Cathie Wood, CEO, Warns of a High Probability of a Sharp Decline in Gold Prices

Prominent investor and CEO/CIO of Ark Invest, Cathie Wood, warned on January 30th via X (formerly Twitter) about the significant risk of a sharp decline in gold prices. She pointed out that on that day, the market cap of gold reached 171% of the U.S. money supply (M2), a level that matches the historic highs during the inflation and high-interest rates peak in 1980.

According to the charts Wood shared, the gold to M2 ratio has only reached this level three times in the past 125 years: during the Great Depression in 1934, the inflation surge in 1980, and now in 2026. The situation in 1980...