Gold: RSI, real-yield correlation, 52-week range · daily
On 2026-10-20, Gold closed at 4142.6 USD/oz, down 0.42% on the day. At the 2026-10-20 close, Gold was 13.7% of the way from its 52-week low to its high. At the 2026-10-20 close, Gold had an RSI(14) of 40.34, in the 15th percentile of its history since 2000, and its 20-day return of -5.34% was in the 8th percentile. It is trading below its 20-, 50- and 200-day moving averages. At the 2026-10-20 close, the 20/50/200-day moving averages of Gold were 4191.23 / 4362.92 / 4526.06 USD/oz, with price -1.16% / -5.05% / -8.47% against them. At the 2026-10-20 close, the 52-week range of Gold was 3913.7–5586.2 USD/oz; it closed 25.84% below the high and 5.85% above the low. Its 20-day volatility is 1.135% daily, in the 71st percentile of its history since 2000. Its 14-day average true range (ATR) is 78.54 USD/oz, 1.90% of price. It has returned -0.83% over 5 days and +1.67% over 60 days.
Figures reflect the latest daily snapshot for 2026-10-20.
Gold here is the continuous series of the COMEX Gold futures contract (GC), priced in US dollars per troy ounce: a futures price, not the spot price or the LBMA fixing.
=== GOLD (USD/oz) ===
price & change (as of 2026-10-20, prior 2026-10-19)
close 4142.60
change -17.50 (-0.421%)
range (as of 2026-10-20)
range 44.80
close pos 27.9% of range
moving averages (as of 2026-10-20)
20d MA 4191.23 price below by -1.16%
50d MA 4362.92 price below by -5.05%
200d MA 4526.06 price below by -8.47%
price < all MAs
stack: 200d > 50d > 20d
volatility (as of 2026-10-20)
20d stdev 1.135% daily ≈ 18.0% annualised (×√252) (71st pct of own history, since 2000 (6523 obs))
vs easing-2024 avg 0.82× (1.135% vs 1.380% era avg)
ATR (as of 2026-10-20)
ATR(14) 78.54
ATR% 1.90% (89th pct of own history, since 2000 (5731 obs))
range/ATR 57.0%
52-week range (as of 2026-10-20)
high 5586.20 (-25.84% from high)
low 3913.70 (+5.85% from low)
momentum (as of 2026-10-20)
RSI(14) 40.34 (15th pct of own history, since 2000 (6529 obs))
returns (as of 2026-10-20)
5d return -0.83%
20d return -5.34%
60d return +1.67%
volatility by rate-era
pre-crisis (to 2008) 1.19% (from 2000-08-31)
ZIRP (2009–2015) 1.16%
tightening (2015–2018) 0.81%
ZIRP (2019–2021) 1.04%
tightening (2022–2023) 0.91%
easing (2024– ) 1.38%
real-yield sensitivity (gold weekly returns vs weekly Δ in 10Y TIPS real yield, DFII10) (as of 2026-10-19)
vs real yield (Δ) -0.35 (26w)
vs real yield (Δ) -0.43 (52w)
cross-asset sensitivity (gold weekly returns vs the US dollar index (DXY) and S&P 500) (as of 2026-10-20)
vs DXY -0.42 (26w)
vs DXY -0.35 (52w)
vs S&P 500 +0.48 (26w)
vs S&P 500 +0.41 (52w)