The bull market in gold has been truly historic: Gold has added ~5.0 trillion in market value over the 12 months and is now worth a record 20.1 trillion. Over the last 6 years, gold's market cap has risen by nearly 12 trillion, or 148%. In 2025 alone, gold prices have risen ~12% and marked multiple new all time highs. Furthermore, the gold to CPI ratio has hit a record 9.2x. This exceeds previous peaks of 8.4x and 8.1x posted in 1980 and 2011. Gold is making history.