CFTC Gold COT Report Ledger — 2025-04-29

Weekly Positioning Metrics

Gold Close Price

$3318.80

Smart Money Net

105,895

Total Open Interest

451,868

OI 1W Delta

-13,483

WEAK BEARISH - UNCONFIRMED (OI CONTRACTING)

Analysis & Institutional Flow

For the CFTC report week ending 2025-04-29, COMEX Gold futures closed at $3318.80. The CFTC Commitment of Traders (COT) report revealed that Managed Money (Smart Money) held a net long position of 105,895 contracts.

Week-over-Week Shift: Open Interest contracted by 13,483 contracts compared to the prior report (2025-04-22), while Gold's net Managed Money position decreased by 15,007 contracts.

Macro Signal Insight: The quantitative engine registered a WEAK BEARISH - UNCONFIRMED (OI CONTRACTING) signal. Gold Smart Money flow showed bearish distribution.