On 2026-08-21, Gold closed at 4622.5 USD/oz, up 2.35% on the day. It trades at 57.7% of its 52-week range. Its RSI(14) of 73.69 is in the 95th percentile of its history since 2000, and its 20-day return of +13.64% in the 99th 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 4278.1 / 4177.94 / 4483.86 USD/oz, with price +8.05% / +10.64% / +3.09% against them. Its 52-week range is 3310.1–5586.2 USD/oz; it closed 17.25% below the high and 39.65% above the low. Its 20-day volatility is 1.377% daily, in the 80th percentile of its history since 2000. Its 14-day average true range (ATR) is 83.23 USD/oz, 1.80% of price. It has returned +5.53% over 5 days and +3.93% over 60 days.
=== GOLD (USD/oz) ===
price & change (as of 2026-08-21, prior 2026-08-20)
close 4622.50
change +106.20 (+2.351%)
range (as of 2026-08-21)
range 59.50
close pos 95.8% of range
moving averages (as of 2026-08-21)
20d MA 4278.10 price above by +8.05%
50d MA 4177.94 price above by +10.64%
200d MA 4483.86 price above by +3.09%
price > all MAs
stack: 200d > 20d > 50d
volatility (as of 2026-08-21)
20d stdev 1.377% daily ≈ 21.9% annualized (×√252) (80th pct of own history, since 2000 (5685 obs))
vs easing-2024 avg 0.97× (1.377% vs 1.415% era avg)
ATR (as of 2026-08-21)
ATR(14) 83.23
ATR% 1.80% (86th pct of own history, since 2000 (5691 obs))
range/ATR 71.5%
52-week range (as of 2026-08-21)
high 5586.20 (-17.25% from high)
low 3310.10 (+39.65% from low)
momentum (as of 2026-08-21)
RSI(14) 73.69 (95th pct of own history, since 2000 (5691 obs))
returns (as of 2026-08-21)
5d return +5.53%
20d return +13.64%
60d return +3.93%
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 1.41%
real-yield sensitivity (gold weekly returns vs weekly Δ in 10Y TIPS real yield, DFII10) (as of 2026-08-20)
vs real yield (Δ) -0.59 (26w)
vs real yield (Δ) -0.50 (52w)
cross-asset sensitivity (gold weekly returns vs the US dollar index (DXY) and S&P 500) (as of 2026-08-21)
vs DXY -0.29 (26w)
vs DXY -0.31 (52w)
vs S&P 500 +0.58 (26w)
vs S&P 500 +0.38 (52w)