Retail investors return to the gold market in droves:

GLD, the largest physically backed gold ETF in the United States, attracted more than $50 million in retail inflows on Wednesday, marking the biggest single-day inflow since March.

It is also the second-largest single-day inflow recorded since early April.

Overall, GLD brought in more than $637 million in inflows on Wednesday, the largest single-day inflow since June 18.

The fund then recorded inflows of $77 million and $431 million on Thursday and Friday, respectively.

As of August, investors have increased their holdings in GLD by more than $1.4 billion, putting the ETF on track for its first monthly inflow since February.

Demand for gold is picking up.