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Gold Drawdown Museum
Learn from history's worst gold crashes. Every drawdown tells a story.
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-61.8%
Worst Drawdown
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28 years
Longest Recovery
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23
Major Crashes (>15%)
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100%
Recovery Rate
📜 Historical Drawdowns
1
1980-1982 Crash
Post-Hunt Brothers bubble burst
-61.8%
28 yearsRecovery time
2
2011-2015 Decline
Post-QE normalization
-45.3%
9 yearsRecovery time
3
2008 Financial Crisis
Liquidity squeeze selloff
-33.2%
4 monthsRecovery time
4
1983-1985 Correction
Strong dollar period
-27.1%
2 yearsRecovery time
5
1996-1999 Bear Market
Central bank selling
-21.5%
3 yearsRecovery time
🔑 Key Insight
Every major gold drawdown in history has eventually recovered. The average recovery time for crashes >20% is 5.4 years.
⚠️ Risk Warning
Past performance doesn't guarantee future results. Gold can remain below previous highs for decades.