gold vs dollar correlation
gold · the dollar — -0.47 normally, -0.64 even in crashes
1-year rolling correlation · green together, red apartas of 2026-09-11
- -0.47normally
- -0.64in crashes
- -0.76 ~ -0.121-year range
- 2.73positions if held 50/50
It holds up in the crash too
-0.47 normally, and still -0.64 over the 5% of weeks when gold fell hardest. That is the rare kind that is still there when it is needed.
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Open with gold · the dollarWeekly returns, 611 weeks since 2015, every price converted to USD. “Crashes” means the 5% of weeks gold fell hardest. One sample, one window — not a promise about the future.