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The David Lin Report · Thursday, September 10, 2026

Gold's Correlation with S&P 500 at Multi-Decade High, Subject to Fed Policy

Mike McGlone notes that gold's 100-day correlation with the S&P 500 has reached a multi-decade high, and its volatility relative to the S&P 500 is at a 20-year peak. He suggests gold's performance is heavily influenced by the Federal Reserve's interest rate decisions.

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Gold, it fits in my stock puppet category. It's highly correlated. The 100-day correlation with the S&P 500 reached almost at a multi-decade high recently.
Its volatility versus the S&P 500 is two times. That's heart the highest in 20 years.
The thing about gold is, unfortunately, gold fits in my stock puppet category. It's highly correlated. The 100-day correlation with the S&P 500 reached almost at a multi-decade high recently. It's volatility versus the S&P 500 is two times. That's heart the highest in 20 years.
Heard on The David Lin Report — “Oil To 'Break' Everything; Stocks, Bitcoin, Gold Crashing 'Back Down' | Mike McGlone, published Thursday, September 10, 2026. Heardvine summarizes and quotes with attribution and timestamps, and links to the original everywhere.
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