Gold price today: The gold futures at New York’s Commodity Exchange (Comex) on Wednesday, 22 October 2025, dropped 1.5% to $4,047/oz as the commodity market investors booked their profits after the record rally of the precious yellow metal.

As per the data collected from the Comex website, the gold futures in New York dropped 1.5% to $4,047 per ounce as of 11:07 a.m. (EDT), compared to $4,137 per ounce at the previous commodity market close.

The data also shows that during the morning trading hours, gold futures dropped 2.1% to $4,021.20 per ounce, compared to $4,109.10 at the previous market close.

A selling pattern in a precious metal commodity like gold either indicates the reduction of uncertainty in the global markets or investors are booking their profits from a recent rally in order to exit their positions in the market.

When economic anxiety or instability is high, the people who typically profit from precious metals are the sellers.

Gold drops from its rally high

The gold prices have dropped after hitting their fresh record high levels on 20 October 2025, amid the tensions looming over the upcoming US-China talks and a rebound in the US dollar.

“Why precious metals sold off yesterday — and whether this is the beginning of a broader correction — remains to be seen,” Ipek Ozkardeskaya, a senior analyst at Swissquote, said, cited in an AP report.

The market expert also highlighted that the losses in the precious yellow metal were “triggered by hopes of easing trade tensions between the U.S. and China and a rebound in the U.S. dollar.”

She also highlighted that a further price pullback is also possible in the upcoming trading sessions of gold.

“What probably better explained yesterday’s precious metals sell-off was mainly the fact that the metals are now trading in deeply overbought market conditions with heightened volatility,” said Ozkardeskaya, cited in the agency report.

According to the agency report, the gold futures are trading 505 higher on a year-to-date (YTD) basis in 2025, as the precious yellow metal offers a safe haven appeal to market investors who are looking to diversify their portfolio to hedge their risks amid increasing geopolitical uncertainty.

“When economic anxiety or instability is high, the people who typically profit from precious metals are the sellers,” said the Commodity Futures Trade Commission, cited in the news report.

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