So gold just smashed through $5,000 like it was nothing. I was looking at PAXG earlier and caught it at $4.66K, which is wild considering we were debating whether $4,550 was the top just a few months back. The all-time high hit $5.64K recently, and honestly, a lot of the predictions from late 2025 are playing out faster than expected.

Remember when JP Morgan was talking about averaging $5,055 by late 2026? We're basically already there in May. The central bank buying story never stopped, and with all the geopolitical noise and debt concerns, gold just kept climbing. The real interest rate argument still holds too - inflation isn't going anywhere.

What's interesting is watching the chart. We got that retest around $4,350-$4,400 that the analysts mentioned, and instead of dumping, it became a launching pad. RSI cooled off, MACD reset, and boom - new legs up. This is starting to make me think about what gold price prediction 2030 could actually look like if this momentum continues.

If central banks keep accumulating at these levels and the dollar keeps weakening, I'm genuinely curious where we peak. The $5,000 barrier that seemed impossible six months ago is now just a waypoint. For gold price prediction 2030, if we extrapolate even half of this run, we're talking serious numbers.

Not financial advice, but I'm watching support around $4,500 now instead of $4,400. The trend is definitely still your friend here. Central banks aren't selling, institutions are piling in, and the macro backdrop hasn't improved. Gold price prediction 2030 is probably going to look a lot more bullish than most people thought back in 2025.