Just IMHO;
Gold has been a more shitty buy as of late than in the previous century because a fair portion of the speculators that could have been enthusiastic about it have gone to crypto. Then you still have some convinced believers who are always long gold and trying to uptalk it.
Meanwhile, it's far from certain gold is going to do well in an environment with rising interest rates. Yes there's inflation but it applies to all assets... and if nobody rushes to gold that doesn't matter. On the other hand the dollar is unusually strong right now due to the high tension geopolitics, but how much worse can things get from here? Fading gloom is usually worth it.
TA-wise, here "could be" turning point based on '20-21 range but it's better to just follow the trend until it changes IMO. While I wouldn't short right here simply due to this, I consider a long equally idiotic. Be long in stuff that's appreciating for good reason.