CFTC Gold COT Report Ledger — 2022-09-27

Weekly Positioning Metrics

Gold Close Price

$1626.70

Smart Money Net

-43,094

Total Open Interest

457,061

OI 1W Delta

-12,334

STRONG BEARISH CONFIRMATION (OI CONTRACTING)

Analysis & Institutional Flow

For the CFTC report week ending 2022-09-27, COMEX Gold futures closed at $1626.70. The CFTC Commitment of Traders (COT) report revealed that Managed Money (Smart Money) held a net long position of -43,094 contracts.

Week-over-Week Shift: Open Interest contracted by 12,334 contracts compared to the prior report (2022-09-20), while Gold's net Managed Money position decreased by 6,399 contracts.

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