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by mikestew 270 days ago
That’s because no one prints headlines that read “Gold has been in a trading pattern for the past six months, 15% below its ATH”, or at least that headline didn’t stick in your mind like “ATH!!!” does.

As a sibling comments outlines, gold is actually quite volatile and risky versus returns, and your returns will very much depend on when you bought it.