> let’s be honest, people are buying “funds” of gold and driving up the price, not actually stockpiling the metal itself. Is there data or is this speculation?

> let’s be honest, people are buying “funds” of gold and driving up the price, not actually stockpiling the metal itself. Is there data or is this speculation? After the Gamestop saga, I would 100% believe that the gold market is being driven by a liquidity crunch as lots of random individuals buy gold bars to stuff in their sock drawers.