CFTC Gold COT Report Ledger — 2022-12-20

Weekly Positioning Metrics

Gold Close Price

$1815.90

Smart Money Net

39,095

Total Open Interest

436,653

OI 1W Delta

-387

STRONG BULLISH CONFIRMATION (OI FLAT)

Analysis & Institutional Flow

For the CFTC report week ending 2022-12-20, COMEX Gold futures closed at $1815.90. The CFTC Commitment of Traders (COT) report revealed that Managed Money (Smart Money) held a net long position of 39,095 contracts.

Week-over-Week Shift: Open Interest contracted by 387 contracts compared to the prior report (2022-12-13), while Gold's net Managed Money position increased by 1,646 contracts.

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