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Gold and silver

Gold and silver in dollars (New York futures) and in yen (Tokyo-listed trusts). The yen prices include currency moves. For the case for gold itself, see Gold Watch. Gold Watch →

Of 4: 0 oversold, 1 close to it, 0 overheated, 0 close to it (closing prices on 28 Sep 2026).

How far to trust the call here

For this group neither call made a difference in the past. Use the charts as background only.

Oversold No difference

On average there was no gap, or it went the wrong way.Three-month return against buying on any day: −0.7% on average. Up 61% of the time (56% for any day).

Overheated No difference

On average there was no gap, or it went the wrong way.Three-month return against buying on any day: +1.4% on average. Down 20% or more 5.1% of the time (1.5% for any day).

Tested on gold and silver futures and the gold ETF since 2011. The test in full →

RSI(14-day)30 or below = oversold, 75 or above = overheated

MACDBlue crossing above orange is the buy signal. It did not hold up in the test, so the calls ignore it

Tap a row in the table to switch the chart. Shading: blue = oversold days, orange = overheated days.

The list

NameCallPrice (day change)RSIvs 200-dayFrom 1-year high3-month changeMACDPast year
COMEX front-month futuresNormalClose to oversold$4,169.00−3.5%33−8%−22%+1%Sell signal, 19d ago
Tokyo-listed 1540Normal¥19,780−2.7%39−9%−25%+1%Sell signal, 16d ago
COMEX front-month futuresNormal$61.79−3.8%40−15%−46%+2%Sell signal, 18d ago
Tokyo-listed 1542Normal¥28,270−3.4%42−17%−55%+2%Sell signal, 15d ago

Order: oversold, then normal, then overheated; lowest RSI first within each. vs 200-day: how far the price is above or below its 200-trading-day average. 3-month: change over 60 trading days. Past year: line = price, dotted = 200-day line.

Updated 29 Sep 2026 02:37 JST · closing prices on 28 Sep 2026