Gold Ounce Reaches Lowest Volatility in 90 Days
Gold Ounce (USD) recorded its lowest volatility level in 90 days during the October 21, 2026 session. The 20-window session metric dropped to 0.804988 percen...
Gold Ounce (USD) recorded its lowest volatility level in 90 days during the October 21, 2026 session. The 20-window session metric dropped to 0.804988 percent, marking a distinct contraction in price variance compared to the previous record of 0.997015 percent.
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Event Details
The session on October 21, 2026, opened at 4,122.49 and closed essentially flat at 4,122.81. The daily range remained narrow, spanning a high of 4,131.23 and a low of 4,107.09, resulting in an intraday range of 0.585523 percent alongside a daily return of 0.002183 percent. This tight clustering of opening, closing, and extreme prices drove the 90-day volatility down to 0.804988 percent, breaking below the prior 0.997015 percent threshold across the 20-session evaluation window.
Conclusion
The drop in the 90-day volatility metric below 0.81 percent highlights a pronounced compression in daily price fluctuations for Gold Ounce (USD). This contraction contrasts sharply with historical sessions in the provided data—such as late September and mid-October prints featuring wide daily swings exceeding 100 points—marking a notable period of range-bound consolidation.
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