Gold opened down 0.9% but "moved back higher in early trading this morning to $4,438.20 per troy ounce" as U.S.-Iran military escalation continued (Yahoo Finance, Sept 9, 2026). After GLD's sharp 3-session pullback from ~428 to ~400 leaving it oversold, an early rebound off the open plus renewed safe-haven demand from active Middle East conflict favor a bounce over the next day.