GOLD CPI Draft thesis

GOLD CPI Probability Playbook & Execution Guide (2026 Update)

Human+Template operating view. Reviewed at 2026-03-03.

Thesis

Gold's CPI behavior is primarily a real-yield and USD function; directional conviction increases when CPI surprise and Treasury move point the same way.

What Changed Recently

Safe-haven allocation has become more sensitive to policy-cut expectations.

Risk Watchouts

Conflicting moves between yields and USD can produce range-bound noise.

Cross-event Comparison

Compare latest CPI/NFP/FOMC observations for GOLD. This section is unique to Hub pages and is used to avoid one-event narrative bias.

Highest T+7 P(up)

CPI

78.95% on 2026-03-11

Strongest T+7 Median

CPI

1.4% median return

Deepest Sample

CPI

40 matched observations

CPI currently ranks #1 of 3 for T+7 up probability, #1 for T+7 median return, and #1 for sample depth across the GOLD event set. The current CPI row prints 55% T+1 up probability and 1.4% median return, so the operator should read this hub as a relative ranking page rather than a single-event slogan.

Probability Overview (T+1/T+7)

T+7 Median Return

Event Latest Date T+1 P(up) T+7 P(up) T+7 Median Sample Research
CPI 2026-03-11 55% 78.95% 1.4% 40 Open
NFP 2026-03-06 63.64% 77.14% 1.31% 35 Open
FOMC 2026-01-28 69.57% 56.52% 0.9% 23 Open

Execution Checklist

  • • Read US10Y real yield change alongside DXY.
  • • Prefer breakout only after direction confirms on both metrics.
  • • Set position size by ATR-based risk budget.

Trust & Methodology

  • Educational content only. This is not investment advice.
  • Data sources: FRED (event calendar/outcomes) and yfinance (historical price windows).
  • Methodology: all-history and same-direction event windows (T+1/T+7 probability, median, mean, sample size).
  • Data last updated at: 2026-03-03
  • Low confidence: matched sample is limited, so signal reliability is lower than normal.