CFTC Gold COT Report Ledger — 2023-03-21

Weekly Positioning Metrics

Gold Close Price

$1938.00

Smart Money Net

81,229

Total Open Interest

469,874

OI 1W Delta

+10,810

WEAK BULLISH - UNCONFIRMED (OI EXPANDING)

Analysis & Institutional Flow

For the CFTC report week ending 2023-03-21, COMEX Gold futures closed at $1938.00. The CFTC Commitment of Traders (COT) report revealed that Managed Money (Smart Money) held a net long position of 81,229 contracts.

Week-over-Week Shift: Open Interest expanded by 10,810 contracts compared to the prior report (2023-03-14), while Gold's net Managed Money position increased by 21,508 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.