CFTC Gold COT Report Ledger — 2022-07-19

Weekly Positioning Metrics

Gold Close Price

$1710.00

Smart Money Net

-18,738

Total Open Interest

524,786

OI 1W Delta

-17,707

WEAK BEARISH - UNCONFIRMED (OI CONTRACTING)

Analysis & Institutional Flow

For the CFTC report week ending 2022-07-19, COMEX Gold futures closed at $1710.00. The CFTC Commitment of Traders (COT) report revealed that Managed Money (Smart Money) held a net long position of -18,738 contracts.

Week-over-Week Shift: Open Interest contracted by 17,707 contracts compared to the prior report (2022-07-12), while Gold's net Managed Money position decreased by 12,605 contracts.

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