Gold Futures (GC=F)
COMEX Gold futures continuous contract ($/oz, daily)
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Category | macro |
| Unit | $/oz |
| Resolution | 1d |
| Assets | MACRO |
| Tier | Basic |
| API Endpoint | GET /v1/macro/markets |
| Field | gold_futures |
Overview
COMEX Gold front-month continuous futures contract (GC=F), priced in US dollars per troy ounce. Daily settlement values from CME Group, sourced via Yahoo Finance.
Interpretation
- Rising gold: typically reflects falling real yields, dollar weakness, geopolitical risk, or central-bank accumulation.
- Falling gold: rising real yields, dollar strength, or risk-on rotation away from defensive assets.
- Gold and Bitcoin have shifted between competing and complementary roles in different macro regimes.
Use Cases
- Use as the canonical "store-of-value" benchmark to compare BTC's behaviour during different macro regimes.
- Compare against
macro_real_yieldandmacro_dxy— gold's two strongest historical drivers. - Track BTC/Gold ratio (computed externally) as a relative-strength regime indicator that has historically signalled major BTC inflection points.
API Usage
curl -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY" \
"https://api.blocklens.co/v1/macro/markets?start_date=2024-01-01&end_date=2024-12-31&limit=365"
Related Metrics
- SPDR Gold Shares (GLD) — Gold ETF closing price ($, daily)
- iShares Silver Trust (SLV) — Silver ETF closing price ($, daily)
- US Dollar Index (DXY) — ICE US Dollar Index DX-Y.NYB (points, daily)
- Real 10-Year Yield — 10Y Treasury yield minus 12-month CPI YoY (%, daily)