Gold and silver are being speculated on, they went up unsustainably earlier in the year.
Hmmmm...I wonder if "stocks" are speculative & unsustainable too....say Google, Exxon, General Mills?
Gold has been of great demand & value long before the stock market existed and will likely be one of the few items traded in the event of a total collapse of the world economy....except food, water, and energy.