CFTC Gold COT Report Ledger — 2023-09-26

Weekly Positioning Metrics

Gold Close Price

$1900.40

Smart Money Net

23,438

Total Open Interest

435,620

OI 1W Delta

-2,458

STRONG BEARISH CONFIRMATION (OI FLAT)

Analysis & Institutional Flow

For the CFTC report week ending 2023-09-26, COMEX Gold futures closed at $1900.40. The CFTC Commitment of Traders (COT) report revealed that Managed Money (Smart Money) held a net long position of 23,438 contracts.

Week-over-Week Shift: Open Interest contracted by 2,458 contracts compared to the prior report (2023-09-19), while Gold's net Managed Money position decreased by 23,952 contracts.

Macro Signal Insight: The quantitative engine registered a STRONG BEARISH CONFIRMATION (OI FLAT) signal. Gold Smart Money flow showed bearish distribution.