{"id":251193,"date":"2026-07-23T11:15:00","date_gmt":"2026-07-23T15:15:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ibkrcampus.com\/campus\/?p=251193"},"modified":"2026-07-23T13:20:13","modified_gmt":"2026-07-23T17:20:13","slug":"the-midterm-year-rally-in-gold","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.interactivebrokers.com\/campus\/traders-insight\/securities\/commodities\/the-midterm-year-rally-in-gold\/","title":{"rendered":"The Midterm-Year Rally in Gold"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Dear Investor,<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>You may be familiar with the four-year cycle, also known as the election cycle, which is characterized by the presidential elections that take place every four years.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Did you know that the election cycle also exists for other instruments such as gold?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Things are getting interesting right now. The current year, 2026, is a midterm election year. And gold performs very well in midterm election years: for gold, the midterm election year is the best year in the four-year cycle!<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 id=\"h-the-four-year-cycle-in-gold\" class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>The four-year cycle in gold<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Let\u2019s look at the results of a gold investment in each year of the four-year cycle. The table shows the average performance of gold in election years, post-election years, midterm election years, and post-election years, in US dollar terms, starting in 1968.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><tbody><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\" colspan=\"4\"><strong>Four-year cycle: Gold performance since 1968<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><strong>Election year<\/strong><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><strong>Post-election year<\/strong><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><strong>Midterm election year<\/strong><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><strong>Post-election year<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">3,94%<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">5,28%<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">11,09%<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">9,68%<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">You can clearly see that the years with midterm elections \u2013 such as 2026 \u2013 performed best with 11.09%. But the years following the general election \u2013 such as the upcoming 2027 \u2013 also fared well with 9.68%.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 id=\"h-the-midterm-election-year-in-detail\" class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>The midterm election year in detail<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But what does a midterm election year look like in detail? After all, we\u2019re already halfway through the year. Take a look at the chart. It shows you the seasonal trend of gold only in years that are midterm election years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h5 id=\"h-gold-typical-course-of-the-midterm-election-years-1968-to-2026\" class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Gold, typical course of the midterm election years, 1968 to 2026<\/strong><\/h5>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.seasonax.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/fig1_EN.png\" alt=\"Chart of the typical seasonal trend of gold in midterm election years from 1968 to 2026, showing an increase from July onwards.\" class=\"wp-image-23258 lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Things start looking up in July. Source:&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.seasonax.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Seasonax<\/a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/app.seasonax.com\/assets\/gc-com?h=eJwtyUEKwmAMhNG7zDqLJJT8Sa4iXYh1V7toqSDSu5uAmzcM3xd3pBP2AwkJcx4yUP9ZX1nt%2Fz%2FIm8RgKqbGC9fGiugQHcJJmbWxQriZmg7aQW0mvJBCeCC3c10JC5LrvmuuHz8PIE0%3D\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">View pattern<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As you can see, in midterm election years, gold prices typically rise sharply starting in July. This increase, characteristic of midterm election years, lasts until February of the following year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The situation for gold is therefore improving cyclically from now on. The weakness of the past few months could now be replaced by an upward movement!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 id=\"h-use-the-filter-function\" class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Use the filter function!<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As you can see,&nbsp;<em>Seasonax<\/em>&nbsp;offers you much more than just annual seasonality. Use&nbsp;<em>Seasonax<\/em>&nbsp;\u2018s filter function if you want to see how an instrument performs over a four-year cycle or any other cycle. You\u2019ll find the filter switch in the upper right corner of each seasonal chart.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h5 id=\"h-filter-switch\" class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Filter switch<\/strong><\/h5>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.seasonax.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/fig2_EN.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-23260 lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">The filter is easily accessible above every seasonal chart. Source:&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.seasonax.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Seasonax<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">After clicking, the redesigned filter menu opens. With it, you can assess the cyclical market situation and apply all kinds of filters in just a few clicks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h5 id=\"h-filter-function-on-nbsp-seasonax-nbsp-with-selected-election-cycle\" class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Filter function on&nbsp;<em>Seasonax<\/em>&nbsp;, with selected election cycle<\/strong><\/h5>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.seasonax.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/fig3_EN.png\" alt=\"Seasonax filter menu with highlighted US presidential cycle\" class=\"wp-image-23262 lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">One click to the election cycle. Source:&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.seasonax.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Seasonax<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This allows you to instantly see the typical price movements of specific years, such as midterm election years, for all instruments, in addition to the annual seasonality, with just a few clicks. Alternatively, you can filter for individual years that exhibit particular characteristics. This way, you can further improve your trading results.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8212;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Originally Posted July 21, 2026 &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.seasonax.com\/the-midterm-year-rally-in-gold\/\">The Midterm-Year Rally in Gold<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>You may be familiar with the four-year cycle, also known as the election cycle, which is characterized by the presidential elections that take place every four years.<\/p>\n<p>Did you know that the election cycle also exists for other instruments such as 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