Gold price in US dollars
Gold price today
The live gold price in US dollars, with today's moves in New York time: since the 9:30 AM ET open, since the daily candle, today's high and low, and the levels traders watch. Free, no sign-up.
Right now (7:28 AM ET · 11:28 UTC): Gold (XAUUSDT proxy) is $4,055.89, +0.89 % over 24 hours (24-hour low $4,017.51, high $4,078.52). Watch it live: Order book heatmap →
Gold price right now
Updated 28 Oct 2026, 7:28 AM ET (11:28 UTC) · descriptive data, not advice
- Gold (XAUUSDT proxy) is $4,055.89, +0.89 % over 24 hours (24-hour low $4,017.51, high $4,078.52).
- Today in New York time: high $4,065.89 at 4:45 AM ET, low $4,037.07 at 2:40 AM ET.
- 7 days: -1.9 %; 30 days: -2.5 %.
Gold today in New York time
| Price | Time (ET) | |
|---|---|---|
| Today's high | $4,065.89 | 4:45 AM ET |
| Today's low | $4,037.07 | 2:40 AM ET |
| Price at midnight ET | $4,051.29 | 12:00 AM ET |
| Daily candle open | $4,070.32 | 8:00 PM ET (00:00 UTC) |
| New York open | $4,030.62 | Tue 27 Oct, 9:30 AM ET |
| Yesterday's high | $4,078.52 | Tue 27 Oct, 8:10 PM ET |
| Yesterday's low | $3,999.15 | Tue 27 Oct, 4:50 AM ET |
"Today" is the calendar day in New York, from 12:00 AM ET. Highs and lows from 5-minute candles.
What moved gold in the last 24 hours
- Gold is up 0.89 % over 24 hours at $4,055.89, in a 24-hour range of $4,017.51 to $4,078.52.
- The biggest 1-hour move was +0.55 %, in the hour starting Tue 27 Oct, 10:00 AM ET.
- Large market orders ($300k and up) on the Binance XAUUSDT perpetual: $102.1M bought and $138.4M sold in 24 hours, net selling of $36.3M.
- Binance open interest fell 14.6 % in 24 hours while price rose: more positions were closed than opened.
- Funding is +0.0101 % per 8 hours (open-interest weighted, Binance, Bybit, OKX): longs pay shorts.
Built only from the numbers on this page and Swiftedge's own market data; no news is interpreted, and none of it is a forecast.
7 days, 30 days and 52 weeks
| Period | Change | High | Low |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7 days | -1.9 % | $4,148.99 | $3,979.21 |
| 30 days | -2.5 % | $4,228.70 | $3,979.21 |
Year to date: -6.2 % (from $4,325.82 on 1 Jan).
Last 30 days, hourly closes; dates in ET.
Key levels around the price
| Level | Price | From price | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Call wall | $4,155.00 | +2.44 % | options, all expiries |
| 7-day high | $4,148.99 | +2.30 % | Wed 21 Oct, 8:00 AM ET |
| Gamma flip | $4,085.10 | +0.72 % | options, all expiries |
| Yesterday's high | $4,078.52 | +0.56 % | ET day |
| Max pain | $4,067.00 | +0.27 % | next expiry Wed 28 Oct, 4:00 PM ET |
| Price now | $4,055.89 | ||
| Yesterday's low | $3,999.15 | -1.40 % | ET day |
| 7-day low | $3,979.21 | -1.89 % | Sat 24 Oct, 11:00 AM ET |
| Put wall | $3,827.00 | -5.64 % | options, all expiries |
More on gold levels today and the GEX and max pain pages.
Coming up in the next 24 hours
- 8:20 AM ET: COMEX gold open
- 9:30 AM ET: New York open (US equities)
- 1:30 PM ET: COMEX gold settlement
- 2:00 PM ET: FOMC rate decision
- 4:00 PM ET: Daily options expiry (max pain $4,067.00)
- 5:00 PM ET: Spot gold daily break
Gold market hours in ET
The price on this page is the Binance XAUUSDT perpetual future, one troy ounce per contract, quoted in USDT. It tracks gold closely and is used here as a live proxy; it is not the spot (London) price and not the COMEX gold future.
| Gold | Eastern Time | |
|---|---|---|
| COMEX gold (CME Globex) trades | Sun 6:00 PM to Fri 5:00 PM ET | with a daily break 5:00-6:00 PM ET |
| COMEX gold floor-hours session | 8:20 AM to 1:30 PM ET | settlement at 1:30 PM ET |
| Weekly close | Fri 5:00 PM ET | spot gold reopens Sun 6:00 PM ET |
| US stock market | 9:30 AM to 4:00 PM ET |
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Common questions
What is the gold price today?
Gold (XAUUSDT) was $4,055.89 when this page was built (Wed 28 Oct, 7:28 AM ET), +0.89 % over 24 hours. The price at the top of the page updates live every few seconds.
Why is gold up today?
Swiftedge does not guess at news. What the data shows: The biggest 1-hour move was +0.55 %, in the hour starting Tue 27 Oct, 10:00 AM ET. Large market orders ($300k and up) on the Binance XAUUSDT perpetual: $102.1M bought and $138.4M sold in 24 hours, net selling of $36.3M.
Where does this price come from?
From the Binance XAUUSDT perpetual future (one troy ounce per contract, quoted in USDT, a dollar-pegged stablecoin). It is a live proxy for gold, not the spot or COMEX price, and can differ from both.
When does gold trade most in the US?
Gold trades nearly around the clock from Sunday 6:00 PM to Friday 5:00 PM ET; US activity peaks around the COMEX session (8:20 AM to 1:30 PM ET) and US data releases at 8:30 AM ET.