Considering advanced prints from CME Group for gold futures markets, open interest shrank for the fourth session in a row on Wednesday, this time by more than 2k contracts. Volume followed suit and dropped by around 15.7K contracts.
Gold prices extended the weekly leg lower on Wednesday and printed new multi-week lows near $1900. The continuation of the decline was on the back of shrinking open interest and volume, removing strength from a sustained drop in the very near term. In the meantime, the $1900 region per troy ounce is expected to offer decent contention for the time being.