The price of gold saw 33 plunges of -3.5% or more in 1980, but look at how many in 2026.
Gold
September 30 (King World News) – The Kobeissi Letter: Gold prices have rarely been as volatile as they are now.
Gold futures have recorded 7 daily declines of -3.5% or more so far this year, the highest count since 2008. This is already more than double the 3 trading sessions recorded in 2025.
KING WORLD NEWS NOTE: Gold Has Already Had 7 Daily Moves of -3.5% Or More In 2026
By comparison, the largest annual number of sessions with declines of -3.5% or more was recorded in 1980, at 33.
With 3 months of trading remaining, 2026 is on track to be the most volatile year for gold futures prices since 1982.
As a result, gold futures prices are down -5.4% year-to-date, on track for their first annual drop since 2022, following their best year since 1979.
The bond market has catalyzing some of gold’s most volatile conditions in history…
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Have They Given Up?
The Kobeissi Letter: On April 9th, 2025, President Trump announced a “tariff pause” as the 10Y Note Yield hit 4.60%.
Days later, Trump said he had been “watching” the bond market which was a major driver of his decision to pause the trade war.
Today, the 10Y Note Yield is +70 basis points above the April 2025 high.
It seems the US Treasury has given up for now.
KING WORLD NEWS NOTE: US Bond Yields Continue To Soar
Was It Worth It?
Luke Gromen: I was told roughly 5 months ago that “as a result of what is happening strategically in Iran (things were not going well strategically), we are at a real risk of losing Iraq as well.”
Looks like that is now happening.
Silver
Otavio Costa: The lag in silver prices is becoming one of the market’s most compelling divergences.
With copper continuing to lead, the setup into year-end could get very interesting.
Just a reminder that the metal benefits from the industrial forces driving copper and the monetary forces supporting gold.
KING WORLD NEWS NOTE: Massive Chasm Between Silver & Copper Prices Has Silver Price Coiled To Skyrocket
Historic Collapse
The Kobeissi Letter: US Treasuries are experiencing one of the worst bear markets in history:
The 30Y US Treasury price return index has dropped -60% since 2020, to ~107, matching its lowest level in 2000.
KING WORLD NEWS NOTE: US 30-Year Treasury Price Return Index Has Collapsed 60% Since 2020!
In other words, in just 6 years, the index has erased nearly 20 years of gains.
By comparison, US nominal GDP has grown +63% over the same period.
This comes as the 30Y Treasury yield has surged +478 basis points from its intraday low of 0.71% set in March 2020.
To put this into perspective, its previous largest drawdown over the past 40 years was -35% during the 2008 Financial Crisis.
We are witnessing a historic bond market decline.
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