The Closest Threat to Perfect Fall is... Gold. Yep, you heard right. Been a while since I've mentioned the yellow metal. A cross could well happen on the very short end of my model during the first week of trading in 2018. The gold holding I currently have is due to an extremely short-term trade. If the cross happens I'll add to gold and be a bit of a longer term holder. Gold is the perfect summer asset predicting slower growth and higher inflation, the total opposite of fall and LQD. Stay tuned.