CFTC Gold COT Report Ledger — 2023-01-03

Weekly Positioning Metrics

Gold Close Price

$1839.70

Smart Money Net

54,581

Total Open Interest

449,393

OI 1W Delta

+9,353

WEAK BULLISH - UNCONFIRMED (OI EXPANDING)

Analysis & Institutional Flow

For the CFTC report week ending 2023-01-03, COMEX Gold futures closed at $1839.70. The CFTC Commitment of Traders (COT) report revealed that Managed Money (Smart Money) held a net long position of 54,581 contracts.

Week-over-Week Shift: Open Interest expanded by 9,353 contracts compared to the prior report (2022-12-27), while Gold's net Managed Money position increased by 3,704 contracts.

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