#MiddleEastTensionsEscalate When headlines start sounding louder than price charts, gold usually gets the first call — and that’s exactly what we’re seeing now.
Gold pushing above $5,000 isn’t just a technical move, it’s fear + uncertainty pricing itself in. Rising U.S.–Iran tensions, fragile geopolitics, and nervous macro flows make gold the default hedge. In moments like this, gold doesn’t need growth — it just needs people to be scared, and right now they are.
Bitcoin pulling back feels different. This isn’t panic selling, it’s hesitation. BTC still trades like a risk asset in the short te