<p>The chart below, <a href="https://twitter.com/Macro_Tourist/status/323827316885172224/photo/1">via @Macro_Tourist</a>, shows how notable the big sell-off in <keyword id="18712" type="ENTERTAINMENT" weightage="60" keywordseo="Gold">gold</keyword> over the past few sessions has been, even when one takes a long-term perspective (the chart goes all the way back to 1792).</p>
<p>On the other hand, the shiny yellow metal has, of course, had a nice run over that time period...</p>
<p><div class="image-container" style="width:975px"><div class="image"><img src="http://static3.businessinsider.com/image/516c25c46bb3f73c39000004-1023-767/gold-long-term-chart-1.png?maxX=975" border="0" alt="gold long term chart" width="975" /></div><p class="source"><a href="https://twitter.com/Macro_Tourist/status/323827316885172224/photo/1">Twitter/@Macro_Tourist</a></p></div></p>
<p>And here's another one, zoomed out even further (1257-present):</p>
<p><div class="image-container" style="width:975px"><div class="image"><img src="http://static4.businessinsider.com/image/516c2cf0eab8ea503d000004-1023-768/gold-long-term-price-chart.png" border="0" alt="gold long term price chart" width="975" /></div><p class="source"><a href="https://twitter.com/Macro_Tourist/status/323836129755422721/photo/1">Twitter/@Macro_Tourist</a></p></div></p>

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What The Big Gold Sell-Off Looks Like On A Chart Going Back To 1792

The chart below, via @Macro_Tourist, shows how notable the big sell-off in gold over the past few sessions has been, even when one takes a long-term perspective (the chart goes all the way back to 1792). On the other hand, the shiny yellow metal has, of course, had a nice run over that time period... Twitter/@Macro_Tourist And here's another one, zoomed out even further (1257-present): Twitter/@Macro_Tourist

The chart below, via MacroTourist, shows how notable the big selloff in gold over the past few sessions has been, even when one takes a longterm perspective the chart goes all the way back to 1792. 
On the other hand, the shiny yellow metal has, of course, had a nice run over that time period...

What The Big Gold Sell-Off Looks Like On A Chart Going Back To 1792

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