Last night, the precious metals market experienced a rare rapid decline. Gold plummeted 3%, silver fell nearly 7%, and the bulls were wiped out in an instant.
This is not just an ordinary technical correction. Data shows that $2.1 billion in sell orders flooded the market within 90 seconds, and the Federal Reserve's tightening stance further suppressed demand for safe-haven assets. Key support levels were broken in an instant, as fragile as paper.
But what is more unsettling than rate hikes is that leading companies in the photovoltaic industry are actively reducing their silver reserves. This signal is very dangerous.
Remember 2001? The tech bubble burst, geopolitical conflicts intensified, and then gold entered a decade-long bull market. There are similarities in the current environment—global debt levels hit record highs, geopolitical risks are rising frequently, and capital really can't find an exit. Interestingly, central banks around the world are quietly increasing their gold reserves, while retail leverage accounts have gone to zero overnight.
Asking "bull or bear market" no longer makes sense.
The core question is actually more acute—when even traditional safe havens are experiencing violent fluctuations, where should your assets be allocated?
It seems the script of history is repeating, but this time Bitcoin has appeared on the options list. The value of gold is determined by interest rates and dollar credit expectations, but in the face of violent shakeouts, what is your choice? To buy on dips, continue to wait and see, or switch to other sectors?
Are you willing to increase your position in this wave of market movement?
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governance_lurker
· 4h ago
The central bank is hoarding gold, retail investors are getting liquidated, the difference is huge... Bitcoin should take off now, right?
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BanklessAtHeart
· 14h ago
The central bank is hoarding gold, while retail investors are getting liquidated. The gap is really huge, haha.
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fomo_fighter
· 14h ago
The central bank is hoarding gold, while retail investors are getting liquidated. The gap is really huge... Dare to add to your position? I wouldn't dare, haha.
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Anon4461
· 14h ago
The central bank is hoarding gold, retail investors are getting liquidated, the gap... Bitcoin is really attractive.
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LayerZeroHero
· 14h ago
The central bank is hoarding gold, retail investors are losing everything, and the gap... Bitcoin actually seems much more reliable.
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MysteryBoxOpener
· 14h ago
The central bank is hoarding gold, while retail investors are getting liquidated. Why is the difference so huge...
Last night, the precious metals market experienced a rare rapid decline. Gold plummeted 3%, silver fell nearly 7%, and the bulls were wiped out in an instant.
This is not just an ordinary technical correction. Data shows that $2.1 billion in sell orders flooded the market within 90 seconds, and the Federal Reserve's tightening stance further suppressed demand for safe-haven assets. Key support levels were broken in an instant, as fragile as paper.
But what is more unsettling than rate hikes is that leading companies in the photovoltaic industry are actively reducing their silver reserves. This signal is very dangerous.
Remember 2001? The tech bubble burst, geopolitical conflicts intensified, and then gold entered a decade-long bull market. There are similarities in the current environment—global debt levels hit record highs, geopolitical risks are rising frequently, and capital really can't find an exit. Interestingly, central banks around the world are quietly increasing their gold reserves, while retail leverage accounts have gone to zero overnight.
Asking "bull or bear market" no longer makes sense.
The core question is actually more acute—when even traditional safe havens are experiencing violent fluctuations, where should your assets be allocated?
It seems the script of history is repeating, but this time Bitcoin has appeared on the options list. The value of gold is determined by interest rates and dollar credit expectations, but in the face of violent shakeouts, what is your choice? To buy on dips, continue to wait and see, or switch to other sectors?
Are you willing to increase your position in this wave of market movement?