Everything is upside down inside out at the moment, fundamentals are out the window and irrational. I have been thinking about it for a long time now and for USA to actually go into a free fall, what will cause this without the powers to be to show their failures? an event out of left field similar to Lehman Brothers in 2008.
This is why i keep track of Deutsche Bank as i really think this could be the event.
The next leg up on Gold is going to be much much bigger than the last $200 rise we had after Xmas, so an event to cover it up is very likely.