CFTC Gold COT Report Ledger — 2025-05-13

Weekly Positioning Metrics

Gold Close Price

$3240.30

Smart Money Net

101,227

Total Open Interest

440,842

OI 1W Delta

-11,572

WEAK BEARISH - UNCONFIRMED (OI CONTRACTING)

Analysis & Institutional Flow

For the CFTC report week ending 2025-05-13, COMEX Gold futures closed at $3240.30. The CFTC Commitment of Traders (COT) report revealed that Managed Money (Smart Money) held a net long position of 101,227 contracts.

Week-over-Week Shift: Open Interest contracted by 11,572 contracts compared to the prior report (2025-05-06), while Gold's net Managed Money position decreased by 864 contracts.

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