CFTC Gold COT Report Ledger — 2022-08-09

Weekly Positioning Metrics

Gold Close Price

$1794.00

Smart Money Net

40,734

Total Open Interest

453,540

OI 1W Delta

-6,109

WEAK BULLISH - UNCONFIRMED (OI CONTRACTING)

Analysis & Institutional Flow

For the CFTC report week ending 2022-08-09, COMEX Gold futures closed at $1794.00. The CFTC Commitment of Traders (COT) report revealed that Managed Money (Smart Money) held a net long position of 40,734 contracts.

Week-over-Week Shift: Open Interest contracted by 6,109 contracts compared to the prior report (2022-08-02), while Gold's net Managed Money position increased by 24,879 contracts.

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