Feb 28, 2020 So gold's plunge Friday — as much as 5%, the most in almost seven years — caught many traders flat-footed and scrambling for explanations. Feb 29, 2020 Gold prices have been acting a bit strange lately, with the haven metal “The gold market has had heavy fund holdings grow heavily over the last that these transactions are going to plummet as the coronavirus crisis plays Mar 16, 2020 Gold futures fell Monday to settle at their lowest since December, and silver futures finished at their worst level in over a decade, as the Gold had dropped more than 4% to hit the day's low, and silver dropped by as much as 19%. If so, forget about Apple and grab these stocks instead, strategist says.