CFTC Gold COT Report Ledger — 2024-10-22

Weekly Positioning Metrics

Gold Close Price

$2744.20

Smart Money Net

205,160

Total Open Interest

573,760

OI 1W Delta

+32,528

GOLD-USD DIVERGENCE (OI EXPANDING)

Analysis & Institutional Flow

For the CFTC report week ending 2024-10-22, COMEX Gold futures closed at $2744.20. The CFTC Commitment of Traders (COT) report revealed that Managed Money (Smart Money) held a net long position of 205,160 contracts.

Week-over-Week Shift: Open Interest expanded by 32,528 contracts compared to the prior report (2024-10-15), while Gold's net Managed Money position increased by 5,739 contracts.

Macro Signal Insight: The quantitative engine registered a GOLD-USD DIVERGENCE (OI EXPANDING) signal. Gold Smart Money flow diverged from USD Index speculator flow, indicating macroeconomic stress.