Gold is ponderous.
It takes its time, keeps a low profile, plays with its cards close to its chest and basically does what it wants.
What can be said with certainty, though, is that the long-term trend is upwards, but the channel is so wide
that there is enough room for surprises and disappointments of all kinds. It is not a game for the impatient.
Will it touch the upper channel wall this time before going down again?
Only Go(l)d knows... Don't think it's a foregone conclusion.