No, gold is not protecting investors from this weekend’s crypto crash: the gold price fell in the same week as Bitcoin. The December gold futures contract on Comex closed on Friday, November 13, 2026, at $3,886.30 per troy ounce, according to Yahoo Finance data the lowest daily close since October 2, 2025. On Monday, November 9, it still stood at $4,114.50, a drop of 5.5% in four trading days. Spot gold was quoted at $3,887.60 at 09:43 UTC on Sunday (gold-api.com). Gold markets are closed over the weekend; regular trading resumes on Sunday evening.

Bitcoin fell much harder over the same stretch. At 09:45 UTC on Sunday, one bitcoin traded at $65,438 on Kraken, after a 24-hour low of $61,970. For the full picture of the sell-off, read our