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Beware the scorching gold rally
Mint Mumbai
|November 18, 2025
HE JARGON of gold trading echoes that of poker. “Strong hands” are investors loyal to the metal no matter the price. “Weak hands” are flaky punters who fold at the first sign of trouble.
After the gold price hit $4,380 an ounce, a record, on October 20th, it fell by more than 10%—only to recover some of its losses. AP
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Bullish investors win when they convince others of their story for why the price is rising, which boils down to why, this time, strong hands outnumber weak ones. Their bluff is called when the market softens. If the price does not rebound, their story collapses. If it does, it gains credence.
This year the bulls are winning so comfortably that the argument would seem to be over. After the gold price hit $4,380 an ounce, a record, on October 20th, it fell by more than 10%—only to recover some of its losses. It is now 55% higher than in January and 47% past its previous inflation-adjusted peak, reached in 1980. Many analysts predict it will break $5,000 by the end of 2026. Then again, early this year, none had anticipated it would cross $4,000 in 2025. Do theories explaining its soaring price make sense?
This story is from the November 18, 2025 edition of Mint Mumbai.
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