CFTC Gold COT Report Ledger — 2025-04-08

Weekly Positioning Metrics

Gold Close Price

$2968.40

Smart Money Net

130,986

Total Open Interest

445,468

OI 1W Delta

-53,278

BEARISH DIVERGENCE (OI CONTRACTING)

Analysis & Institutional Flow

For the CFTC report week ending 2025-04-08, COMEX Gold futures closed at $2968.40. The CFTC Commitment of Traders (COT) report revealed that Managed Money (Smart Money) held a net long position of 130,986 contracts.

Week-over-Week Shift: Open Interest contracted by 53,278 contracts compared to the prior report (2025-04-01), while Gold's net Managed Money position decreased by 11,013 contracts.

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