CFTC Gold COT Report Ledger — 2022-10-11

Weekly Positioning Metrics

Gold Close Price

$1678.70

Smart Money Net

-5,580

Total Open Interest

431,395

OI 1W Delta

-5,670

WEAK BULLISH - UNCONFIRMED (OI CONTRACTING)

Analysis & Institutional Flow

For the CFTC report week ending 2022-10-11, COMEX Gold futures closed at $1678.70. The CFTC Commitment of Traders (COT) report revealed that Managed Money (Smart Money) held a net long position of -5,580 contracts.

Week-over-Week Shift: Open Interest contracted by 5,670 contracts compared to the prior report (2022-10-04), while Gold's net Managed Money position increased by 1,295 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.