Gold Price Chart

How the gold market trades

Gold trades nearly around the clock, passing from Asian dealing desks to London — home of the twice-daily LBMA benchmark — and on to New York’s COMEX futures. Liquidity is deepest when London and New York overlap, which is when the sharpest intraday moves on the 1D view tend to happen.

The big directional forces are real interest rates (gold pays no yield, so it competes with bonds), the US dollar’s strength, central-bank buying, and safe-haven demand during crises. Daily swings are usually modest — often under 1% — but trends persist: the multi-year climbs visible on the 5Y and MAX views are characteristic of how gold moves.

How to read the gold chart

Use the timeframe buttons (1D, 1W, 1M, 3M, 1Y, 5Y, MAX) to change the period shown. Short timeframes capture intraday volatility, while the 1-year, 5-year, and MAX views reveal whether Gold is in a long-term uptrend, downtrend, or trading range. The line is shaded green when the price rose over the selected period and red when it fell.

Trends, support, and resistance

A series of higher highs and higher lows signals an uptrend; lower highs and lower lows mark a downtrend. Support is a level where buyers have repeatedly stepped in, while resistance is where sellers have capped rallies. These are reference points, not guarantees.

A chart describes the past; it cannot predict the future. Pair what you see with an understanding of what moves the gold price, and review the historical performance table for context. Nothing here is financial advice — see our disclaimer.