CFTC Gold COT Report Ledger — 2025-10-07

Weekly Positioning Metrics

Gold Close Price

$3976.60

Smart Money Net

129,759

Total Open Interest

485,559

OI 1W Delta

-8,189

WEAK BEARISH - UNCONFIRMED (OI CONTRACTING)

Analysis & Institutional Flow

For the CFTC report week ending 2025-10-07, COMEX Gold futures closed at $3976.60. The CFTC Commitment of Traders (COT) report revealed that Managed Money (Smart Money) held a net long position of 129,759 contracts.

Week-over-Week Shift: Open Interest contracted by 8,189 contracts compared to the prior report (2025-09-30), while Gold's net Managed Money position decreased by 15,468 contracts.

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