Wallstreetcn analysis points out that just weeks after a record inflow of speculative buying, a large number of newly established gold long positions are hanging over the market. Should these longs exit en masse, the risk of a stampede cannot be underestimated. Meanwhile, the macro environment is simultaneously turning unfavorable, with front-end real interest rates rising sharply, the dollar strengthening, and accelerated outflows from gold ETFs, leading to a sudden increase in the opportunity cost of holding zero-yield assets.