CFTC Gold COT Report Ledger — 2025-10-28

Weekly Positioning Metrics

Gold Close Price
$3966.20
Smart Money Net
104,159
Total Open Interest
457,122
OI 1W Delta
-15,299
STRONG BULLISH CONFIRMATION (OI CONTRACTING)

Analysis & Institutional Flow

For the CFTC report week ending 2025-10-28, COMEX Gold futures closed at $3966.20. The CFTC Commitment of Traders (COT) report revealed that Managed Money (Smart Money) held a net long position of 104,159 contracts.

Week-over-Week Shift: Open Interest contracted by 15,299 contracts compared to the prior report (2025-10-21), while Gold's net Managed Money position increased by 11,932 contracts.

Macro Signal Insight: The quantitative engine registered a STRONG BULLISH CONFIRMATION (OI CONTRACTING) signal. Gold Smart Money flow was bullish, aligned with institutional buying interest.