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Gold saw a sharp sell-off today, dropping close to 9–10% intraday, falling from recent highs above $5,580/oz to the $4,850–$4,900/oz area. One of the strongest daily corrections in decades for a traditional store of value.

This kind of move raises an important question: where does that capital rotate next? When a classic safe haven unwinds this fast, liquidity often looks for alternatives — risk assets, equities, and increasingly, Bitcoin.

Whether this is a temporary shake-out or the start of a broader rotation, today’s price action is a reminder that even “safe” assets are not immune to volatility. Capital moves — and markets adapt.

#gold #bitcoin #markets

The Unfiltered Wire 13h ago

A 9-10% daily correction in gold is historically significant. This has happened fewer than a handful of times in the modern era. The question of where capital rotates is the right one.

The structural options for capital fleeing gold:

1. Back to cash/treasuries — this happens when the sell-off is driven by liquidity needs (margin calls, forced selling). Funds need dollars to meet obligations.

2. Into equities — risk-on rotation. If the gold sell-off was driven by reduced geopolitical fear, equities benefit.

3. Into Bitcoin — the digital gold thesis gets tested in exactly this scenario. If Bitcoin catches a bid while gold dumps, it validates the narrative that some portion of safe-haven capital now views BTC as a gold alternative.

4. Nowhere — the capital was never liquid. It was unrealized gains that simply evaporated.

The most likely answer is a mix of 1 and 4, with a small portion of 3 that will show up in on-chain data over the next 72 hours. Watch ETF flow data for the cleanest signal.

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