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But why ?
This was not a normal volatility. This was a structural unwind across metals and equities happening at the same time.
First, look at the scale of the damage.
Precious metals collapse:
• Gold: −16.36%, wiping out $6.38 TRILLION
• Silver: −38.9%, wiping out $2.6 TRILLION
• Platinum: −29.5%, wiping out $235B
• Palladium: −25%, wiping out $110B
Equities:
• S&P 500: −1.88%, wiping out $1.3T
• Nasdaq: −3.15%, wiping out $1.38T
• Russell 2000: wiping out $100B
In total, well over $12 trillion vanished, which is more than the GDP of Germany, Japan, and India combined.
Here is what actually broke the market.
METALS WERE AT HISTORIC HIGHS
Silver had just printed 9 consecutive green monthly candles. That has never happened before.
The previous record was 8 green months, and that marked major cycle tops.
Silver had already delivered over a 3x return in 12 months. For a $5–$6 trillion asset, that is extreme.
At the peak, silver was up 65–70% YTD.
Gold was also deeply stretched after a parabolic run driven by easing expectations. At those levels, profit-taking was inevitable.
MOMENTUM PULLED IN LATE RETAIL AND LEVERAGE
The vertical rally sucked in a large wave of late buyers rotating out of crypto and equities. Most of this money did not go into physical metal.
It went into leveraged futures and paper contracts.
The dominant narrative was simple: Silver to $150–$200. That encouraged oversized long positions right at the top. When the price rolled over, liquidation started immediately.
LONG LIQUIDATION CASCADE TOOK OVER
Once silver dropped:
• Margin calls triggered
• Longs were forced out
• Price dropped more
• More liquidations followed
This is why silver collapsed over 35% in just 1 day. It was not sellers choosing to exit. It was forced selling.
PAPER MARKET STRESS VS PHYSICAL REALITY
The silver market is heavily paper-driven. Estimated paper-to-physical ratio: 300–350:1. That means hundreds of paper claims exist for every real ounce.
During the crash:
• COMEX silver fell sharply
• Physical markets stayed elevated
At one point, US silver was trading at $85–$90, and Shanghai silver was trading at $136. That gap exposed stress between paper pricing and real demand.
Paper markets unwind fast. Physical markets move slower.
MARGIN HIKES POURED FUEL ON THE FIRE
As prices were already falling, exchanges raised margins aggressively.
Effective Feb 2, 2026:
• Silver: 11% to 15%
• Platinum: 12% to 15%
Then a second hike in just 3 days:
• Gold futures: +33%
• Silver futures: +36%
• Platinum: +25%
• Palladium: +14%
Margin hikes force traders to post more collateral immediately. In a falling market, this means automatic liquidations. That is why the move felt violent and one-directional.
FED CHAIR CLARITY REMOVED A KEY BULLISH PILLAR
For months, markets were positioned around uncertainty over who would lead the Fed.
That uncertainty supported gold and silver, since hard assets tend to benefit when policy direction is unclear.
When Kevin Warsh’s probability of becoming Fed Chair surged, that uncertainty trade ended.
Warsh is not a new name. He served on the Fed during the 2008 crisis and has a long record criticizing aggressive QE, excess liquidity, and prolonged balance sheet expansion.
Markets had been priced for a more extreme outcome: fast rate cuts plus heavy liquidity injections.
Warsh getting nominated signaled rate cuts with balance sheet discipline.
That shift removed a major support for gold and silver and triggered capital outflows.
On its own, this would not have caused a crash, but combined with extreme leverage and crowded positioning, it accelerated.
This was not a demand collapse. This was:
• Historic overextension
• Extreme leverage
• Crowded positioning
• Forced liquidations
• Margin hikes
• And a sudden policy narrative shift

So many people asking me as investor what is good to buy now gold, silver or btc? looking at the market right now it is very crazy volatility. here is my analysis on what is happening.
Why Fed Chairman is against the market?
the main problem is fed chairman jerome powell did not cut the interest rates on jan 28. he kept it same at 3.50% - 3.75%. the market was hoping for cut but powell said no the us economy is too strong right now ("no landing") so he doesn't want to give cheap money yet.
also there is news that kevin warsh might be next fed chairman after powell. this guy is very strict "hawk" and he likes high rates to stop inflation. that is why stock market and crypto is scared right now.
About the Balance Sheet
there is big confusion here. technically the fed finished the "QT2" (shrinking balance sheet) in december. but now with new chairman coming, investors are scared they will start making balance sheet smaller again to crush inflation. if balance sheet gets smaller, liquidity goes out from market. less liquidity means bad for risky assets like crypto.
Iran vs US War Impact
we saw gold price go very high to $5,600 because of "war fear" after trump said he might take action against iran. but yesterday gold crashed 10% down to $5,100. why? because traders took profit.
if the war really starts and situation gets bad, gold will fly up again. but if news comes that war is cancelled, then gold will dump more.
So what to buy? My Verdict:
Gold: very risky right now. it already pumped too much. buy this only if you think war is 100% happening.
Silver: this is even more dangerous than gold. it moves very fast. good for risky futures trade but be careful with leverage.
Bitcoin (BTC): i think btc is looking good here. gold made new all time high but btc is still down from its high. usually when gold gets too expensive, money flows into btc as "digital gold". since btc is trading lower around $75k-$82k range, it has more space to pump than gold right now.
final thought: for safe play wait and watch, for aggressive play btc looks better value than gold at this price.
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