Metals·Cycle Report
Price action · cycles · gold silver platinum
Gold · deep dive

The 8-year gold cycle

The eight-year cycle is a framework for studying gold’s major lows—not a calendar deadline. Explore three original annotated chart studies, then compare them with the latest futures-based snapshot.

Market data 2026-10-06. Yearly bars show broad structure; they do not independently confirm an eight-year cycle.

1999–2008 — right translated
1999–2008 — right translated
2008–2015 — left translated
2008–2015 — left translated
2016–2020 — right translated
2016–2020 — right translated

The day-count annotation under each cycle low is this site’s signature motif — the live chart below reproduces it from the engine.

GC=F · yearly & monthly long-term cycle

Futures prices · USD per troy ounce · scroll charts horizontally on mobile
5,9064,4132,9211,428-64.87214LCLHCH7LCLHCH4LCL*HCHGC=F · Yearly / 8-year long-term cycleyfinance · swing lows = 2-Up/3 confirmed
5,8454,6363,4262,2171,007HCH4LCLHCH12LCLHCH5LCLHCH4LCLHCH7LCLHCH4LCLHCH3LCLHCH8LCLHCH4LCLHCH32LCL*HCHGC=F · Monthly / long-term cycleyfinance · swing lows = 2-Up/3 confirmed

The historical record

Low → LowLengthTranslation
2015-01 → 2022-01 7y 0m Right
2001-01 → 2015-01 14y 0m Right
2022-01 → nowopen · 4y Right

Reading the two views

The original charts record the analyst’s historical interpretation. The automated view identifies confirmed swing lows on the selected timeframe. Yearly aggregation can smooth over important moves within a year, so the two views may disagree.

Use monthly detail and the original studies to assess that context. Automated swing counts should not be treated as confirmed eight-year cycle calls.

Confidence medium · 2 completed yearly cycles. — MCR