Wild swings in gold value are never a sign of good times coming...In the last 30 years, Gold lost/gained significant value (>10%) in:
1997 down 22% - The Asian financial crash
2002-2003 up 23% and 22% - post 9/11, US dollar weakening, government debt
2005/06/07 up 18%, 23%, 21% - pre-2008 GFC
2009/10/11 up 25%, 30%, 10% - economic uncertainty, a weak US dollar, rising inflation
2013 down 28% - world debt crisis
2019-2020 up 18.83% and 24.43% - Brexit, COVID, low interest rates
2023-2024, up 13.08% and 27.23%, fears of inflation, Ukraine, and central bank demand.
2025 set to exceed 30%