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🚨In a single night, precious metals plummeted, wiping out 2 trillion USD in market value?

On December 29th, the global precious metals market experienced a textbook-level risk release. Spot gold fell over 4%, dropping rapidly from $4,549 to $4,307, while silver was even more brutal—nearly a 10% decline, with intraday volatility exceeding $13. Silver's decline was driven by a sharp drop in the last trading session. Platinum and palladium plunged over 13%. The entire market was engulfed in panic selling, with the total market capitalization of precious metals evaporating nearly $2 trillion instantly.

The trigger for this decline was clear: the CME suddenly raised margin requirements. Gold margins increased by 10%, silver by 13.6%. Highly leveraged speculative funds were forced to liquidate, leading to a cascade of sell-offs. What’s more concerning is the market rumor that a systemically important bank was taken over due to a $2.3 billion margin default. Although this was not officially confirmed, the panic sentiment had already been fully unleashed.

There is a deeper logic behind this plunge. Previously, silver surged 185% within a year, far exceeding fundamental support—quantitative funds and ETFs kept inflating the bubble until it finally burst. Meanwhile, signals of easing geopolitical tensions appeared, with Trump publicly stating that there was "90% consensus" on the Russia-Ukraine issue, causing the safe-haven premium of gold to quickly retreat. Coupled with the already tight liquidity at year-end, a large number of stop-loss orders were triggered, creating a self-reinforcing downward cycle.

A chain reaction was also underway. U.S. stocks were dragged lower, and the plunge in industrial metals reflected market pessimism about demand. Some analysts even warned that silver could fall toward $42. However, some institutions believe this correction is just a release of overheating, and the bull market story is not over yet.

The key question now is: Is this a sign of a market top or a great buying opportunity? The answer may depend on how liquidity and geopolitical developments evolve in the coming days.