{"id":279146,"date":"2026-02-07T15:01:14","date_gmt":"2026-02-07T15:01:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/279146\/"},"modified":"2026-02-07T15:01:14","modified_gmt":"2026-02-07T15:01:14","slug":"turmoil-in-silver-10-crash-wiped-out-amid-brutal-liquidity-crunch","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/279146\/","title":{"rendered":"Turmoil in Silver: 10% Crash Wiped Out Amid Brutal Liquidity Crunch"},"content":{"rendered":"

Silver lurched between gains and losses caused by weak liquidity, falling almost 10% before rising again.<\/p>\n

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Quick overview<\/p>\n

Silver experienced significant volatility, dropping nearly 10% before recovering slightly.Spot silver rose 4% to nearly $74 an ounce after a previous plunge to around $64, erasing gains from a prior rally.The market for silver has seen its most erratic movements since 1980, driven by speculative momentum and reduced liquidity.A decline in Chinese purchases and violent market fluctuations have led to decreased buyer interest and lower prices.<\/p>\n

Silver<\/a> lurched between gains and losses caused by weak liquidity, falling almost 10% before rising again.<\/p>\n

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Spot silver had risen 4% to nearly $74 an ounce after plunging toward $64. All of the metal\u2019s gains from a spectacular rally last month were erased by a 20 percent drop in the previous session. Following an earlier retreat, gold<\/a> also made progress.<\/p>\n

Its price swings have historically been more severe because silver has a smaller market and less liquidity than gold.<\/p>\n

However, recent movements\u2014the most erratic since 1980\u2014have been notable for their magnitude and velocity, exacerbated by speculative momentum and a decline in over-the-counter trading. Since reaching its highest point ever on January 29, white metal has dropped by more than a third.<\/p>\n

Investors piled into call options and leveraged exchange-traded products, building up sizable positions in precious metals. With gold plunging the most since 2013 and silver experiencing its largest-ever daily decline on January 30, that rally came to an abrupt end at the end of last week. Since then, markets have been incredibly erratic.<\/p>\n

Silver had difficulty finding support amid a significant decline in Chinese purchases last week.<\/p>\n

Violent market movements have deterred buyers, and prices\u00a0in the\u00a0nation\u00a0have\u00a0dropped\u00a0to a discount\u00a0compared to global standards. Positions are being closed as open\u00a0interest on the Shanghai Futures Exchange\u00a0dropped\u00a0to\u00a0its\u00a0lowest\u00a0level\u00a0in\u00a0over\u00a0four\u00a0years.<\/p>\n

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Olumide Adesina <\/p>\n

\n Financial Market Writer\n <\/p>\n

\n Olumide Adesina is a French-born Nigerian financial writer. He tracks the financial markets with over 15 years of working experience in investment trading.\n <\/p>\n

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