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Archived · 25 August 2026

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Gold

See how coverage of Gold is changing—and the bullish and bearish arguments behind it.

Updated 25 August 2026

Coverage: 18–24 August 2026

Sentiment over time

History shown

93% bullish — 93% of the articles that took a side on Gold argued Gold higher, articles published 18–24 August.

Of articles taking a side · published 18–24 August

As of 25 August 2026

0–100% bullish · 27 Jul — 25 Aug 2026. From 63% on 27 Jul to 93% on 25 Aug; low 52% on 30 Jul, high 95% on 12 Aug.
Gold narrative sentiment, the 30 days to 25 Aug 2026: the share of articles taking a side that were bullish, each day a 7-day reading. Days without a reading are not listed.
DateBullish share (%)
2026-07-2763
2026-07-2871
2026-07-2961
2026-07-3052
2026-07-3158
2026-08-0162
2026-08-0261
2026-08-0358
2026-08-0453
2026-08-0566
2026-08-0676
2026-08-0780
2026-08-0886
2026-08-0989
2026-08-1093
2026-08-1194
2026-08-1295
2026-08-1395
2026-08-1490
2026-08-1580
2026-08-1678
2026-08-1778
2026-08-1881
2026-08-1977
2026-08-2075
2026-08-2182
2026-08-2292
2026-08-2394
2026-08-2494
2026-08-2593

Each point measures the previous seven days of directional articles. It describes coverage, not the probability of a rise in Gold’s price.Articles published from 18 to 24 August, scored the following mornings.

What mattered · 25 August 2026

A brand-new story about the U.S. government buying back its own bonds is quickly gaining attention, and gold investors see it as good news for the metal's price.

What changed

Gold Rally Amid Dollar Weakness now leads the bullish case — was 4th

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The bullish and bearish cases

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The bullish narratives below show what this side of the coverage argues.

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The bearish narratives below show what this side of the coverage argues.

How Gold’s narratives are evolving

Start with the highlights, or explore a stage of the narrative lifecycle.

Emerging

6 emerging narratives · Gaining attention from a low base

Accelerating

10 accelerating narratives · Already visible and gaining attention

Fading

7 fading narratives · Losing attention

Steady

13 steady narratives · Holding a steady share of attention

12 more narratives are Quiet (0.5% or less of Gold’s coverage over the last seven days) and appear in the full list.

Why Quiet is common: most narratives are not written about in a given week. A narrative needs more than 0.5% of the asset’s coverage over seven days to be anything but Quiet, and at least three articles in a week to be called Emerging, Accelerating or Fading.

All 48 Gold narratives

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Gold history

Weekly and monthly reviews of Gold’s narratives and sentiment are coming; the history page will list them as they are published.

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