World Gold Council: Gold prices fluctuate little and exhibit asymmetric performance compared to stocks.

Odaily Odaily reports that the World Gold Council points out the volatility of gold prices: Gold is an excellent diversification tool for investment portfolios, not because its price fluctuates little, but because its performance is significantly different from that of stocks and bonds. While gold as an asset is less volatile than some stock indices, other commodities, or substitutes, it has seen gains of nearly 30% in some years (2010) and losses of nearly 30% in others (2013). It sometimes underperforms in the medium term, but overall, there is an asymmetry between gold and stocks. In other words, gold performs much better when stocks fall and worse when stocks rise. (Gold Ten)