The largest gold ETF, SPDR Gold Trust (NYSE:GLD), has slipped into the bear market.

A decline of more than 22% from its peak triggered a technical classification in the fourth month of losses.

Institutions have noticed.

Goldman Sachs cut its year-end 2026 price target from $5,400 to $4,900 an ounce.

Analysts Lina Thomas and Daan Struyven called the outlook "structurally constructive but tactically cautious." The immediate culprit is the Federal Reserve.