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Latest Gold: 2008 or 2020? A Framework for the Most Important Inflection Point in Years
All Roads Lead to Gold
The thesis nobody wants to say out loud — and why the current pullback is the setup, not the story's end
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Stocks Down. Gold Down. Dollar Up. What’s Actually Going On?
This isn't stagflation — it's a liquidity shock. Here's the difference, and why it matters for gold.
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Why the Largest Gold Holders Aren’t Driving the Gold Market
Who holds gold and who is buying gold are two very different questions. The answer changes everything about how you read the current rally.
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Gold, the Fed, Trump — and Why This Sell-Off Changes Nothing
The violent sell-off was a positioning and liquidity shock inside a much larger secular trend. Nothing fundamental broke.
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BCOM Rebalancing: Why the Market Is Overthinking It
Why mechanical index flows won't override currency debasement and global demand
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