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A curated list of historical gold sessions worth studying. Each page explains the day's context and links to Candlune's free sample replay; full archive access depends on your plan.
2026
11 sessions
- 2026-01-09 — [NFP] December NFP — first major print of 2026
- 2026-01-14 — [CPI] December CPI — 2026 disinflation check
- 2026-01-28 — [ATH] Gold tags fresh ATH near $5,590
- 2026-01-29 — [FOMC] FOMC: first 2026 decision — hold
- 2026-02-06 — [NFP] January NFP — payrolls reset
- 2026-02-11 — [CPI] January CPI — sticky-inflation watch
- 2026-02-20 — [Reversal] Post-ATH consolidation low
- 2026-03-06 — [NFP] February NFP — labor cooling check
- 2026-03-12 — [CPI] February CPI — Fed-meeting setup
- 2026-03-18 — [FOMC] March FOMC — SEP refresh
- 2026-03-31 — [Range] Quarter-end rebalance
2025
21 sessions
- 2025-01-10 — [NFP] December NFP hot — gold shrugs off USD strength
- 2025-01-29 — [FOMC] FOMC pause — first hold of 2025
- 2025-02-12 — [CPI] January CPI hot — gold breaks $2,940
- 2025-03-14 — [ATH] Gold breaks $3,000 for the first time
- 2025-03-19 — [FOMC] FOMC: dovish hold confirms easing bias
- 2025-04-02 — [Geo] Trump 'Liberation Day' tariffs
- 2025-04-09 — [Reversal] Tariff pause — equities V-shape, gold dip
- 2025-04-22 — [ATH] Gold tags $3,500 — fresh ATH
- 2025-05-07 — [FOMC] FOMC stays on hold amid tariff uncertainty
- 2025-06-13 — [Geo] Israel strikes Iranian nuclear facilities
- 2025-06-18 — [FOMC] FOMC during Iran-Israel war
- 2025-06-23 — [Reversal] US strikes on Iran — gold gap-and-fade
- 2025-07-30 — [FOMC] FOMC: two dissenters vote for cut
- 2025-08-01 — [NFP] July NFP big miss + revisions
- 2025-09-17 — [FOMC] Fed resumes cuts — 25bp insurance cut
- 2025-10-08 — [ATH] Gold breaks $4,000 for the first time
- 2025-10-29 — [FOMC] FOMC: 25bp cut, Powell hawkish on December
- 2025-11-07 — [NFP] Post-shutdown NFP release
- 2025-12-10 — [FOMC] FOMC: final cut of 2025
- 2025-12-26 — [ATH] Gold prints ATH ~$4,550 in thin holiday tape
- 2025-12-31 — [Range] Year-end close — gold's biggest annual gain in decades
2024
22 sessions
- 2024-01-31 — [FOMC] Powell rules out March cut
- 2024-02-13 — [CPI] January CPI hotter than expected
- 2024-03-04 — [ATH] Gold breaks out above $2,100 — new ATH
- 2024-03-20 — [FOMC] Powell tilts dovish — dots hold 3 cuts
- 2024-04-12 — [ATH] Gold tags $2,431 on Iran-Israel tensions
- 2024-04-19 — [Geo] Israel strikes Iran — Friday spike-and-fade
- 2024-05-15 — [CPI] April CPI cooler — gold breakout extension
- 2024-05-20 — [ATH] Gold prints fresh ATH near $2,450
- 2024-06-07 — [NFP] May NFP blowout + China PBOC pause news
- 2024-06-12 — [FOMC] FOMC + CPI same-day combo
- 2024-07-16 — [ATH] Gold tags $2,484 after Trump shooting
- 2024-07-31 — [FOMC] FOMC opens door to September cut
- 2024-08-02 — [NFP] July NFP miss — recession scare
- 2024-08-05 — [Reversal] Carry-trade unwind Monday — gold sells with risk
- 2024-09-18 — [FOMC] Fed cuts 50bps — first cut of the cycle
- 2024-09-26 — [ATH] Gold tags $2,685 — China stimulus week
- 2024-10-04 — [NFP] September NFP blowout (+254k)
- 2024-10-30 — [ATH] Gold tags ~$2,790 pre-election
- 2024-11-06 — [Reversal] Trump election win — gold $90 reversal
- 2024-11-07 — [FOMC] Fed cuts 25bps post-election
- 2024-12-18 — [FOMC] Hawkish cut — 2025 cuts dialed back
- 2024-12-31 — [Range] Year-end close — gold ends 2024 +27%
2023
19 sessions
- 2023-01-06 — [NFP] December NFP — wages cool
- 2023-02-01 — [FOMC] Fed steps down to 25bp, Powell admits 'disinflation'
- 2023-02-03 — [NFP] January NFP blowout (+517k)
- 2023-03-10 — [Geo] Silicon Valley Bank fails
- 2023-03-13 — [Reversal] Post-SVB safe-haven gap-up
- 2023-03-22 — [FOMC] FOMC: 25bp hike during banking crisis
- 2023-05-04 — [Reversal] Gold prints $2,081 — fresh ATH attempt
- 2023-06-14 — [FOMC] FOMC pause + hawkish dots
- 2023-07-12 — [CPI] June CPI prints 3.0% — disinflation confirmed
- 2023-07-26 — [FOMC] Final hike of the cycle (+25bps)
- 2023-09-20 — [FOMC] Hawkish pause — 'higher for longer'
- 2023-10-06 — [NFP] September NFP blowout — 7-month gold low
- 2023-10-09 — [Geo] Israel-Hamas war begins (Monday open)
- 2023-10-27 — [Geo] Gold reclaims $2,000 on war escalation
- 2023-11-01 — [FOMC] FOMC dovish hold — yields peak
- 2023-11-14 — [CPI] October CPI cooler — major risk-on day
- 2023-12-04 — [ATH] Gold prints fresh ATH ~$2,148 Asian session
- 2023-12-13 — [FOMC] Dovish pivot — Powell pencils 3 cuts for 2024
- 2023-12-29 — [Range] Year-end close — record annual gain
2022
21 sessions
- 2022-01-07 — [NFP] December NFP miss, wages hot
- 2022-01-13 — [CPI] December CPI hits 7.0%
- 2022-01-26 — [FOMC] FOMC: hawkish pivot ahead of March hike
- 2022-02-10 — [CPI] January CPI prints 7.5%
- 2022-02-24 — [Geo] Russia invades Ukraine
- 2022-03-08 — [Reversal] Gold tags $2,070 — fails new ATH
- 2022-03-16 — [FOMC] First 2022 rate hike (+25bps)
- 2022-05-04 — [FOMC] FOMC: 50bp hike, Powell rules out 75bp
- 2022-05-11 — [CPI] April CPI — peak inflation debate begins
- 2022-06-15 — [FOMC] Fed hikes 75bps — first since 1994
- 2022-07-14 — [CPI] June CPI prints 9.1% — cycle high
- 2022-07-21 — [Reversal] Gold bottoms near $1,680
- 2022-07-27 — [FOMC] Fed delivers second 75bp hike
- 2022-08-10 — [CPI] July CPI cools to 8.5%
- 2022-09-13 — [CPI] August CPI hotter than expected
- 2022-09-21 — [FOMC] Third consecutive 75bp hike
- 2022-09-28 — [Reversal] UK gilt crisis spillover — BOE pivot
- 2022-10-13 — [CPI] September CPI hot — historic intraday reversal
- 2022-11-02 — [FOMC] Fourth 75bp hike, Powell stays hawkish
- 2022-11-10 — [CPI] October CPI cooler — pivot day
- 2022-12-14 — [FOMC] Fed steps down to 50bp hike
2021
16 sessions
- 2021-01-08 — [NFP] December NFP miss + post-Georgia runoff sell-off
- 2021-01-27 — [FOMC] FOMC: first 2021 decision, Powell stays dovish
- 2021-02-04 — [Reversal] Gold breaks $1,800 — bear trend confirmation
- 2021-03-08 — [Reversal] 2021 cycle low near $1,676
- 2021-03-17 — [FOMC] FOMC: dot-plot leaves rates pinned at zero
- 2021-04-02 — [NFP] Blowout March NFP (+916k) — markets closed
- 2021-05-12 — [CPI] April CPI hot at 4.2% YoY
- 2021-06-16 — [FOMC] Hawkish FOMC dot-plot shock
- 2021-07-28 — [FOMC] FOMC: progress toward taper hinted
- 2021-08-09 — [Reversal] Gold flash crash — $80 drop in minutes
- 2021-09-22 — [FOMC] FOMC: taper formally telegraphed
- 2021-11-03 — [FOMC] Fed announces taper begins
- 2021-11-10 — [CPI] October CPI prints 6.2% — highest in 30 years
- 2021-11-16 — [Reversal] Powell renomination headline reversal
- 2021-12-15 — [FOMC] FOMC: taper accelerated, 3 hikes penciled for 2022
- 2021-12-31 — [Range] Year-end thin liquidity range
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