Decode Lab
An archive for explorers, chronicling the discoveries and insights from our ongoing journey.
September 11, 2026
Does Gold Go Up With Inflation? Testing U.S. CPI Against Gold’s 5-Day Returns
Gold is widely considered an inflation hedge. But does higher inflation actually mean higher gold prices in the days that follow? We compare U.S. CPI year-over-year with XAU/USD’s 5-trading-day forwa…
July 28, 2026
What Does a Simultaneous Selloff Across All Assets Mean? The Market Forces Behind the “Great Capital Rotation”
“Buy the dip.” In recent markets, this has seemed like an almost infallible strategy. Whenever stocks or crypto assets experienced even a modest correction, the decline quickly became an ideal buying…