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XAUUSD — Gold (COMEX front-month)
Price-Time Intelligence · decision-support only — not recommendations, not predictions · as of 05/08/2026
Last price (Close)
4,257.40 +3.96%
Next window · Cycle 30 · in 5 days
12/08/2026
Last window · Fib 21 · 30/07/2026
since +3.84%
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Reference points
Last major low · 30/06/2026
3,962.50
Days: 25 trading / 36 calendar · return since: +7.44%
Last major high · 17/04/2026
4,879.70
Days: 75 trading / 110 calendar · return since: -12.75%
Price-Time Watch Windows
| Reference point | Cycle | Counting | Target date | Distance | Status |
|---|
| Low 30/06/2026 @ 3,962.50 | Fib 21 | Trading | 📅 30/07/2026 | -4 (±1) | Passed |
| Low 30/06/2026 @ 3,962.50 | Cycle 30 | Calendar | 📅 30/07/2026 | -6 (±2) | Passed |
| Low 30/06/2026 @ 3,962.50 | Cycle 30 | Trading | 📅 12/08/2026 | +5 (±2) | Upcoming |
| Low 30/06/2026 @ 3,962.50 | Cycle 45 | Calendar | 📅 14/08/2026 | +9 (±2) | Upcoming |
| High 17/04/2026 @ 4,879.70 | Cycle 120 | Calendar | 📅 15/08/2026 | +10 (±3) | Upcoming |
| High 17/04/2026 @ 4,879.70 | Cycle 90 | Trading | 📅 26/08/2026 | +15 (±3) | Upcoming |
| Low 30/06/2026 @ 3,962.50 | Cycle 60 | Calendar | 📅 29/08/2026 | +24 (±2) | Upcoming |
| Low 30/06/2026 @ 3,962.50 | Cycle 45 | Trading | 📅 02/09/2026 | +20 (±2) | Upcoming |
| High 17/04/2026 @ 4,879.70 | Cycle 144 | Calendar | 📅 08/09/2026 | +34 (±3) | Upcoming |
| Low 30/06/2026 @ 3,962.50 | Cycle 60 | Trading | 📅 24/09/2026 | +35 (±2) | Upcoming |
| High 17/04/2026 @ 4,879.70 | Cycle 120 | Trading | 📅 08/10/2026 | +45 (±3) | Upcoming |
Chronological: recent past → active → upcoming. The target date is the center of the watch window — it opens a few days before and stays relevant a few days after. 'Near a window' is context only, not a signal.
🔔 Recent Technical Events
Price-action events from the last 30 days. 🎯 marks events that landed near a cycle window — the combinations worth the closest look.
● Bearish Engulfing 31/07/2026🎯 near Fib 21 window · 30/07/2026
● Bullish Engulfing 09/07/2026
Date Echo — seasonal anniversary
What happened around the same calendar date in prior years. n ≈ number of years — descriptive, not an edge. Each window separately, every number vs baseline.
Passed 30/07/2026 · Low Fib 21/Trading · 9 years — Small sample
10 days: Avg +0.68% · Win 67% · DD -1.48%20 days: Avg +1.45% · Win 56% · DD -2.04%
Open Date Echo · 9 years
| Year | Actual date | Close | Context | 5d | 10d | 20d | Max DD 20d | Max Gain 20d |
|---|
| 2025 | 30/07/2025 | 3,295.80 | volume x2.8 | +2.55% | +1.91% | +3.30% | -0.08% | +4.35% |
| 2024 | 30/07/2024 | 2,405.00 | near 52w high · volume x3.4 | -0.66% | +2.57% | +4.62% | -0.66% | +4.69% |
| 2023 | 31/07/2023 | 1,970.50 | near 52w high | -1.88% | -3.04% | -2.67% | -4.38% | +0.00% |
| 2022 | 29/07/2022 | 1,762.90 | near 52w low | +0.57% | +2.03% | -1.52% | -1.64% | +2.03% |
| 2021 | 30/07/2021 | 1,812.60 | neutral | -2.90% | -2.06% | +0.22% | -4.92% | +0.30% |
| 2020 | 30/07/2020 | 1,942.30 | near 52w high · volume x2.4 | +5.62% | +0.74% | -1.07% | -1.57% | +5.62% |
| 2019 | 30/07/2019 | 1,429.70 | near 52w high · volume x4.9 | +2.99% | +5.07% | +7.78% | -0.62% | +7.78% |
| 2018 | 30/07/2018 | 1,221.30 | near 52w low · volume x3.9 | -1.04% | -2.46% | -1.01% | -3.69% | +0.20% |
| 2017 | 31/07/2017 | 1,266.60 | neutral | -0.66% | +1.39% | +3.40% | -0.81% | +3.40% |
Upcoming 12/08/2026 · Low Cycle 30/Trading · 10 years — Small sample
10 days: Avg +0.48% · Win 70% · DD -1.23%20 days: Avg +1.24% · Win 70% · DD -1.59%
Open Date Echo · 10 years
| Year | Actual date | Close | Context | 5d | 10d | 20d | Max DD 20d | Max Gain 20d |
|---|
| 2025 | 12/08/2025 | 3,348.90 | near 52w high | -1.06% | +1.19% | +8.80% | -1.06% | +8.80% |
| 2024 | 12/08/2024 | 2,462.40 | near 52w high | +1.60% | +2.25% | +2.03% | -0.93% | +2.57% |
| 2023 | 11/08/2023 | 1,912.90 | neutral | -1.40% | -0.09% | +0.54% | -1.51% | +1.64% |
| 2022 | 12/08/2022 | 1,798.60 | neutral | -2.84% | -3.47% | -3.92% | -5.67% | +0.00% |
| 2021 | 12/08/2021 | 1,749.00 | near 52w low | +1.78% | +2.47% | +2.32% | +0.00% | +4.68% |
| 2020 | 12/08/2020 | 1,934.90 | neutral | +1.23% | +0.30% | +1.00% | -1.19% | +3.33% |
| 2019 | 12/08/2019 | 1,505.30 | near 52w high | -0.33% | +1.40% | -1.00% | -1.00% | +2.99% |
| 2018 | 13/08/2018 | 1,191.30 | near 52w low | -0.38% | +1.49% | +0.34% | -1.27% | +1.49% |
| 2017 | 11/08/2017 | 1,287.70 | near 52w high | -0.16% | +0.37% | +3.36% | -1.09% | +4.53% |
| 2016 | 12/08/2016 | 1,335.80 | near 52w high | +0.34% | -1.07% | -1.11% | -2.16% | +1.15% |
Upcoming 14/08/2026 · Low Cycle 45/Calendar · 10 years — Small sample
10 days: Avg +1.04% · Win 80% · DD -1.10%20 days: Avg +1.32% · Win 70% · DD -1.45%
Open Date Echo · 10 years
| Year | Actual date | Close | Context | 5d | 10d | 20d | Max DD 20d | Max Gain 20d |
|---|
| 2025 | 14/08/2025 | 3,335.20 | near 52w high | +0.05% | +2.90% | +9.42% | -0.65% | +9.42% |
| 2024 | 14/08/2024 | 2,439.40 | near 52w high | +2.83% | +2.53% | +4.58% | +0.00% | +4.58% |
| 2023 | 14/08/2023 | 1,910.60 | neutral | -0.91% | +0.38% | +0.04% | -1.39% | +1.76% |
| 2022 | 15/08/2022 | 1,781.40 | neutral | -2.66% | -2.51% | -4.29% | -4.76% | +0.00% |
| 2021 | 13/08/2021 | 1,775.20 | neutral | +0.33% | +2.33% | +0.95% | +0.00% | +3.14% |
| 2020 | 14/08/2020 | 1,937.00 | neutral | -0.12% | +1.42% | +0.83% | -1.30% | +3.22% |
| 2019 | 14/08/2019 | 1,515.90 | near 52w high | -0.75% | +1.44% | -1.13% | -1.69% | +2.27% |
| 2018 | 14/08/2018 | 1,193.00 | near 52w low | -0.03% | +1.21% | +0.98% | -1.41% | +1.34% |
| 2017 | 14/08/2017 | 1,284.20 | neutral | +0.51% | +1.99% | +3.41% | -0.82% | +4.81% |
| 2016 | 15/08/2016 | 1,340.30 | near 52w high | -0.19% | -1.30% | -1.59% | -2.49% | +0.81% |
Upcoming 15/08/2026 · High Cycle 120/Calendar · 10 years — Small sample
10 days: Avg +1.36% · Win 80% · DD -0.91%20 days: Avg +1.60% · Win 70% · DD -1.26%
Open Date Echo · 10 years
| Year | Actual date | Close | Context | 5d | 10d | 20d | Max DD 20d | Max Gain 20d |
|---|
| 2025 | 15/08/2025 | 3,336.00 | near 52w high | +1.15% | +4.13% | +10.38% | -0.68% | +10.38% |
| 2024 | 15/08/2024 | 2,453.10 | near 52w high | +1.05% | +2.96% | +5.23% | +0.00% | +5.23% |
| 2023 | 15/08/2023 | 1,902.50 | neutral | -0.32% | +1.79% | +0.35% | -0.97% | +2.20% |
| 2022 | 15/08/2022 | 1,781.40 | neutral | -2.66% | -2.51% | -4.29% | -4.76% | +0.00% |
| 2021 | 16/08/2021 | 1,786.90 | neutral | +0.91% | +1.24% | +1.00% | -0.37% | +2.46% |
| 2020 | 14/08/2020 | 1,937.00 | neutral | -0.12% | +1.42% | +0.83% | -1.30% | +3.22% |
| 2019 | 15/08/2019 | 1,519.60 | near 52w high | -1.47% | +0.45% | -1.89% | -1.93% | +2.02% |
| 2018 | 15/08/2018 | 1,177.50 | near 52w low | +1.60% | +2.29% | +2.08% | -0.11% | +2.68% |
| 2017 | 15/08/2017 | 1,273.70 | neutral | +0.90% | +3.09% | +3.90% | +0.00% | +5.68% |
| 2016 | 15/08/2016 | 1,340.30 | near 52w high | -0.19% | -1.30% | -1.59% | -2.49% | +0.81% |
Upcoming 26/08/2026 · High Cycle 90/Trading · 10 years — Small sample
10 days: Avg +0.75% · Win 40% · DD -0.93%20 days: Avg +0.52% · Win 60% · DD -1.94%
Open Date Echo · 10 years
| Year | Actual date | Close | Context | 5d | 10d | 20d | Max DD 20d | Max Gain 20d |
|---|
| 2025 | 26/08/2025 | 3,388.60 | near 52w high | +6.04% | +7.53% | +10.14% | +0.00% | +11.57% |
| 2024 | 26/08/2024 | 2,517.70 | near 52w high | -1.10% | -0.21% | +5.30% | -1.10% | +5.30% |
| 2023 | 25/08/2023 | 1,911.10 | neutral | +1.50% | +0.64% | +0.29% | -0.10% | +1.81% |
| 2022 | 26/08/2022 | 1,736.10 | near 52w low | -1.51% | -0.46% | -6.50% | -6.50% | +0.03% |
| 2021 | 26/08/2021 | 1,792.20 | neutral | +0.92% | -0.15% | -2.37% | -2.48% | +2.16% |
| 2020 | 26/08/2020 | 1,940.70 | neutral | -0.32% | +0.70% | -3.73% | -4.16% | +1.42% |
| 2019 | 26/08/2019 | 1,526.30 | near 52w high | +1.28% | -2.36% | +0.38% | -2.36% | +1.57% |
| 2018 | 27/08/2018 | 1,209.00 | near 52w low | -1.35% | -1.12% | -0.74% | -1.35% | +0.00% |
| 2017 | 25/08/2017 | 1,292.50 | near 52w high | +2.48% | +2.98% | +1.11% | -0.15% | +4.14% |
| 2016 | 26/08/2016 | 1,321.50 | near 52w high | +0.05% | -0.04% | +1.38% | -1.19% | +2.11% |
Upcoming 29/08/2026 · Low Cycle 60/Calendar · 10 years — Small sample
10 days: Avg +0.21% · Win 30% · DD -1.32%20 days: Avg -0.94% · Win 30% · DD -2.85%
Open Date Echo · 10 years
| Year | Actual date | Close | Context | 5d | 10d | 20d | Max DD 20d | Max Gain 20d |
|---|
| 2025 | 29/08/2025 | 3,473.70 | near 52w high | +4.73% | +6.00% | +10.00% | +0.00% | +10.00% |
| 2024 | 29/08/2024 | 2,525.70 | near 52w high · volume x7.1 | -1.27% | +2.20% | +4.70% | -1.42% | +5.71% |
| 2023 | 29/08/2023 | 1,936.50 | volume x4.5 | -0.95% | -1.41% | -3.35% | -3.35% | +0.47% |
| 2022 | 29/08/2022 | 1,736.60 | near 52w low · volume x2.4 | -2.08% | -1.82% | -6.33% | -6.52% | +0.00% |
| 2021 | 30/08/2021 | 1,809.00 | neutral | -0.72% | -0.24% | -4.05% | -4.05% | +1.21% |
| 2020 | 28/08/2020 | 1,964.60 | near 52w high | -2.07% | -0.59% | -4.67% | -5.44% | +0.18% |
| 2019 | 29/08/2019 | 1,526.50 | near 52w high | -1.33% | -2.33% | -1.79% | -2.37% | +1.56% |
| 2018 | 29/08/2018 | 1,204.50 | near 52w low · volume x3.8 | -0.55% | -0.21% | -1.84% | -1.84% | +0.14% |
| 2017 | 29/08/2017 | 1,313.10 | near 52w high · volume x3.1 | +1.58% | +0.78% | -2.26% | -2.26% | +2.51% |
| 2016 | 29/08/2016 | 1,322.90 | near 52w high | +2.00% | -0.29% | +0.23% | -1.29% | +2.00% |
Upcoming 02/09/2026 · Low Cycle 45/Trading · 10 years — Small sample
10 days: Avg -0.38% · Win 30% · DD -1.48%20 days: Avg -0.57% · Win 20% · DD -3.13%
Open Date Echo · 10 years
| Year | Actual date | Close | Context | 5d | 10d | 20d | Max DD 20d | Max Gain 20d |
|---|
| 2025 | 02/09/2025 | 3,549.40 | near 52w high | +2.65% | +3.93% | +8.21% | +0.00% | +8.21% |
| 2024 | 03/09/2024 | 2,489.90 | near 52w high | +0.90% | +2.99% | +7.12% | +0.00% | +7.23% |
| 2023 | 01/09/2023 | 1,939.80 | neutral | -0.85% | -0.43% | -5.66% | -5.66% | +0.30% |
| 2022 | 02/09/2022 | 1,709.80 | near 52w low | +1.07% | -2.55% | -0.99% | -5.06% | +1.07% |
| 2021 | 02/09/2021 | 1,808.70 | neutral | -1.06% | -3.28% | -2.86% | -4.82% | +1.23% |
| 2020 | 02/09/2020 | 1,934.40 | neutral | +1.02% | +0.29% | -1.34% | -3.97% | +1.33% |
| 2019 | 03/09/2019 | 1,545.90 | near 52w high | -3.60% | -2.64% | -4.13% | -5.19% | +0.28% |
| 2018 | 31/08/2018 | 1,200.30 | near 52w low | -0.61% | -0.05% | -1.10% | -1.50% | +0.49% |
| 2017 | 01/09/2017 | 1,324.50 | near 52w high | +0.49% | -1.37% | -3.91% | -3.91% | +1.62% |
| 2016 | 02/09/2016 | 1,322.10 | near 52w high | -0.08% | -0.65% | -0.99% | -1.23% | +2.06% |
Upcoming 08/09/2026 · High Cycle 144/Calendar · 10 years — Small sample
10 days: Avg +0.14% · Win 60% · DD -1.47%20 days: Avg -0.52% · Win 40% · DD -3.36%
Open Date Echo · 10 years
| Year | Actual date | Close | Context | 5d | 10d | 20d | Max DD 20d | Max Gain 20d |
|---|
| 2025 | 08/09/2025 | 3,638.10 | near 52w high | +1.21% | +2.82% | +8.53% | -0.03% | +8.53% |
| 2024 | 09/09/2024 | 2,501.80 | near 52w high | +3.14% | +4.98% | +5.72% | +0.00% | +6.72% |
| 2023 | 08/09/2023 | 1,918.40 | neutral | +0.28% | +0.36% | -4.60% | -5.31% | +1.42% |
| 2022 | 08/09/2022 | 1,708.00 | near 52w low · volume x2.3 | -2.49% | -2.18% | +0.22% | -4.96% | +1.18% |
| 2021 | 08/09/2021 | 1,790.70 | neutral | +0.09% | -0.78% | -1.69% | -3.86% | +0.78% |
| 2020 | 08/09/2020 | 1,933.00 | neutral | +1.21% | -1.78% | -1.65% | -3.90% | +1.41% |
| 2019 | 09/09/2019 | 1,502.20 | near 52w high | +0.06% | +1.43% | -0.30% | -2.43% | +1.99% |
| 2018 | 07/09/2018 | 1,193.60 | near 52w low | +0.12% | +0.22% | +0.64% | -0.95% | +1.06% |
| 2017 | 08/09/2017 | 1,346.00 | near 52w high | -1.90% | -3.92% | -5.53% | -5.65% | +0.00% |
| 2016 | 08/09/2016 | 1,336.80 | near 52w high | -1.74% | +0.27% | -6.51% | -6.51% | +0.27% |
Upcoming 24/09/2026 · Low Cycle 60/Trading · 10 years — Small sample
10 days: Avg -0.37% · Win 40% · DD -2.53%20 days: Avg +1.04% · Win 70% · DD -2.56%
Open Date Echo · 10 years
| Year | Actual date | Close | Context | 5d | 10d | 20d | Max DD 20d | Max Gain 20d |
|---|
| 2025 | 24/09/2025 | 3,732.10 | near 52w high | +3.63% | +8.34% | +8.37% | +0.00% | +16.19% |
| 2024 | 24/09/2024 | 2,651.20 | near 52w high | +0.61% | -1.37% | +3.51% | -1.70% | +3.51% |
| 2023 | 25/09/2023 | 1,916.60 | neutral | -4.52% | -3.50% | +3.11% | -5.22% | +3.44% |
| 2022 | 23/09/2022 | 1,645.30 | near 52w low | +1.04% | +3.36% | +0.35% | -1.34% | +4.61% |
| 2021 | 24/09/2021 | 1,749.70 | near 52w low | +0.42% | +0.38% | +2.62% | -1.61% | +2.69% |
| 2020 | 24/09/2020 | 1,868.30 | neutral | +2.15% | +1.09% | +1.76% | -0.57% | +3.01% |
| 2019 | 24/09/2019 | 1,532.10 | near 52w high | -3.27% | -2.28% | -3.29% | -4.33% | +0.00% |
| 2018 | 24/09/2018 | 1,199.30 | near 52w low | -1.02% | -1.24% | +1.83% | -1.42% | +2.33% |
| 2017 | 25/09/2017 | 1,306.80 | near 52w high | -2.61% | -1.91% | -2.23% | -2.82% | +0.00% |
| 2016 | 23/09/2016 | 1,337.20 | near 52w high | -1.79% | -6.60% | -5.62% | -6.60% | +0.19% |
Upcoming 08/10/2026 · High Cycle 120/Trading · 10 years — Small sample
10 days: Avg +1.46% · Win 70% · DD -0.88%20 days: Avg +2.01% · Win 60% · DD -1.09%
Open Date Echo · 10 years
| Year | Actual date | Close | Context | 5d | 10d | 20d | Max DD 20d | Max Gain 20d |
|---|
| 2025 | 08/10/2025 | 4,043.30 | near 52w high · far above SMA50 | +3.30% | +0.03% | -1.56% | -2.40% | +7.25% |
| 2024 | 08/10/2024 | 2,615.00 | near 52w high | +1.77% | +4.94% | +4.79% | -0.34% | +6.63% |
| 2023 | 09/10/2023 | 1,849.50 | neutral | +3.87% | +6.86% | +7.14% | +0.00% | +7.93% |
| 2022 | 07/10/2022 | 1,700.50 | near 52w low | -3.46% | -2.91% | -1.65% | -4.30% | +0.00% |
| 2021 | 08/10/2021 | 1,756.30 | near 52w low | +0.62% | +2.23% | +3.42% | -0.10% | +3.42% |
| 2020 | 08/10/2020 | 1,888.60 | neutral | +0.77% | +0.66% | +3.00% | -1.22% | +3.00% |
| 2019 | 08/10/2019 | 1,497.20 | near 52w high | -1.31% | -1.04% | -1.10% | -1.31% | +0.95% |
| 2018 | 08/10/2018 | 1,184.40 | near 52w low | +3.55% | +3.11% | +3.83% | +0.00% | +4.36% |
| 2017 | 09/10/2017 | 1,281.80 | neutral | +1.41% | -0.32% | -0.19% | -1.21% | +1.54% |
| 2016 | 07/10/2016 | 1,248.90 | near 52w low | +0.44% | +1.05% | +2.35% | +0.00% | +4.64% |
Questions to Watch
Is there a failed breakout above the window?Did an abnormal reversal candle appear?Is there an abnormal volume spike?Is the advance stalling (no follow-through)?Is short-term support breaking?Any change in relative strength vs QQQ/SPY/SMH?Is the leading sector weakening?
Interpretation & Scenarios
Careful wording — scenarios to watch, not forecasts. The decision is the trader's.
⬆️ Continuation (up) — to watch· Positive relative strength vs QQQ, SPY, SMH.
· Sharp rally recently — watch for follow-through.
· If it holds above SMA50 (+1.9%) and breaks out on volume above the window — historically similar zones tended to continue. Technical confirmation needed.
⬇️ Weakness (down) — to watch· If a breakout fails or it closes below SMA50 / a nearby low on volume — risk of continued weakness. Watch for fading volume and relative weakness.
↔️ Range / no clear edge· No active Price-Time Confluence right now.
· Distance from 52w high: -23.8% · from 52w low: +28.6%.
· Without confirmation either way — no clear edge; waiting for confirmation is reasonable.
Current Snapshot
Returns & distances
| 5 / 10 / 20 / 60 days | +5.52% · +2.66% · +4.58% · -9.81% |
| Distance from SMA20 / 50 / 200 | +4.66% · +1.93% · -4.94% |
| Distance from 52w high / low | -23.79% · +28.62% |
| ATR14 · volume vs 20-avg | 65.55 · 10.19x |
Relative strength
| vs QQQ (20d) | +2.30% |
|---|
| vs SPY (20d) | +0.41% |
|---|
| vs SMH (20d) | +6.28% |
|---|
Moving averages
| SMA20 / 50 / 200 | 4,067.94 · 4,176.81 · 4,478.45 |
| 52w high / low | 5,586.20 · 3,310.10 |