CFTC Gold COT Report Ledger — 2023-04-25

Weekly Positioning Metrics

Gold Close Price

$1994.00

Smart Money Net

102,803

Total Open Interest

473,209

OI 1W Delta

-9,045

WEAK BULLISH - UNCONFIRMED (OI CONTRACTING)

Analysis & Institutional Flow

For the CFTC report week ending 2023-04-25, COMEX Gold futures closed at $1994.00. The CFTC Commitment of Traders (COT) report revealed that Managed Money (Smart Money) held a net long position of 102,803 contracts.

Week-over-Week Shift: Open Interest contracted by 9,045 contracts compared to the prior report (2023-04-18), while Gold's net Managed Money position increased by 107 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.