Gold technical indicators: RSI, real-yield correlation, 52-week range
Gold closed at 4142.6 USD/oz on 2026-10-20, down 0.42%, the 40th percentile of its daily moves by size since 2000. It is 25.84% below its 52-week high and 5.85% above its 52-week low, and is below its 20-, 50- and 200-day moving averages. Its 20-day return of -5.34% is in the 8th percentile of its history since 2000. Gold had an RSI(14) of 40.34 at the 2026-10-20 close, in the 15th percentile of its history since 2000. At the 2026-10-20 close, the 52-week high of Gold was 5586.2 USD/oz, set on 2026-01-29, and the 52-week low 3913.7 USD/oz, set on 2025-10-30. At the 2026-10-20 close, the 20-day moving average of Gold was 4191.23 USD/oz. At the 2026-10-20 close, the 50-day moving average of Gold was 4362.92 USD/oz. At the 2026-10-20 close, the 200-day moving average of Gold was 4526.06 USD/oz.
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.
Price and momentum
- Close
- 4142.6 USD/oz
- Daily change
- down 0.42%
- RSI (14)
- 40.34 — 15th percentile since 2000 (6529 obs)
- 20-day return
- -5.34% — 8th percentile since 2000 (6523 obs)
Session
- Open
- 4162.4 USD/oz
- High
- 4174.9 USD/oz
- Low
- 4130.1 USD/oz
- Prior close
- 4160.1 USD/oz
- Gap (overnight)
- +0.06%
- Intraday range
- 1.08% of price
- Close position
- 27.9% of range
Moving averages
| Period | Value | Price vs MA |
|---|---|---|
| 20-day MA | 4191.23 USD/oz | -1.16% |
| 50-day MA | 4362.92 USD/oz | -5.05% |
| 200-day MA | 4526.06 USD/oz | -8.47% |
52-week range
- Position
- 13.7% of range
- 52-week high
- 5586.2 USD/oz · price -25.84%
- 52-week low
- 3913.7 USD/oz · price +5.85%
Price chart
Volatility
- 20-day realised volatility
- 1.135% daily — 71st percentile since 2000 (6523 obs)
- ATR (14)
- 78.54 USD/oz · 1.90% of price — 89th percentile since 2000 (5731 obs)
Volatility by rate-era
- pre-crisis (to 2008)
- 1.19% (data 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%
Returns
- 5-day
- -0.83%
- 60-day
- +1.67%
Real-yield sensitivity
- 10Y TIPS real-yield change (52-week)
- correlation -0.43
- 10Y TIPS real-yield change (26-week)
- correlation -0.35
Cross-asset correlation
- vs US dollar index (DXY) (52-week)
- correlation -0.35
- vs US dollar index (DXY) (26-week)
- correlation -0.42
- vs S&P 500 (52-week)
- correlation +0.41
- vs S&P 500 (26-week)
- correlation +0.48
Key dates
- Next Fed decision (FOMC)
- 2026-10-28 (8 days)
- Next jobs report (BLS)
- 2026-11-06 (17 days)
- Next CPI (BLS)
- 2026-11-10 (21 days)
Full daily summary
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.
Methodology
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On 2026-10-20, Gold ranked #32 of 73 instruments across all markets covered, sorted by how statistically unusual each day’s reading was (cross-asset market screener).