Charts & history

All amounts shown are indicative metal values, not dealer offers. Use the original hallmark and net metal weight when calculating jewellery. For bullion, compare the full purchase price, selling price and any fees rather than spot alone.

A price timestamp matters as much as the amount. Prices can remain unchanged when the market is closed, and cached quotes can be older during a data interruption. Historical charts are reference series, not a promise about future returns.

Read our price methodology and limitations

A price chart for gold, silver, or other precious metals shows the historical development of a given market price over time, typically based on spot prices from international markets. The chart illustrates the course of the price but says nothing about what the future will bring.

It is important to understand that historical price movements cannot be used to predict future price movements. Charts should therefore be regarded as a historical reference tool and not as a basis for investment decisions or judgments about whether it is 'a good day to sell'.

The live quote is the latest available observation from MetalFlowAPI. The timestamp beside the price shows its age. Quotes can remain unchanged when the market is closed, and a cached quote can be displayed during a data interruption.

Before using a displayed price for an actual transaction, one should always confirm the actual, current price directly with the dealer or platform where the trade is to be carried out, as there can be a significant difference between a displayed price and the price actually offered.

When historical price data is exported to CSV format for further analysis, this often happens after downsampling, where a large number of original data points (ticks) is reduced to a smaller number of representative points, for example one price per hour or day.

A downsampled CSV file is therefore not a complete representation of all original price fluctuations, and brief spikes or dips between the saved points may be omitted. This should be taken into account if the data is used for detailed analysis.

Users should also be aware that different data providers may show slightly different prices for the same point in time, depending on which marketplace or reference source they base their quote on, which further underlines that a chart should be used for overview rather than as the sole basis for a decision.

Finally, one should remember that charts showing percentage changes over a given period can be sensitive to the chosen start and end points, and that a different time interval can easily produce quite a different visual impression of the development without the underlying data having changed.