Rebalancing - to gold or not to gold everything?

• •Been thinking a lot lately about rebalancing my portfolio, especially with all the noise out there.
• •Right now, I'm sitting on about $380k total across various accounts, with a decent chunk of that (around 15%) in my Gold IRA.
• •As a manufacturing exec here in Cleveland, I've always valued hard assets over...

Been thinking a lot lately about rebalancing my portfolio, especially with all the noise out there. Right now, I'm sitting on about $380k total across various accounts, with a decent chunk of that (around 15%) in my Gold IRA. As a manufacturing exec here in Cleveland, I've always valued hard assets over... well, let's just say fancier, more volatile stuff. The stability gold offers just makes sense to me.

The question I'm wrestling with is whether to push that gold allocation higher. I'm seeing some pretty wild swings in the market components outside of my precious metals, and it's making me wonder if it's time to trim some of those gains and funnel them into more physical gold. My gut says "yes, absolutely," but my brain is telling me to not get too concentrated, even if it is in something as reliable as gold. Historically, I've heard the 10-20% range is pretty standard, but are we living in "standard" times?

Considering moving maybe another $30-40k over in the next 6-12 months, depending on how things shake out. Anyone else been in a similar boat, feeling the pull to just load up on gold when everything else feels like it's on a rollercoaster? What's your comfort level for gold as a percentage of your overall portfolio? Thinking about digging into the Learning Center at https://learn.goldirablueprint.com/?forum to re-educate myself on some of the deeper strategies before making a move, but hearing personal experiences would be great.

What are your thoughts on increasing gold allocation beyond the "traditional" benchmarks in the current economic climate? Am I being too conservative sticking to historical norms, or is there a point where even gold can become "too much" of a good thing?