CFTC Gold COT Report Ledger — 2022-12-06

Weekly Positioning Metrics

Gold Close Price

$1769.30

Smart Money Net

23,487

Total Open Interest

422,100

OI 1W Delta

-11,561

WEAK BULLISH - UNCONFIRMED (OI CONTRACTING)

Analysis & Institutional Flow

For the CFTC report week ending 2022-12-06, COMEX Gold futures closed at $1769.30. The CFTC Commitment of Traders (COT) report revealed that Managed Money (Smart Money) held a net long position of 23,487 contracts.

Week-over-Week Shift: Open Interest contracted by 11,561 contracts compared to the prior report (2022-11-29), while Gold's net Managed Money position increased by 8,767 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.