In financial circles, you’ll often hear the term “dollar reset.” It’s become a kind of buzzword—whispered by investors, shouted by YouTube channels, and speculated on by macro analysts. But ask ten people what it means, and you’ll get ten different answers. Some believe it means the U.S. will return to a gold standard. Others think a central bank digital currency (CBDC) will replace cash. Some expect an overnight collapse. Others see a global power shift away from the dollar entirely.

But here’s the truth: the reset is already happening—and it’s not going to be announced.

Let me explain.

What Does “Reset” Actually Mean?

The word reset implies something is being re-established or redefined. But currencies don’t exist in a vacuum—they’re always defined in relation to something else. So when we talk about a dollar reset, we have to ask:

What exactly is the dollar being reset in relation to?

Historically, the answer has been gold. Not because gold is magical—but because it’s the most universally recognized, apolitical, and tradable store of value the world has ever known. Every formal reset of the dollar in modern history has involved gold:

  • 1934: Roosevelt devalues the dollar, resetting it from $20.67/oz to $35/oz of gold.
  • 1971: Nixon ends dollar convertibility to gold, allowing it to float. That was a reset too—just in the opposite direction.

So if we understand the word properly, a reset doesn’t mean blowing up the system. It simply means redefining what the dollar is worth in relation to something objective—typically gold.

We’re Already Watching That Happen—Every Single Day

Since 1971, the dollar has had no formal peg. But that doesn’t mean it floats in isolation. It floats against real assets, especially gold.

And that’s the key point:

The reset is no longer a government decree. It’s a market-driven process—happening in real time.

Every day that gold ticks higher, it’s not that gold has “gone up.” It’s that the dollar has gone down—its purchasing power has been redefined downward by the market.

This is not theory. It’s math.

  • In 2000, gold was under $300/oz.
  • Today, it’s $3,300/oz.

That’s not a price trend. That’s a decline of over 91% in the dollar’s value against gold in just 25 years.

Call it what you want—but if that’s not a reset, what is?

If You’re Waiting for a Formal Announcement… You’ll Miss It

Many investors are still waiting for a moment—a dramatic announcement from the White House, a televised summit, or a Fed press conference declaring “the reset has begun.”

But that’s not how these things work. Formal declarations only ratify what the market already decided.

  • Nixon didn’t create the reset in 1971; he responded to it. The dollar had already been hemorrhaging gold reserves under Bretton Woods.
  • Roosevelt didn’t cause the dollar’s devaluation in 1934; he formalized what the market had already priced in post-confiscation.

In other words, resets are usually recognized long after they’re already underway.

If you’re waiting for a grand announcement to move your assets or protect your purchasing power, you may already be too late. The dollar is being redefined right now. Quietly. Continuously. In real time.

Gold Is the Scoreboard

Unlike fiat currency, gold doesn’t need a marketing campaign. It doesn’t need a central bank. It doesn’t need to be explained. That’s why central banks around the world—from China to Russia to Poland—are accumulating gold quietly and steadily.

They know what many American investors have forgotten:

Gold is how you measure the true value of paper money—especially when that paper is being printed to cover deficits, bailouts, and wars.

This is why Cole Metals Group encourages clients to view gold not just as an investment—but as a measuring stick. A hedge. A form of self-defense. Not against volatility—but against policy itself.

Because the reset isn’t coming. It’s here.

Don’t Wait for the Headline. Read the Writing on the Wall.

If you understand that the dollar is constantly being redefined in real time against real assets, you also understand that every delay in repositioning your portfolio comes at a cost.

Not a theoretical cost. A purchasing power cost.

The goal isn’t to time a crisis. The goal is to recognize that we’re in a new era—a slow-motion reset that will only become obvious in hindsight.

Those who understand it early will own real assets.
Those who don’t will wake up to a new reality—priced in gold.

Cole Metals Group helps clients get ahead of the curve by owning real gold—delivered, insured, and fully under your control. Because real assets are for real investors.