On 2026-08-19, Gold closed at 4555.5 USD/oz, up 4.34% on the day. It trades at 54.7% of its 52-week range. Its RSI(14) of 70.75 is in the 92nd percentile of its history since 2000, and its 20-day return of +9.85% in the 96th percentile. RSI above 70 is conventionally termed overbought. It is trading above its 20-, 50- and 200-day moving averages. Its 20/50/200-day moving averages are 4230.18 / 4163.85 / 4479.09 USD/oz, with price +7.69% / +9.41% / +1.71% against them. Its 52-week range is 3310.1–5586.2 USD/oz; it closed 18.45% below the high and 37.62% above the low. Its 20-day volatility is 1.637% daily, in the 89th percentile of its history since 2000. Its 14-day average true range (ATR) is 85.66 USD/oz, 1.88% of price. It has returned +3.33% over 5 days and +0.76% over 60 days.
=== GOLD (USD/oz) ===
price & change (as of 2026-08-19, prior 2026-08-18)
close 4555.50
change +189.50 (+4.340%)
range (as of 2026-08-19)
range 34.20
close pos 17.3% of range
moving averages (as of 2026-08-19)
20d MA 4230.18 price above by +7.69%
50d MA 4163.85 price above by +9.41%
200d MA 4479.09 price above by +1.71%
price > all MAs
stack: 200d > 20d > 50d
volatility (as of 2026-08-19)
20d stdev 1.637% daily ≈ 26.0% annualized (×√252) (89th pct of own history, since 2000 (5683 obs))
vs easing-2024 avg 1.15× (1.637% vs 1.420% era avg)
ATR (as of 2026-08-19)
ATR(14) 85.66
ATR% 1.88% (88th pct of own history, since 2000 (5689 obs))
range/ATR 39.9%
52-week range (as of 2026-08-19)
high 5586.20 (-18.45% from high)
low 3310.10 (+37.62% from low)
momentum (as of 2026-08-19)
RSI(14) 70.75 (92nd pct of own history, since 2000 (5689 obs))
returns (as of 2026-08-19)
5d return +3.33%
20d return +9.85%
60d return +0.76%
volatility by rate-era
pre-crisis 1.39% (from 2000-08-31)
ZIRP-2009 1.18%
tightening-2015 0.84%
ZIRP-2019 1.08%
tightening-2022 0.94%
easing-2024 1.42%
real-yield sensitivity (gold weekly returns vs weekly Δ in 10Y TIPS real yield, DFII10) (as of 2026-08-18)
vs real yield (Δ) -0.57 (26w)
vs real yield (Δ) -0.49 (52w)
cross-asset sensitivity (gold weekly returns vs the US dollar index (DXY) and S&P 500) (as of 2026-08-19)
vs DXY -0.28 (26w)
vs DXY -0.30 (52w)
vs S&P 500 +0.62 (26w)
vs S&P 500 +0.40 (52w)