https://www.minichart.com.sg/2025/02/04/gold-prices-soar-amid-trade-wars-the-ultimate-safe-haven-in-a-fractured-world/
 
As  trade tensions, economic uncertainty, and geopolitical conflicts  escalate, gold&rsquo s price movements  will be the most reliable indicator of investor sentiment.
With tariff battles intensifying and  China realigning its trade alliances, the traditional financial system may be entering a new, volatile phase. If history is any guide,  gold may be the only true measure of global anxiety&mdash and the only real insurance policy against economic upheaval.
📈   Gold remains the ultimate hedge in a fractured world.  Watch its price&mdash because it just might predict the future.
# Next Gold Price Target:$269, followed by $302 and $345
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What Lies Ahead? Watch Gold Closely
As  trade tensions, economic uncertainty, and geopolitical conflicts  escalate, gold&rsquo s price movements  will be the most reliable indicator of investor sentiment.
With tariff battles intensifying and  China realigning its trade alliances, the traditional financial system may be entering a new, volatile phase. If history is any guide,  gold may be the only true measure of global anxiety&mdash and the only real insurance policy against economic upheaval.
📈   Gold remains the ultimate hedge in a fractured world.  Watch its price&mdash because it just might predict the future.
# Next Gold Price Target:$269, followed by $302 and $345
Thank you
Ha, I think, not so easy to short gold.
GLD® Share Price at Close
| Cumulative **   &dagger &dagger | Trust | Gold Spot Price (Mid Point) |
|---|---|---|
| Year to date **   &Dagger | -0.972956% | -0.936152% |
| 1 month | +0.456354% | -0.413282% |
| 3 months | +0.296689% | +0.316159% |
| 6 months | +5.160538% | +5.174872% |
| 1 year | +11.503122% | +12.006468% |
| 5 year § | +8.822110% | +9.205168% |
| Since inception (to month end) § | +7.758462% | +8.264840% |
** All figures are to month end [02/29/2024] unless otherwise indicated
&dagger &dagger Year to date begins  December 31 2023. Gold Spot Price taken as at 16.30 (NYT) note the price may differ from the London PM fix of the same day.
&Dagger updated between 9.15pm and 9.45pm UK
§ Returns are Annualized
SGX has SPDR Gold ETF 
IPO 2006
Started nearer USD 60 and now just over USD 200.
Quite accurate tracking of gold price.
Holding physical gold still yields better returns as can be seen in above data.