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Gold dropped $35 to $4,684 despite Trump rejecting Iran's peace deal. Risk-on flows into equities and crypto pulled capital away from the safe haven.

Gold's failure to rally on geopolitical escalation is a bearish signal. The metal is trading as a crowded long, not a hedge — profit-taking dominates.

US CPI Tuesday is the swing factor. Hot print revives real-rate fears and pressures gold further; soft print restores $4,730+.

Alphabet rose 0.7% to $400.80, within $1.20 of its all-time high. Analysts flagged it as the best-positioned mega-cap for AI monetization.

GOOGL is the stealth AI winner. Search + Cloud + Waymo gives it the broadest AI moat. The stock has quietly tripled from its 52-week low.

ATH at $402 is the immediate test. Clean break with volume targets $410-$420. Google I/O later this month is the next narrative event.