Gold 1 Minute Chart — Live XAU/USD
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Intraday Context — Hourly and 4-Hour
What a 1 minute gold chart shows
Each candle on the chart above covers sixty seconds of XAU/USD trading — its open, high, low and close. At that resolution you are watching order flow rather than trend: the reaction to a data release, the sweep of a session high, the fill of a gap. It is the timeframe traders use to time an entry, not to decide direction.
How much history you get
TradingView keeps a rolling window of one-minute data, so the chart above loads roughly the last several trading days at 1M resolution before the feed thins out. Drag the chart left to load more, or step up to the 5-minute and 15-minute charts below for a longer intraday view of the same session.
Free, and no account needed
These are official TradingView widgets on the live OANDA XAU/USD feed. The one-minute timeframe, the drawing tools and the full indicator library all work here without a TradingView login or a paid plan.
Using the Gold 1 Minute Chart
Watch the data releases
US CPI at 8:30am Eastern, non-farm payrolls on the first Friday of the month, and the FOMC statement at 2pm are the three events that reliably move gold several dollars in under a minute. The 1M chart is the only timeframe on which that move is legible as it happens.
Mind the spread and the noise
A large share of one-minute candles on gold are smaller than a typical retail spread. The practical consequence is that patterns which look tradeable at 1M often are not once costs are included — most traders use the one-minute chart for execution and take the signal from the 15-minute or hourly chart.
Session opens matter
Volatility on gold clusters around the London open (3am Eastern), the New York open (8am) and the 10:30am and 3pm London benchmark auctions. Outside those windows the one-minute chart is often flat for long stretches, particularly during the Asian session.
More Gold Charts
The symbol and the spot price
The XAU/USD chart page covers what the symbol means, how spot differs from COMEX futures, and why brokers quote gold at slightly different prices — useful background before scalping it. The gold TradingView chart sets out which symbol to use and how to configure the chart, and the gold spot price page gives the live price per ounce.
Today and the long run
See gold price today for the session open, high, low and change, or the 24-hour live gold price chart for the streaming quote plus gold's full history back to the 1970s.
Learn the chart
Our guide to reading a gold price chart explains candles, timeframes and which indicators are actually worth running on gold. Silver traders can use the same setup on the live XAG/USD chart.
Frequently asked questions
Is this gold 1 minute chart free?
Yes. Every chart on this page is an official TradingView widget on the live XAU/USD feed, with the one-minute timeframe, drawing tools and full indicator library available without a TradingView account, login or paid plan.
How far back does the 1 minute gold data go?
The one-minute feed is a rolling window covering roughly the last several trading days. Scroll the chart left to load more bars; for a longer intraday history use the 5-minute, 15-minute or hourly charts on this page.
Can I add indicators to the 1 minute chart?
Yes — open the indicators menu in the chart toolbar and add moving averages, VWAP, RSI, MACD or anything else in the TradingView library. Settings apply to whichever timeframe the chart is currently on.
Is a 1 minute chart good for trading gold?
It is best used for execution rather than direction. Many one-minute gold candles are smaller than a typical retail spread, so signals taken purely at 1M are often unprofitable after costs. Most traders take the setup from a 15-minute or hourly chart and use the one-minute chart to time the entry.
What time of day is gold most volatile?
Around the London open at 3am US Eastern, the New York open at 8am, US data releases at 8:30am, and the 10:30am and 3pm London benchmark auctions. FOMC days add a spike at 2pm Eastern.