Gold (GC=F) August futures opened on $4,032.50 per troy ounce Tuesday, June 30, 2026down 0.2% from Monday’s closing price. The price of gold rose slightly this morning $4,047.20 per troy ounce as 7:41 am ET.
There hasn’t been much movement in gold prices this past week. This morning’s opening price puts gold back in line with where it was at the end of last week.
However, despite the recent struggles and imminent headwinds for the precious metal, Goldman Sachs believes that, long-term, gold could reach $4,900 an ounce due to continued demand from central banks around the world:
Gold’s (GC=F) disappointing performance over the past four months may not signal the end of the precious metal’s rally this year.
“Gold is not finished yet,” Goldman Sachs head of global commodities research Samantha Dart said in a blog post on Sunday evening.
Noting that the precious metal has gained 123% since 2022, Dart and his team wrote, “we continue to see some upside, driven by both structural and ultimately cyclical factors.”
Continue reading: ‘Gold is not done’: Goldman Sachs predicts a rise to $4,900
Current price of gold
The opening price of gold futures on Tuesday was 0.2% lower than Monday’s opening price. Here’s a look at how the opening gold price has changed over the past week, month, and year:
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One week ago: -2.3%
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One month ago: -10.3%
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One year ago: +23.5%
The precious metal’s one-year gain was 95.6% on Jan. 29.
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Risks and considerations for gold investors
Gold has a high level of risk like any investment: You can lose money. And, like any other investment, gold losses can be done in different ways. Understanding the potential consequences is the first step to managing your risk when investing in gold.
According to gold experts, potential gold investors should understand these four risks:
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Price
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Guessing
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Opportunity cost
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Fraud
Today, we will focus on the first two: price and speculation.
Read more: How to invest in gold in 7 steps
Price risk
There is price risk for investors who buy gold when the metal approaches record highs. “Buying in the hope of a short-term high is a difficult strategy,” said Darrell Fletcher, managing director, commodities at Bannockburn Capital Markets.
Despite the high prices, there are good dynamics in the playing of the precious metal. Fletcher pointed out that gold is recovering from decades of low prices, and is an increasingly divergent asset for big banks and individual investors.
Correct expectations, a long timeline, and proper allocation can limit your price risk. “Gold should not be considered a premium driver – it exists to serve primarily as a stabilizer in a diversified portfolio,” explains Alex Tsepaev, chief strategy officer of B2PRIME Group.
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Speculation risk
Thomas Winmill, portfolio manager at Midas Funds, encourages investors to view positions in gold, coins, and ETFs as speculative. Gold is a commodity, and “commodity prices are subject to unpredictable, and in some cases, unknown macroeconomic, political, industrial, and financial factors.”
Despite its recent performance, gold is an unpredictable commodity. Keeping that in mind when making trading decisions can protect you from overexposure and unreasonable expectations.
Read more: Thinking of buying gold? Here’s what investors should watch.
Gold chart value
Whether you’re tracking the price of gold from last month or last year, the price of gold chart below shows the change in the value of the precious metal.
