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Bull Cycle

Source: notebooks/Phase1/Bull Market Analysis.ipynb · Data as of 2026-10-14 · Computed 2026-10-15 14:49:24 in 1.0 s

On day 1,443 of the bull market, gold is 2.48x its start price and 24.6% below its peak

Start of this bull market 01 Nov 2022 set by hand in the notebook
Peak multiple so far 3.29x day 1,184
Drawdown from peak -24.6% worst so far -26.6%
Earlier bull markets at day 1,443 2.18x median of 5; range 1.37x to 5.69x
Earlier bull markets, worst drawdown to day 1,443 -28.6% median; range -17.4% to -44.5%

The current bull market is counted from 01 Nov 2022, a start date set by hand.

Its peak so far is 3.29x the start price, on day 1,184.

On day 1,443 the 5 earlier bull markets were between 1.37x and 5.69x their start price, and 3 of them were below the current 2.48x.

Their worst drawdown up to that day was between -17.4% and -44.5%, and the current bull market's worst drawdown is -26.6%.

Cumulative multiple per bull market

Gold price (TradingView daily close, weekend and holiday gaps filled by interpolation) divided by its price on the start date, log scale. First 3,600 days (about 10 years); zoom out to see the full windows. Start dates are set by hand. Each window runs until the next start date, so the earlier ones include the decline after their peak.

Peak multiple of each bull market

Highest price in each window divided by the price on its start date.

  Peak multiple
Starts in 1970 Jan 5.52x
Starts in 1976 Aug 7.35x
Starts in 2000 Jan 2.48x
Starts in 2007 Jan 2.97x
Starts in 2015 Dec 1.93x
Starts in 2022 Nov 3.29x

Drawdown distribution per bull market

Kernel density of the daily drawdown from the running high of each window (Scott bandwidth). Each density has area 1. Dashed line: the current bull market today.

Drawdown from the running high

First 3,600 days (about 10 years).