CFTC Gold COT Report Ledger — 2023-01-17

Weekly Positioning Metrics

Gold Close Price

$1907.20

Smart Money Net

69,377

Total Open Interest

491,818

OI 1W Delta

+10,299

STRONG BULLISH CONFIRMATION (OI EXPANDING)

Analysis & Institutional Flow

For the CFTC report week ending 2023-01-17, COMEX Gold futures closed at $1907.20. The CFTC Commitment of Traders (COT) report revealed that Managed Money (Smart Money) held a net long position of 69,377 contracts.

Week-over-Week Shift: Open Interest expanded by 10,299 contracts compared to the prior report (2023-01-10), while Gold's net Managed Money position increased by 7,568 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.