SPDR Gold Shares (GLD)Commodities Focused | Exchange Traded Fund | NYSEArca
432.33 USD
-9.76
(-2.208%) ⇩
(April 21, 2026, 3:15 p.m.
EDT)
Short-term: ★★★☆☆ | Long-term: ★★★★☆ | Dividends: ☆☆☆☆☆ |
Hot Take | April 18, 2026, 11:42 p.m. EDT
GLD is trading range-bound between $420 support and a psychological ceiling near $440-$445. The options data reveals a rampant 'range drift' strategy: heavy protection bought below $395 and sold puts taken/sales to limit losses between $420-$445. Investors are positioning for a volatility expansion or breakout, but the current technicals and model adjusted predicted direction of +1.72% for the next 45 days suggest a modest attempt at rising above the $445 ceiling soon. This is a solid long-term hold ($5 rating) but a mediocre short-term play ($3 rating) until a clear break occurs above the 525M call barriers. |
| Model | MAE |
|---|---|
| AutoTheta ✓ | 0.092546 |
| AutoETS | 0.200145 |
| AutoARIMA | 0.200794 |
| MSTL | 0.206363 |
Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoTheta
| Forecast Reliability | |
|---|---|
| Score | 43% |
| H-stat | 12.85 |
| Ljung-Box p | 0.000 |
| Jarque-Bera p | 0.298 |
| Excess Kurtosis | -1.09 |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| Market Cap | 112,535,494,656 |
As of April 18, 2026, 11:42 p.m. EDT: Call skew shows a nuanced battle. While 45M was skipped in favor of 46/47M ceiling, massive volume and OI were placed at 525/530M strikes (OI Wall), indicating a speculative long-term directional bet on gold much higher than the immediate ticket size. In contrast, put flow from $420 down to $350 over the past two weeks was extensive, establishing a solid protective floor near recent lows. Implied volatility remains compressed (ATM 0.15-0.26), suggesting the market expects tight ranges currently, despite the conflicting strikes.
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| All Time High | 509.7 |
| All Time Low | 41.02 |
| Ask | 432.55 |
| Ask Size | 240 |
| Average Daily Volume10 Day | 7,413,600 |
| Average Daily Volume3 Month | 17,414,183 |
| Average Volume | 17,414,183 |
| Average Volume10Days | 7,413,600 |
| Beta3 Year | 0.19 |
| Bid | 432.66 |
| Bid Size | 1,080 |
| Book Value | 170.017 |
| Category | Commodities Focused |
| Crypto Tradeable | 0 |
| Currency | USD |
| Custom Price Alert Confidence | HIGH |
| Day High | 440.245 |
| Day Low | 430.94 |
| Dividend Yield | 0.0 |
| Eps Trailing Twelve Months | -9.394 |
| Esg Populated | 0 |
| Exchange | PCX |
| Exchange Data Delayed By | 0 |
| Exchange Timezone Name | America/New_York |
| Exchange Timezone Short Name | EDT |
| Fifty Day Average | 449.7966 |
| Fifty Day Average Change | -17.466614 |
| Fifty Day Average Change Percent | -0.03883225 |
| Fifty Two Week Change Percent | 42.10086 |
| Fifty Two Week High | 509.7 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change | -77.370026 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change Percent | -0.15179522 |
| Fifty Two Week Low | 291.78 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change | 140.54999 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent | 0.4816985 |
| Fifty Two Week Range | 291.78 - 509.7 |
| Financial Currency | USD |
| First Trade Date Milliseconds | 1,100,788,200,000 |
| Five Year Average Return | 0.2157093 |
| Full Exchange Name | NYSEArca |
| Fund Family | State Street Investment Management |
| Fund Inception Date | 1,100,736,000 |
| Gmt Off Set Milliseconds | -14,400,000 |
| Has Pre Post Market Data | 1 |
| Language | en-US |
| Legal Type | Exchange Traded Fund |
| Long Business Summary | The Trust holds gold bars and from time to time, issues Baskets in exchange for deposits of gold and distributes gold in connection with redemptions of Baskets. The investment objective of the Trust is for the Shares to reflect the performance of the price of gold bullion, less the Trust’s expenses. The Sponsor believes that, for many investors, the Shares represent a cost-effective investment in gold. |
| Long Name | SPDR Gold Shares |
| Market | us_market |
| Market Cap | 112,535,494,656 |
| Market State | REGULAR |
| Max Age | 86,400 |
| Message Board Id | finmb_5600649 |
| Nav Price | 442.0977 |
| Net Assets | 155,110,818,000.0 |
| Net Expense Ratio | 0.4 |
| Open | 438.55 |
| Previous Close | 442.09 |
| Price Hint | 2 |
| Price To Book | 2.5428634 |
| Quote Source Name | Nasdaq Real Time Price |
| Quote Type | ETF |
| Region | US |
| Regular Market Change | -9.76001 |
| Regular Market Change Percent | -2.2076974 |
| Regular Market Day High | 440.245 |
| Regular Market Day Low | 430.94 |
| Regular Market Day Range | 430.94 - 440.245 |
| Regular Market Open | 438.55 |
| Regular Market Previous Close | 442.09 |
| Regular Market Price | 432.33 |
| Regular Market Time | 1,776,798,937 |
| Regular Market Volume | 7,009,811 |
| Shares Outstanding | 260,300,000 |
| Short Name | SPDR Gold Shares |
| Source Interval | 15 |
| Symbol | GLD |
| Three Year Average Return | 0.33432782 |
| Total Assets | 155,110,817,792 |
| Tradeable | 0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Rate | 0.0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Yield | 0.0 |
| Trailing Peg Ratio | None |
| Trailing Three Month Nav Returns | 6.87089 |
| Trailing Three Month Returns | 6.87089 |
| Triggerable | 1 |
| Two Hundred Day Average | 386.11786 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change | 46.212128 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent | 0.119683996 |
| Type Disp | ETF |
| Volume | 7,009,811 |
| Yield | 0.0 |
| Ytd Return | 6.87089 |