CFTC Gold COT Report Ledger — 2022-08-02

Weekly Positioning Metrics

Gold Close Price

$1771.10

Smart Money Net

15,855

Total Open Interest

459,649

OI 1W Delta

-27,866

STRONG BULLISH CONFIRMATION (OI CONTRACTING)

Analysis & Institutional Flow

For the CFTC report week ending 2022-08-02, COMEX Gold futures closed at $1771.10. The CFTC Commitment of Traders (COT) report revealed that Managed Money (Smart Money) held a net long position of 15,855 contracts.

Week-over-Week Shift: Open Interest contracted by 27,866 contracts compared to the prior report (2022-07-26), while Gold's net Managed Money position increased by 34,948 contracts.

Macro Signal Insight: The quantitative engine registered a STRONG BULLISH CONFIRMATION (OI CONTRACTING) signal. Gold Smart Money flow was bullish, aligned with institutional buying interest.