# Gold Broke Its Own Rule

> Real yields climb to 2.9% as gold drops 26% since 2022 peak.
- Title: Gold Broke Its Own Rule · TradingView | Shortify
- Summary: Real yields climb to 2.9% as gold drops 26% since 2022 peak. Gold fell 26% from its 2022 peak as real yields rose to 2.9% after breaking its own inverse…
- Keywords: gold, real yields, us 10-year real yield, fed, treasury, tips, correlation, business, finance, Broke, Own, Rule
- Source: TradingView — https://tradingview.com/chart/XAUUSD/1TlMZyV0-Gold-Broke-Its-Own-Rule-Are-Real-Yields-Back-in-Charge
- Published: 2026-10-21T14:06:13+00:00
- Read time: 1 min
- Topics: gold, real yields, us 10-year real yield, fed, treasury, tips, correlation, business, finance
## Gold and real yields
For most of the last two decades, gold and real yields moved in opposite directions with a weekly correlation of −0.92.
## 2022 break
Gold nearly tripled from 1,800 to 5,279 in February 2026 as real yields rose from −0.7% to +1.7%.
## Current trend
Real yields climbed to 2.9% since January 2026, and gold dropped 26% since its peak.
## Key takeaway

Gold fell 26% from its 2022 peak as real yields rose to 2.9% after breaking its own inverse relationship with gold.