CFTC Gold COT Report Ledger — 2022-11-15

Weekly Positioning Metrics

Gold Close Price

$1773.80

Smart Money Net

25,457

Total Open Interest

495,171

OI 1W Delta

+6,700

STRONG BULLISH CONFIRMATION (OI EXPANDING)

Analysis & Institutional Flow

For the CFTC report week ending 2022-11-15, COMEX Gold futures closed at $1773.80. The CFTC Commitment of Traders (COT) report revealed that Managed Money (Smart Money) held a net long position of 25,457 contracts.

Week-over-Week Shift: Open Interest expanded by 6,700 contracts compared to the prior report (2022-11-08), while Gold's net Managed Money position increased by 41,803 contracts.

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