Gold price in October 2026: daily prices, high, low and change
Gold is trading at $3,908.90 an ounce (month to date), down 6.64% on the month. The highest close was $4,216.30 on 9 Oct and the lowest $3,908.90 on 30 Oct. Every trading day below, with ranks and context computed from COMEX data.
Gold price chart, October 2026 (daily close and high-low range, US$ per ounce)
Gold line = daily settlement; bars = intraday high to low where available; dashed line = September 2026 close ($4,186.70).
Daily gold prices in October 2026 (22 trading days, month to date)
| Date | Open | High | Low | Close | Change | % change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu 1 Oct | $4,190.10 | $4,222.80 | $4,169.40 | $4,202.30 | +$15.60 | +0.37% |
| Fri 2 Oct | $4,204.60 | $4,259.00 | $4,153.80 | $4,162.30 | −$40.00 | −0.95% |
| Mon 5 Oct | $4,169.40 | $4,198.90 | $4,150.40 | $4,156.80 | −$5.50 | −0.13% |
| Tue 6 Oct | $4,169.20 | $4,212.40 | $4,130.70 | $4,187.10 | +$30.30 | +0.73% |
| Wed 7 Oct | $4,195.00 | $4,197.80 | $4,091.20 | $4,140.70 | −$46.40 | −1.11% |
| Thu 8 Oct | $4,139.90 | $4,170.70 | $4,128.10 | $4,157.00 | +$16.30 | +0.39% |
| Fri 9 Oct | $4,159.70 | $4,233.70 | $4,156.10 | $4,216.30 | +$59.30 | +1.43% |
| Mon 12 Oct | $4,220.80 | $4,242.30 | $4,178.10 | $4,190.60 | −$25.70 | −0.61% |
| Tue 13 Oct | $4,195.50 | $4,224.80 | $4,169.70 | $4,177.30 | −$13.30 | −0.32% |
| Wed 14 Oct | $4,184.20 | $4,193.50 | $4,095.00 | $4,107.90 | −$69.40 | −1.66% |
| Thu 15 Oct best day | $4,128.30 | $4,197.70 | $4,120.90 | $4,170.10 | +$62.20 | +1.51% |
| Fri 16 Oct | $4,192.10 | $4,220.40 | $4,167.50 | $4,181.10 | +$11.00 | +0.26% |
| Mon 19 Oct | $4,185.00 | $4,211.20 | $4,155.60 | $4,160.10 | −$21.00 | −0.50% |
| Tue 20 Oct | $4,162.40 | $4,174.90 | $4,130.10 | $4,142.60 | −$17.50 | −0.42% |
| Wed 21 Oct | $4,143.40 | $4,160.60 | $4,122.30 | $4,150.00 | +$7.40 | +0.18% |
| Thu 22 Oct | $4,159.00 | $4,164.30 | $4,036.80 | $4,060.40 | −$89.60 | −2.16% |
| Fri 23 Oct | $4,042.20 | $4,050.20 | $3,989.10 | $4,007.90 | −$52.50 | −1.29% |
| Mon 26 Oct | $4,012.20 | $4,044.00 | $3,990.90 | $4,038.40 | +$30.50 | +0.76% |
| Tue 27 Oct | $4,032.80 | $4,079.40 | $4,001.60 | $4,074.60 | +$36.20 | +0.90% |
| Wed 28 Oct | $4,073.60 | $4,097.20 | $4,036.90 | $4,051.60 | −$23.00 | −0.56% |
| Thu 29 Oct | $4,081.40 | $4,081.70 | $4,016.30 | $4,031.40 | −$20.20 | −0.50% |
| Fri 30 Oct worst day | $4,033.60 | $4,038.20 | $3,901.30 | $3,908.90 | −$122.50 | −3.04% |
Close = COMEX gold futures settlement in US dollars per troy ounce; change is against the previous trading day's close. The latest row may still be trading and is refreshed hourly.
Monthly open, high, low and close
| October 2026 | Open | High | Low | Close | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Settlements | $4,202.30 | $4,216.30 | $3,908.90 | $3,908.90 | −6.64% |
| Intraday | $4,190.10 | $4,259.00 2 Oct | $3,901.30 30 Oct | $3,908.90 | — |
Settlements: first, highest, lowest and last daily close of the month (the basis used on the 2026 page and the monthly returns heatmap). Intraday: the highest and lowest traded prices in the daily bars.
Source: COMEX gold futures (GC=F) daily settlements and intraday bars via Yahoo Finance; US CPI (FRED CPIAUCSL) for the inflation adjustment; World Bank Pink Sheet for the monthly London average. This month is in progress: the page is rebuilt hourly from the latest (delayed) data.
Gold in October 2026: summary
Gold has plunged 6.64% in October 2026 so far and now stands at $3,908.90 an ounce, against $4,186.70 at the end of September 2026. Settlement prices ranged from $3,908.90 on 30 October 2026 to $4,216.30 on 9 October 2026, a spread of $307.40 (7.3%), narrower than the 11.0% average of the previous 12 months. Gold closed higher on 9 of 22 trading days so far and lower on 13; the strongest session was 15 October 2026 (+1.51%) and the weakest 30 October 2026 (−3.04%).
The $3,908.90 close on 30 October 2026 was the lowest since 3 October 2025. On the monthly change, October 2026 so far was the 2nd-worst October of the 27 since 2000.
How October 2026 compares
- Against other Octobers: at −6.64%, October 2026 so far ranks 26th of 27 Octobers since 2000 (best first).
- Against every month: it ranks 302nd of 314 months since September 2000, better than 4% of them.
- Range: the gap between the highest and lowest close was $307.40, or 7.3% of the opening level, 0.7× the 11.0% average of the previous 12 months.
- Daily moves: the average day moved 0.90% (up or down), against 1.31% over the previous 12 months, so October 2026 so far was calmer than usual.
- Streaks: the longest run of higher closes was 2 days and the longest run of lower closes 3 days.
- Bigger picture: at the latest close gold was −9.96% for 2026 so far and −2.19% over 12 months (against the October 2025 close of $3,996.50).
- Average price: the mean of the 22 daily closes was $4,121.61.
Across the other 26 completed Octobers since 2000, gold averaged +0.13% and rose in 13 of them (50%). October 2026 so far lagged that average by 6.8 percentage points. The gold seasonality tool shows the same statistics for every calendar month, and the monthly returns heatmap lays out all Octobers side by side.
October 2026 in today's dollars
An inflation-adjusted figure is not shown yet because the US CPI for October 2026 has not been published (latest: September 2026). The all-time-high tracker lists every record close.
Gold price by month in 2026
The gold price in 2026 page has the year's open, high, low and close, and the monthly archive on the gold price history hub explains how these month pages are built.
Frequently asked questions
What was the gold price in October 2026?
Gold is trading at $3,908.90 an ounce (COMEX settlement, month to date). It opened the month at $4,202.30 and averaged $4,121.61 across 22 trading days.
Did gold go up in October 2026?
So far, no. Gold is down 6.64% in October 2026 so far, from $4,186.70 at the end of September 2026 to $3,908.90. It closed higher on 9 of 22 days. Among Octobers since 2000 it ranks 26th of 27 (best first).
What was the highest gold price in October 2026?
The highest close was $4,216.30 on 9 October 2026. The highest intraday price in the daily bars was $4,259.00 on 2 October 2026.
What was the lowest gold price in October 2026?
The lowest close was $3,908.90 on 30 October 2026, $307.40 (7.3%) below the month’s highest close. The lowest intraday price was $3,901.30 on 30 October 2026.
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