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Gold price today in New York (ET)
Gold for US traders today: the live XAUUSDT price against the daily open, the overnight Asia and London sessions in ET, COMEX and CME Globex hours, the GLD/IAU options expiry at 4:00 PM ET, the US data that moves gold and the Fed odds.
Right now (7:29 AM ET · 11:29 UTC): Gold (XAUUSDT perpetual) is at $4,055.66, -0.36 % since the 8:00 PM ET daily open; US stocks open at 9:30 AM ET. Watch it live: Order book heatmap →
Before the Bell
US stocks open at 9:30 AM ET (13:30 UTC) · 2h 00m to go
- Overnight gold moved from $4,070.32 at the 8:00 PM ET (00:00 UTC) daily open to $4,055.66 (-0.36 %), trading between $4,037.07 and $4,078.52.
- Asia session (8:00 PM–4:00 AM ET): -0.44 %; London session (4:00 AM ET to now): +0.08 %.
- Levels into the open: call wall $4,155.00, put wall $3,827.00, gamma flip $4,085.10, max pain $4,067.00 for the Wed 28 Oct 4:00 PM ET expiry; options data from GLD/IAU ETF options (proxy, 15 min delayed, US market hours).
- Largest order book walls within 3 % of price: bid wall $4,000.00 and ask wall $4,056.00.
- COMEX gold opens at 8:20 AM ET; the COMEX settlement is at 1:30 PM ET.
- On the US calendar today: FOMC rate decision at 2:00 PM ET.
Levels into the open
±3 % around price · order book now, options estimated from GLD/IAU ETF options (proxy, 15 min delayed, US market hours)
The day in New York time
8:00 PM to 8:00 PM ET (one UTC day). Sessions colored by the move so far; dots are the fixed times.
Next options expiry, in ET
Swiftedge's gold options data comes from the GLD and IAU ETF options, used as a proxy for gold. They expire at the US stock market close, 4:00 PM ET, on every trading day (1:00 PM ET on early-close days).
Put/call 0.77
Options data from GLD/IAU ETF options (proxy, 15 min delayed, US market hours); strikes converted to the gold price. They expire at the US close, 4:00 PM ET.
Put/call 0.58
Options data from GLD/IAU ETF options (proxy, 15 min delayed, US market hours); strikes converted to the gold price. They expire at the US close, 4:00 PM ET.
Where the open interest sits
Open interest by strike for the next expiry (each side scaled to its own largest strike). White line = price, orange = max pain. Gold: from GLD/IAU ETF options (proxy, 15 min delayed, US market hours).
Next 24 hours, in ET
The next two weeks of CPI, jobs, PCE and Fed dates: US economic calendar in ET.
COMEX and CME Globex hours, in ET
Gold's fixed times today (Wed 28 Oct), then the weekly schedule. Holidays and early closes follow the CME calendar.
| Today | Eastern Time | |
|---|---|---|
| LBMA gold auction, morning (10:30 London) | 6:30 AM ET (10:30 UTC) | done |
| COMEX gold opens | 8:20 AM ET (12:20 UTC) | 0h 50m |
| LBMA gold auction, afternoon (15:00 London) | 11:00 AM ET (15:00 UTC) | 3h 30m |
| COMEX gold settlement | 1:30 PM ET (17:30 UTC) | 6h 00m |
| Spot gold and Globex close | 5:00 PM ET (21:00 UTC) | 9h 30m |
| Spot gold and Globex reopen | 6:00 PM ET (22:00 UTC) | 10h 30m |
| Gold | Eastern Time | |
|---|---|---|
| CME Globex gold week | Sun 6:00 PM – Fri 5:00 PM ET | spot gold follows the same hours |
| Daily break | 5:00 – 6:00 PM ET | Monday to Thursday |
| COMEX gold open | 8:20 AM ET | the traditional floor open, still the busiest hour |
| COMEX gold settlement | 1:30 PM ET | the daily settlement price window |
| XAUUSDT funding | every 4 hours | live gold funding rate |
Every gold session in your own time zone: gold trading sessions.
Fed rate odds
Market odds for the next FOMC decisions (2:00 PM ET on the second day of each meeting). Odds are not a forecast.
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Gold in New York right now
Updated 28 Oct 2026, 7:29 AM ET (11:29 UTC) · descriptive data, not advice
- Gold (XAUUSDT perpetual) is at $4,055.66, -0.36 % since the 8:00 PM ET daily open; US stocks open at 9:30 AM ET.
- Next options expiry: Wed 28 Oct at 4:00 PM ET, max pain $4,067.00; options data from GLD/IAU ETF options (proxy, 15 min delayed, US market hours).
- Estimated options levels: call wall $4,155.00, put wall $3,827.00, gamma flip $4,085.10.
- Next US events: FOMC rate decision Wed 28 Oct 2:00 PM ET; US PCE inflation (personal income and outlays) Thu 29 Oct 8:30 AM ET.
- Polymarket odds for the Fed decision in October: no change 95 %, 25 bps increase 5 %.
Common questions
What is the gold price today in New York?
The XAUUSDT gold perpetual is at $4,055.66, -0.36 % since the 8:00 PM ET (00:00 UTC) daily open ($4,070.32). XAUUSDT tracks spot gold; COMEX futures and dealer prices can differ by a few dollars.
What are COMEX gold trading hours in ET?
COMEX gold trades on CME Globex from Sunday 6:00 PM ET to Friday 5:00 PM ET, with a daily break from 5:00 to 6:00 PM ET. The traditional COMEX open is 8:20 AM ET and the daily settlement is at 1:30 PM ET.
When do gold options expire?
Swiftedge uses GLD and IAU ETF options as the gold options proxy. They expire at the US stock market close, 4:00 PM ET; the standard monthly expiry is the third Friday. The next expiry is Wed 28 Oct at 4:00 PM ET with max pain at $4,067.00.
What are the odds of a Fed rate change at the next FOMC meeting?
For the Fed decision in October, Polymarket traders price no change at 95 %. These are market odds, not a forecast. FOMC decisions are announced at 2:00 PM ET, with the press conference at 2:30 PM ET.
What US data moves gold?
Mostly releases that shift rate expectations and the dollar: CPI, the jobs report and PCE at 8:30 AM ET, and FOMC decisions at 2:00 PM ET. The US economic calendar lists the next two weeks in ET.
Data, not advice. Swiftedge shows market data. It is not a broker or adviser, and nothing here is a recommendation to trade. Prediction-market odds are not a forecast. Gold prices are the Binance XAUUSDT perpetual, not spot gold, COMEX futures or the LBMA price.