$XAU
Ignore the daily candles for a second. Gold is a cycle asset, not a weekly trade.
Early bull phase 2009 — $1,096
2010 — $1,420
2011 — $1,564
2012 — $1,675
Then… years of boredom 2013 — $1,205
2014 — $1,184
2015 — $1,061
2016 — $1,152
2017 — $1,302
2018 — $1,282
Almost a full decade going nowhere.
No hype, no headlines — usually the period when big money accumulates quietly.
Pressure starts building 2019 — $1,517
2020 — $1,898
2021 — $1,829
2022 — $1,823
The base formed before people noticed.
Expansion phase 2023 — $2,062
2024 — $2,624
2025 — $4,336
Nearly a 3× move in just a few years. That doesn’t happen randomly — it usually follows macro imbalance.
Why it’s happening • Central banks buying reserves steadily
• Governments buried under record debt
• Continuous currency dilution
• Falling trust in fiat purchasing power
When gold trends like this, it’s often less about gold getting stronger… and more about money getting weaker.
People once laughed at:
$2K gold → happened
$3K gold → happened
$4K gold → happened
Now the market whispers about the next repricing phase.
Maybe the metal didn’t change value — maybe currencies did.
Every cycle offers the same choice:
Prepare early with patience… or chase later with emotion.
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