Gold
COMEX futures · GC front month
Gold
COMEX futures · GC front month · COMEX:GC1!
Risk calculator
MGC · $10.00/pt · $1.00/tick
Contracts
0
(MGC)
Risk / Contract
$210.00
Stop × point value
Total Risk
$0
Stop Distance
21.00/oz
Est. ticks: 210
Market News & Sentiment
Best trading times
- 2:00 – 5:00 AM ETLONDONBEST
Primary gold session. Asian range sweep setup fires here 65-75% of days. Mark Asian H/L before 2AM then wait for the sweep.
NY Core · Setup: A (4/5)
Circuit breaker
Invalidate if 1H closes below $4,780 or if DXY spikes >0.8% in the same hour.
Signal history
Full log →| Date | Dir | Entry | Outcome | P&L (micro) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 26 | LONG | 4,812 | TP1 | +$300 |
| Mar 25 | LONG | 4,798 | TP2 | +$520 |
| Mar 24 | SHORT | 4,821 | Cancelled | $0 |
30d demo: win rate 60% · profit factor 2.1 · avg R:R 1.8 — GC
Contract specifications
- Full
- 100 troy oz — $10 per $1/oz move
- Micro
- 10 troy oz (MGC) — $1 per $1/oz move
- Tick
- $0.10/oz
- Tick $ (full)
- $10 per tick
- Tick $ (micro)
- $1 per tick
- Hours
- Sun 6PM – Fri 5PM ET (halt 5–6PM daily)
- Venue
- COMEX / CME Group
- Typical range
- $25–$60/oz (current: $40–$80/oz elevated)
Risk reference (illustrative)
| Stop size | Full $ | Micro $ |
|---|---|---|
| 10 ticks | 10 × tick value | 10 × tick value |
| 20 ticks | 20 × tick value | 20 × tick value |
A "$10 stop" on Gold = $10/oz × 10oz (micro) = $100 risk. Never interpret dollar stop as dollar risk.
How GC relates
GCinverse
NQupdownNormal
Inverse relationship holding (normal). NQ falling as Gold rises — classic risk-off pattern.
GCpositive
SIupupNormal
Both metals rising together — confirms metal strength signal.
Economic impact history
Demo: last 30 sessions with tier-1 prints — GC showed average true range expansion of 1.15× baseline on CPI/FOMC days. Use the calendar panel for forward events.