June 10, 2026

Gold Risk Reversal: demand for downside protection surged today

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We’ve been highlighting how Gold is setting up for various reasons (positioning, flows) but have been skeptical due to the high correlation to equity beta and wanted to see that correlation disconnect to make a real bet here. A break of the timeless 200d moving average also likely pulled in some weak hands that may need to de-risk.

However, the Risk-Reversal and technical (largely RSI) setup are triggering an initial position:

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