CFTC Gold COT Report Ledger — 2022-07-26

Weekly Positioning Metrics

Gold Close Price

$1717.70

Smart Money Net

-19,093

Total Open Interest

487,515

OI 1W Delta

-37,271

STRONG BEARISH CONFIRMATION (OI CONTRACTING)

Analysis & Institutional Flow

For the CFTC report week ending 2022-07-26, COMEX Gold futures closed at $1717.70. The CFTC Commitment of Traders (COT) report revealed that Managed Money (Smart Money) held a net long position of -19,093 contracts.

Week-over-Week Shift: Open Interest contracted by 37,271 contracts compared to the prior report (2022-07-19), while Gold's net Managed Money position decreased by 355 contracts.

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