Gold is taking it on the chin today despite an uptick in risk aversion. Amid financial markets that offer few enticing propositions amid a global recession, gold has been an easy sell to those who fear hyper- inflation owing to super-loose monetary policy. It still may be a good investment but it is not a one-way street and some of the weaker hands are being forced out of the market as we trade against the grain today. Gold trades at $867.