Gold Spot Price — Live (XAU/USD)
When gold trades
Spot gold trades nearly 24 hours a day from Sunday evening to Friday afternoon US Eastern time, rotating through the Asian, London and New York sessions with a short daily settlement break. If the chart is flat, the market is most likely in its weekend close.
How live is the price?
The chart streams TradingView's OANDA XAU/USD feed, which updates in real time during market hours. Candle intervals from one minute upwards are available from the toolbar — useful for day trading or simply watching a data release hit the market.
What moves gold intraday
Short-term moves are driven mostly by US economic data, Federal Reserve communication, real bond yields and the dollar. Our guide to reading a gold chart covers how to interpret the candles, and the inflation piece explains the macro mechanism.
Gold Price History — All-Time Chart
The long view
Since the end of the gold standard in 1971, gold has moved in long cycles: the 1970s bull market into the 1980 peak, two decades of decline, the 2001–2011 run, and the advance that took gold above $2,000 in 2020 and on to fresh record highs in the mid-2020s. Zoom and pan the chart above to explore any period.
Structural demand
A defining feature of the recent cycle has been record central-bank buying — over a thousand tonnes a year. Our analysis of central banks and gold explains who is buying and why it matters for the long-term chart.
Frequently asked questions
Is the gold market open right now?
If the live chart above is printing new candles, the market is open. Spot gold trades continuously from Sunday ~6pm to Friday ~5pm US Eastern time, with a brief daily settlement pause around 5pm ET. It is closed on weekends, which is the most common reason the chart appears frozen.
Is this live gold chart really free?
Yes. The chart is an official TradingView widget and everything on this page — real-time streaming, timeframe changes, indicators, symbol changes — works without an account, sign-up or payment.
Can I switch to a 1-minute or 5-minute gold chart?
Yes. Use the interval selector in the chart's top toolbar to switch between 1m, 5m, 15m, hourly, daily, weekly and monthly candles. The default here is 15 minutes, which suits intraday watching.
How far back does the gold price history go?
The all-time chart above shows gold back to the early 1970s, when the dollar's gold convertibility ended and the price began to float. That captures every major bull and bear cycle in the modern gold market.
What is the gold price right now?
The current spot price is shown live in the chart legend above, quoted in US dollars per troy ounce. For gold in euros, pounds, yen and other currencies, see the multi-currency charts on the main page, or use the unit converter for per-gram and per-tola prices.