Gold (GC-F)
Commodities · Precious metal · data since 2000-08-30 · last close 2026-09-09
Gold (GC-F) monthly returns (%)
| Year | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 9.0 | 11.0 | -11.1 | -0.7 | -1.2 | -11.8 | 0.7 | 9.4 | 0.2 | · | · | · |
| 2025 | 7.0 | 0.9 | 10.1 | 5.8 | -0.5 | 0.2 | -0.0 | 5.5 | 10.6 | 3.7 | 5.9 | 2.5 |
| 2024 | -0.7 | -0.1 | 8.4 | 3.3 | 1.4 | 0.2 | 4.2 | 2.8 | 5.7 | 3.9 | -3.0 | -1.1 |
| 2023 | 6.0 | -5.2 | 7.7 | 1.1 | -1.3 | -2.2 | 2.6 | -1.6 | -4.7 | 7.4 | 2.7 | 1.2 |
| 2022 | -1.8 | 5.8 | 2.6 | -2.0 | -3.5 | -2.1 | -2.3 | -2.8 | -2.9 | -1.6 | 6.7 | 4.2 |
| 2021 | -2.4 | -6.5 | -0.8 | 3.1 | 7.7 | -6.9 | 2.4 | 0.1 | -3.3 | 1.6 | -0.5 | 3.0 |
| 2020 | 4.2 | -1.2 | 1.2 | 6.4 | 3.1 | 3.2 | 9.5 | 0.2 | -4.1 | -0.5 | -5.4 | 6.6 |
| 2019 | 3.2 | -0.5 | -1.5 | -0.8 | 1.8 | 8.0 | 1.2 | 6.5 | -3.5 | 3.1 | -3.0 | 3.7 |
| 2018 | 2.5 | -1.8 | 0.6 | -0.5 | -1.2 | -3.8 | -2.2 | -1.9 | -0.7 | 1.8 | 0.7 | 4.8 |
| 2017 | 5.1 | 3.6 | -0.4 | 1.5 | 0.5 | -2.5 | 2.1 | 3.9 | -2.6 | -1.1 | 0.5 | 2.6 |
| 2016 | 5.3 | 10.5 | 0.0 | 4.5 | -5.8 | 8.5 | 2.3 | -3.1 | 0.5 | -3.2 | -7.9 | -1.8 |
| 2015 | 8.0 | -5.2 | -2.4 | -0.1 | 0.6 | -1.5 | -6.5 | 3.4 | -1.4 | 2.3 | -6.6 | -0.5 |
| 2014 | 3.2 | 6.6 | -2.9 | 0.9 | -3.9 | 6.1 | -3.1 | 0.3 | -5.9 | -3.3 | 0.3 | 0.7 |
| 2013 | -0.8 | -5.0 | 1.1 | -7.7 | -5.4 | -12.1 | 7.2 | 6.4 | -5.0 | -0.2 | -5.5 | -3.9 |
| 2012 | 11.0 | -1.6 | -2.4 | -0.3 | -6.1 | 2.6 | 0.4 | 4.6 | 5.1 | -3.0 | -0.4 | -2.1 |
| 2011 | -6.1 | 5.7 | 2.1 | 8.1 | -1.3 | -2.2 | 8.4 | 12.3 | -11.4 | 6.4 | 1.2 | -10.3 |
| 2010 | -1.1 | 3.3 | -0.5 | 6.0 | 2.7 | 2.8 | -5.1 | 5.6 | 4.8 | 3.8 | 2.1 | 2.6 |
| 2009 | 5.0 | 1.5 | -2.0 | -3.5 | 9.9 | -5.3 | 2.9 | -0.2 | 5.9 | 3.1 | 13.6 | -7.3 |
| 2008 | 10.5 | 5.3 | -5.8 | -5.8 | 2.8 | 4.4 | -1.3 | -9.3 | 5.4 | -18.0 | 13.9 | 8.3 |
| 2007 | 2.6 | 2.7 | -1.0 | 2.6 | -2.9 | -1.9 | 2.9 | 0.9 | 10.4 | 6.6 | -1.2 | 6.7 |
| 2006 | 10.4 | -1.6 | 3.6 | 12.0 | -1.4 | -4.5 | 3.4 | -1.3 | -4.4 | 0.9 | 7.1 | -1.8 |
| 2005 | -3.6 | 3.5 | -1.8 | 1.5 | -4.3 | 4.7 | -1.4 | 0.9 | 8.1 | -0.8 | 6.3 | 4.5 |
| 2004 | -3.3 | -1.4 | 7.8 | -9.4 | 1.8 | -0.4 | -0.4 | 5.0 | 2.0 | 2.3 | 5.3 | -3.1 |
| 2003 | 6.0 | -4.9 | -4.1 | 0.9 | 7.5 | -5.1 | 2.3 | 6.1 | 2.6 | -0.2 | 3.2 | 4.8 |
| 2002 | 1.2 | 5.2 | 2.0 | 2.1 | 5.7 | -4.0 | -3.3 | 3.0 | 3.7 | -1.8 | -0.4 | 9.7 |
| 2001 | -2.4 | 0.5 | -3.3 | 2.4 | 0.5 | 2.0 | -1.6 | 3.1 | 6.6 | -4.4 | -2.0 | 1.8 |
| 2000 | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | 1.6 | -1.7 | -3.2 | 2.0 | 0.7 |
| Avg | 3.0 | 1.2 | 0.3 | 1.2 | 0.3 | -0.9 | 1.0 | 2.3 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 1.4 | 1.4 |
Values in %. Current and first-listed months are partial (greyed).
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GC-F seasonality — average by calendar month
Gold has monthly history back to 2000. Its strongest month by median is January — positive in 17 of 26 years, median +3.2%, and higher in 6 of the last 9. June is the soft spot, down in 15 of 26 with a median of -1.7%. Across its full record it has closed 56% of months higher, swings ±4.8% in an average month and has fallen 44.4% peak to trough.
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg | +3.0% | +1.2% | +0.3% | +1.2% | +0.3% | -0.9% | +1.0% | +2.3% | +0.8% | +0.2% | +1.4% | +1.4% |
| Win rate | 65%/26 | 54%/26 | 46%/26 | 62%/26 | 50%/26 | 42%/26 | 58%/26 | 74%/27 | 50%/26 | 50%/26 | 58%/26 | 65%/26 |
Win rate = share of positive months / sample size.
GC-F risk & extremes
GC-F drawdown & rolling returns
Percent below the all-time high at each month-end — how far underwater the asset was.
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Frequently asked questions
What was Gold's best month?+
Gold's strongest completed month on record is November 2008, at +13.87%.
What was Gold's worst month?+
Its weakest completed month on record is October 2008, at -18.01%.
Is Gold up this year?+
Gold is up 2.64% year to date, measured from its last close before 1 January.
What is Gold's 1-year return?+
+21.87% over the past twelve months, comparing the latest close with the most recent close on or before the same date a year earlier.
What is Gold's biggest drawdown?+
The deepest peak-to-trough fall on record is 44.4%, measured on month-end closes since 2000.
Which calendar month is historically best for Gold?+
January has the highest average return across every completed January since 2000. An average is not a forecast.
About Gold
Gold is a precious metal business. Tracked here from its first session onward — every monthly, quarterly and weekly return on record since 2000, with no gaps filled in and nothing smoothed. And the long game: $100 at its first close here (2000) would be about $1,591 today.
Did you know?
- Its best month on record was November 2008 at +13.87%; its worst, October 2008 at -18.01%.
- It has closed August in the green 20 out of 27 times — not a promise, just a suspicious habit.
Trivia for entertainment — the numbers come from our price data; the jokes don't.