GC Gold Futures Daily Chart Analysis: 2026-Aug-18 07:05 CT

Price Action

• Last: 4475.9,
• Bars: Small,
• Mom: slow.

WSFG Weekly

• Short-Term
• WSFG Current: 6%
• F0%/NTZ' Bias: Price Above,
• WSFG Trend: Up.

MSFG Month Aug

• Intermediate-Term
• MSFG Current: 78%
• F0%/NTZ' Bias: Price Above,
• MSFG Trend: Up.

YSFG Year 2026

• Long-Term
• YSFG Current: -54%
• F0%/NTZ' Bias: Price Below,
• YSFG Trend: Down.

Swing Pivots

• (Short-Term) 1. Pvt. Trend: UTrend,
• (Intermediate-Term) 2. HiLo Trend: UTrend,
• 3. Pvt. Evolve: Pvt high 4507.7,
• 4. Pvt. Next: Pvt low 4311.9,
• 5. Levels R: 5603.6, 5507.5, 5010.5, 4876.2, 4685.6,
• 6. Levels S: 4053.9, 4021.5, 4013.9, 3549.7, 3515.5.

Daily Benchmarks

• (Short-Term) 5 Day: 4448.7 Up Trend,
• (Short-Term) 10 Day: 4381.7 Up Trend,
• (Intermediate-Term) 20 Day: 4254.5 Up Trend,
• (Intermediate-Term) 55 Day: 4323.7 Up Trend,
• (Long-Term) 100 Day: 4481.4 Down Trend,
• (Long-Term) 200 Day: 4617.8 Down Trend.

Additional Metrics

• ATR: 248.7,
• VOLMA: 182966.

Recent Trade Signals

• 17 Aug 2026: Long GC 12-26 @ 4475.9 Signals.USAR-WSFG
• 17 Aug 2026: Long GC 12-26 @ 4453.5 Signals.USAR.TR120

Overall Rating

• Short-Term: Bullish,
• Intermediate-Term: Bullish,
• Long-Term: Bearish.

Key Insights Summary

Gold has transitioned from the July base near 4,020 into an August V-shaped recovery, producing higher swing lows and an active short-term pivot uptrend. Price is above the weekly and monthly F0% levels and above the rising 5-, 10-, 20-, and 55-day benchmarks, while recent small candles beneath the 4,507.7 pivot high reflect consolidation after the sharp rally. The intermediate structure is constructive, although price remains below declining 100- and 200-day benchmarks and the yearly grid remains negative, preserving a longer-term countertrend character. Near-term structure centers on the 4,507.7 pivot high, with 4,685.6 as the next major overhead pivot resistance and 4,311.9 as the pivot reversal level.