The Gold Where Every Number Comes From
The per-source board below is generated at every build from the same file the score reads (data/output/latest.json). If a source is late, this page shows it; if a pillar dropped, this page shows it too.
Per-source status board
Snapshot as of 2026-08-05. 6 of 7 pillars used in today's composite.
| Pillar | Source | Cadence | Latest date | Staleness | Limit | Flag | Raw values published |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Real rates | TIPS 10Y (H.15) | daily | 2026-08-03 | 2d | 7d | fresh | yes |
| Entry price | World Bank Pink Sheet (CC BY 4.0) | monthly | 2026-07-31 | 5d | 45d | fresh | yes |
| Structural demand | IMF IRFCL (CB) + SPDR GLD tonnes (ETF, internal) | mixed | 2026-08-04 | 1d | 45d | fresh | yes |
| US dollar | Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (H.10) | daily | 2026-07-31 | 5d | 7d | aging | yes |
| Positioning | CFTC COT disaggregated, managed money (Socrata kh3c-gbw2) | weekly | 2026-07-28 | 8d | 10d | aging | yes |
| Volatility | Cboe Gold Volatility Index (GVZ): internal-only per DATA-RIGHTS.md | daily | 2026-08-04 | 1d | 7d | fresh | no (see notes) |
| Retail premiums | n/a | n/a | 2026-08-05 | n/a | n/a | dropped | n/a |
License classes, per source
| Source | License | Attribution shown on this site |
|---|---|---|
| TIPS 10Y, Nominal 10Y, Broad dollar (H.15, H.10) | US Government public domain | Source: Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (US) |
| CPI-U CUSR0000SA0 | US Government public domain | Source: US Bureau of Labor Statistics |
| Commitments of Traders (COT), disaggregated | US Government public domain | Source: US Commodity Futures Trading Commission |
| International Reserves and Foreign Currency Liquidity (IRFCL) | IMF, redistributable including commercial and derivatives | Source: International Monetary Fund, IRFCL |
| Gold price series (long history for backtest) | CC BY 4.0 | Source: World Bank, Pink Sheet |
| SPDR Gold Shares (GLD) daily holdings | Restrictive ToS; used internally; only derived flow indicator published | Derived ETF flow signal only |
| Cboe Gold Volatility Index (GVZ) | Cboe proprietary; raw values not republished | Cboe credited in methodology text only; sub-score is a non-reversible percentile transformation |
| WGC statistics quoted for evidence | Limited-extract review-and-commentary use | Source: World Gold Council |
| Displayed spot price | Licensed commercial-display grant | Displayed spot from Metals.dev (generic gold field). LBMA/IBA branded rates are never displayed. |
| Dealer retail prices | Openly-served public pages; per-dealer values never republished | The Gold Barometer Retail Premium Index (multi-dealer median). Dealer names appear in methodology text only. |
Missing-data policy
Each source has a published freshness limit. If it goes silent inside its limit, the last value is carried forward and flagged aging (visible above). If it goes silent past its limit, that pillar drops from the day's composite and the remaining weights renormalize. The home-page plaque publicly shows the count "N of 7 pillars used today". No silent degradation.
- Daily series (TIPS, dollar, GVZ, GLD, spot): staleness limit 7 business days.
- Weekly series (COT): staleness limit 10 days.
- Monthly series (CPI, World Bank price, IRFCL): staleness limit 45 days.
A note on the sourcing chain
Board of Governors series (H.15, H.10) are US public domain regardless of fetch channel. The site sources them producer-first (Board Data Download Program, moving to the Board-designated FRED channel as DDP retires) and reserves the right to fallback fetches. Cboe GVZ is used internally under proprietary rights; the pillar sub-score is a percentile-rank transformation designed to be non-reversible without the site's own internal history, per Cboe licensing constraints recorded in the site's operating rules.
Disclaimer
The Gold Barometer measures gold buying conditions. It does not offer investment advice, does not recommend any transaction, and is not a broker, dealer, or registered investment advisor. Data is presented for research and journalistic use. See the about page for independence disclosures and the methodology page for how every published number is computed.