OCU,
re: "If the Dow was down 4% half-way through the trading day, it would be 12 inch high headlines on Drudge."
Gold is a very small market.
If the Dow lost 4 percent... I don't even know how much value would be lost. Trillions of dollars, maybe? That would be a far bigger story for something like Drudge.

Gold is $1,581/oz today. When it hits $2,000, it will be up 26.5%. Let's see how long that takes. - De 3/11/2013 - ANSWER: 7 Years, 5 Months