Gold Outperforms S&P 500 Over 25-Year Span as Safe-Haven Demand Grows
Gold has quietly dominated equity markets for a quarter-century, delivering 17-fold returns since 2001 compared to the S&P 500's sub-5x growth. The yellow metal's stealth bull run now positions it as 2025's breakout asset class, with analysts noting its uncorrelated performance during periods of geopolitical stress.
Recent US-Venezuela tensions have reignited institutional interest in hard assets. Market technicians observe gold's technical structure remains bullish, with the 25-year performance gap suggesting structural advantages over traditional equity indices.
While cryptocurrencies like BTC and ETH capture headlines, precious metals continue serving as the institutional SAFE haven of choice. The divergence between gold and risk assets widened notably during March 2020's liquidity crisis - a pattern repeating amid current macro uncertainty.
