Does the rise of gold signal another crash in the making?

[Bienes Raices]

If you've been paying attention over the last week, you've noticed that gold has forged ahead to new levels.

I was wondering what other people think--is this just gold continuing on it's upward (but sometimes halting) trajectory, or is it a larger signal that the other shoe is finally going to drop in terms of a deeper US or worldwide downturn?