Fed's playing with fire, what's everyone's take on my gold holdings?

• •With all the chatter about tapering and interest rate hikes, it's making me genuinely antsy about my gold stack.
• •I've got a good chunk, probably around $350k worth, mostly in physical coins and a sprinkle of ETFs within my Gold IRA.
• •It’s been my bedrock, the generational wealth strategy my grandfather hammered into my dad, and now me.

Watching the Fed these last few months has felt like seeing someone slowly deflate a tire from a distance – you know what’s coming, but the speed is anyone’s guess. With all the chatter about tapering and interest rate hikes, it's making me genuinely antsy about my gold stack. I've got a good chunk, probably around $350k worth, mostly in physical coins and a sprinkle of ETFs within my Gold IRA. It’s been my bedrock, the generational wealth strategy my grandfather hammered into my dad, and now me. Based here in Spokane, seeing the timber market ebb and flow, it just reinforces the need for something solid that doesn't rot or burn.

My concern is this: if the Fed keeps tightening, does that put downward pressure on gold in the short term? I get the long-term inflation hedge, especially with how much money they've printed, but in the immediate future, with higher rates potentially making bonds more attractive, I’m worried about some volatility. I know this isn't my first rodeo; I saw some dips back when I first got serious about this after college, but it always bounced back. This time feels... different, maybe it's just the sheer scale of global uncertainty.

I've been looking at the Silver vs Stocks tool over at silvervsstocks.goldirablueprint.com/?period=10Y, specifically playing with the 10-year view. It’s always fascinating to see how silver, even with its industrial ties, holds its own next to gold and often outperforms stocks in certain periods. Makes me wonder if I should be balancing my metals more, especially if gold takes a temporary hit. Anyone else feeling this tension around Fed policy and their physical gold positions? Are you doing anything differently right now, or just holding tight and trusting the long game?

Thinking about cashing out some of my less-performing timber stocks to shore up my gold even more if there's a dip, but it feels like trying to time the market, which is usually a fool's errand. Should I stick to my guns and just trust the long-term inflation hedge, or consider a bit more silver for diversification?