Gold vs Forex Hours
Retail spot gold usually shares the forex Sunday 5:00 PM – Friday 5:00 PM New York week. Gold still answers to LBMA auctions and COMEX — clocks FX majors ignore.
Same weekly gate, extra gold prints
If forex is closed for the weekend, retail XAU/USD on most brokers is closed too. During the week, gold’s deepest books align with London and the London–NY overlap — see gold trading hours and forex open status.
Shared with forex
24/5 open/close on New York time. Session names (Sydney, Tokyo, London, New York) still describe when banks are staffed.
Gold-only
LBMA 10:30 and 15:00 London auctions; COMEX daily halt near 17:00–18:00 ET; Asian physical bursts. London gold, NY gold.
Vs crypto
Crypto spot keeps trading when both gold and forex are shut. Crypto vs forex hours.
Best practice
Use the forex week for “can I trade?”, then gold-specific windows for “should I size up?”. Best time to trade gold.
FAQ
Does gold close when forex closes?
On most retail FX/CFD platforms, yes for spot XAU/USD.
Why do traders still watch LBMA times?
Benchmark auctions concentrate institutional hedging even though the spot quote is already “open”.