Gold's Secular Bull Market Just Turned More Convincing

Summary

  • Gold is firmly anchored in a robust secular bull market, with incredibly resilient structural and fundamental factors sending the precious metal into even greater heights.
  • Gold's upward momentum is reinforced by repeated dip-buying, persistent central bank buying, with no convincing signs of a bear market reversal or bull traps seen yet.
  • Structural demand from central banks, particularly China, and asset managers shifting gold to a core allocation, supports sustained price strength.
  • The Fed’s dovish outlook provides additional fuel, and continued global diversification away from USD assets further bolster the bullish thesis for gold through 2026.

Gold bars falling down.

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One thing I've learned from reading the "tea leaves," whether it's about equities, indexes, or precious metals like Gold (GLD), the salient learning points have always been somewhat consistent.

  • Don't fight against the dominant trend. Recognize it

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About GLD ETF

SymbolLast Price% Chg
GLD
413.641.33%
Post415.150.37%
Chart
Combination chart with 2 data series.
The chart has 1 X axis displaying Time. Data ranges from 2025-12-18 09:30:00 to 2025-12-23 16:00:00.
The chart has 1 Y axis displaying values. Data ranges from 396.66 to 413.56.
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Expense Ratio
0.40%
Div Frequency
-
Div Rate
-
Yield
-
Fund AUM
$146.91B
Class AUM
$146.91B

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