 contracts.

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