Gold on inflation release days in 2026: how the signals in our record closed on all ten CPI mornings, with a Micro Gold example in dollars

US CPI data days have been good days for our gold signals in 2026: across the ten consumer price releases from January to October, nine gold signals in our record closed on the day of the release, and eight of them reached at least one target. Five went all the way to the third target, which matters more for anyone planning exits than for anyone trying to guess the inflation number.

This guide lists the ten release dates, shows each winning gold signal with its result, turns one of them into dollars on Micro Gold futures, and sets out the next dates in UK time with ET. Gold signals are posted in the free Forexuro Telegram channel on trading days.

Ten CPI releases, January to October 2026

The Bureau of Labor Statistics published the Consumer Price Index on ten days this year before November, always at 8:30am ET. The UK and the US change their clocks on different dates, so 8:30am ET is usually 13:30 UK time and becomes 12:30 UK time for a few weeks in March; on March 11 the release came out at 12:30 UK time. The table shows each date with the headline and core readings that came out that morning.

Headline inflation rose from 2.4% in January and February to a peak of 4.2% in May, which is why each report moved expectations for the Fed. Every reading is kept on our US CPI page, and the US CPI release dates for 2026 in UK time and ET cover the rest of the schedule.

Gold on US CPI data days: the eight winning signals

Gold signals closed on eight of the ten release days; on February 13 and June 10 no gold trade closed. The table lists the eight that reached a target. The ninth, a sell on January 13 that closed on the same day as a winning buy, did not, and like every trade it is listed on the gold signal results page.

Six of the eight were sells and two were buys, so the direction did not follow a fixed rule about inflation. What the trades share is the plan: one entry, one stop and three targets set before the release. A trade that closes on a CPI day may have been opened earlier, so the table shows how our signals ended on those days, not a forecast for the next one. Our guide to CPI and PPI data explains why the core figure tends to move gold most.

A Micro Gold example from April 10

Many traders in the US follow gold through futures. One Micro Gold (MGC) contract covers 10 troy ounces, so each $1 move is worth $10; the standard GC contract covers 100 ounces, so each $1 is worth $100. Our three targets fit neatly onto one position of three Micro Gold contracts, closed one at a time, oldest first.

On April 10 our desk sold gold at $4,750 with a stop at $4,805 and targets at $4,740, $4,722 and $4,695. Closing one Micro Gold contract at each target would have made $100, then $280, then $550, so $930 in total before costs. The same third target on one GC contract was a $55 move worth $5,500. Our page for US traders shows how to follow the signals with futures, the gold pip value calculator converts any stop or target for spot trading, and session levels are on gold today.

The next releases in UK time and ET

All three dates fall while both countries are on standard time, so the gap is five hours. The Fed's next decision follows on Wednesday, December 9 at 19:00 UK time (2:00pm ET), the day before the November report.

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Official sources

Primary reference pages from regulators, central banks and official bodies on the topics in this article.

• US Bureau of Labor Statistics, CPI release schedule
• US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Schedule of releases for 2026
• Federal Reserve, FOMC meeting calendar
• CME Group, Micro Gold futures contract specs

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