This study employs the momentum threshold error-correction model with generalized autoregressive
conditional heteroskedasticity to investigate asymmetric cointegration and causal relationships between
West Texas Intermediate Crude Oil and gold prices in the futures market. The paper examines data
from May 1, 1994 to November 20, 2008. The empirical results show that an asymmetric long-run
adjustment exists between gold and oil. Furthermore, the causality relationship shows that West Texas
Intermediate Crude Oil plays a dominant role. The findings should prove valuable to individual investors
and financial institutions who can use the findings here to gold prices based on oil prices.