On 2026-08-12, Gold closed at 4408.9 USD/oz, up 0.59% on the day. It trades at 48.3% of its 52-week range. Its RSI(14) of 68.34 is in the 88th percentile of its history since 2000, and its 20-day return of +9.02% in the 94th percentile. Its 20/50/200-day moving averages are 4137.34 / 4163.68 / 4472.6 USD/oz, with price +6.56% / +5.89% / -1.42% against them. Its 52-week range is 3310.1–5586.2 USD/oz; it closed 21.08% below the high and 33.20% above the low. Its 20-day volatility is 1.411% daily, in the 81st percentile of its history since 2000. Its 14-day average true range (ATR) is 73.21 USD/oz, 1.66% of price. It has returned +3.84% over 5 days and -3.22% over 60 days.
=== GOLD (USD/oz) ===
price & change (as of 2026-08-12, prior 2026-08-11)
close 4408.90
change +25.90 (+0.591%)
range (as of 2026-08-12)
range 27.70
close pos 9.4% of range
moving averages (as of 2026-08-12)
20d MA 4137.34 price above by +6.56%
50d MA 4163.68 price above by +5.89%
200d MA 4472.60 price below by -1.42%
price mixed vs MAs
stack: 200d > 50d > 20d
volatility (as of 2026-08-12)
20d stdev 1.411% daily ≈ 22.4% annualized (×√252) (81st pct of own history, since 2000 (5678 obs))
vs easing-2024 avg 1.00× (1.411% vs 1.414% era avg)
ATR (as of 2026-08-12)
ATR(14) 73.21
ATR% 1.66% (82nd pct of own history, since 2000 (5684 obs))
range/ATR 37.8%
52-week range (as of 2026-08-12)
high 5586.20 (-21.08% from high)
low 3310.10 (+33.20% from low)
momentum (as of 2026-08-12)
RSI(14) 68.34 (88th pct of own history, since 2000 (5684 obs))
returns (as of 2026-08-12)
5d return +3.84%
20d return +9.02%
60d return -3.22%
volatility by rate-era
pre-crisis 1.3878% (from 2000-08-31)
ZIRP-2009 1.1796%
tightening-2015 0.8388%
ZIRP-2019 1.0750%
tightening-2022 0.9428%
easing-2024 1.4139%
real-yield sensitivity (gold weekly returns vs weekly Δ in 10Y TIPS real yield, DFII10) (as of 2026-08-11)
vs real yield (Δ) -0.56 (26w)
vs real yield (Δ) -0.48 (52w)
cross-asset sensitivity (gold weekly returns vs the US dollar index (DXY) and S&P 500) (as of 2026-08-12)
vs DXY -0.21 (26w)
vs DXY -0.28 (52w)
vs S&P 500 +0.68 (26w)
vs S&P 500 +0.42 (52w)