Is This the Best Risk/Reward Entry for Gold and Bitcoin in 2026?
Technical Breakdown: Post-Crash Levels to Watch $XPIN January 30, 2026 delivered the biggest precious metals crash in 13+ years. Smart traders are now mapping entries.
📊 What Triggered the Crash: • PPI: +0.5% MoM (2.5x above +0.2% forecast) • Core PPI: +0.7% MoM (largest gain since July 2024) • Kevin Warsh nominated as Fed Chair (inflation hawk) • 2-Year Treasury yield jumped to 3.561% $THETA3S 💥 The Damage: • Gold: $5,608 ATH → $4,941 low (-8%), now ~$5,115 • Silver: $121 → $83-99 (-17-28%, futures -31.4% to $78.53) • Bitcoin: $97,860 peak → $82,000-84,000 (-14%)
Key Technical Levels
Gold Support: $4,550-$4,360 (50-day EMA zone) Gold Resistance: $5,400-$5,450 (ATH rejection) $MV Despite crash: • Gold still +82.88% YoY • Silver still +212.92% YoY • Bitcoin January avg: $91,090
The Setup
Analysts project gold $6,400 by Q4 2026. Central banks still buying.
If January CPI hot — more downside. If CPI cools — reversal.
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Is This the Best Risk/Reward Entry for Gold and Bitcoin in 2026?
Technical Breakdown: Post-Crash Levels to Watch
$XPIN
January 30, 2026 delivered the biggest precious metals crash in 13+ years. Smart traders are now mapping entries.
📊 What Triggered the Crash:
• PPI: +0.5% MoM (2.5x above +0.2% forecast)
• Core PPI: +0.7% MoM (largest gain since July 2024)
• Kevin Warsh nominated as Fed Chair (inflation hawk)
• 2-Year Treasury yield jumped to 3.561%
$THETA3S
💥 The Damage:
• Gold: $5,608 ATH → $4,941 low (-8%), now ~$5,115
• Silver: $121 → $83-99 (-17-28%, futures -31.4% to $78.53)
• Bitcoin: $97,860 peak → $82,000-84,000 (-14%)
Key Technical Levels
Gold Support: $4,550-$4,360 (50-day EMA zone)
Gold Resistance: $5,400-$5,450 (ATH rejection)
$MV
Despite crash:
• Gold still +82.88% YoY
• Silver still +212.92% YoY
• Bitcoin January avg: $91,090
The Setup
Analysts project gold $6,400 by Q4 2026. Central banks still buying.
If January CPI hot — more downside. If CPI cools — reversal.
Asymmetric opportunity or falling knife?
What's your entry plan?
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