Bitcoin Slumps Nearly 20% From All-Time High as Strategist Warns 'we Could Correct Quite a Bit More'

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JPMorgan managing director Nikolaos Panigirtzoglou added that “the rise in gold volatility over the past month has made bitcoin more attractive” to investors relative to gold.

Bitcoin (BTC-USD) had a rough week, with the token briefly slipping below $100,000, its lowest level in six months.

On Friday, the world's largest cryptocurrency was sitting as much as 20% off its all-time high of above $126,000 notched on Oct. 6.

Wall Street has attributed the slide to early adopters offloading their large holdings. Since late June, net sales from long-term holders have exceeded 1 million bitcoin, according to research from Compass Point analyst Ed Engel.

A massive liquidation of leveraged crypto positions on Oct. 10 also weighed on the market, with bitcoin struggling to find a footing after breaking below support levels of $117,000 and then $112,000.

“We haven’t really reclaimed this level since then, and I think that’s a sign we are, unfortunately, in a bear market,” Markus Thielen, founder and CEO of Singapore-based 10X Research told Yahoo Finance on Friday morning.

Thielen’s firm, which last month predicted bitcoin would fall to $100,000, now expects the market may still be “a few weeks away” from reaching a buyable bottom.

“I think there’s this brief risk where we could correct quite a bit more,” he added

10X Research said the marginal buyer is stepping back as capital that chased higher prices has either been flushed out or is no longer bidding with conviction. Fund managers with long exposure through exchange-traded funds may also be forced to trim positions as underlying asset prices decline.

The dollar’s recent bottom could also pose a challenge for crypto markets. A continued rally in the greenback may be a potential headwind for bitcoin.

"There's this air pocket below $93,000, and there is not much support," Thielen said. "It could be that there is going to be some liquidation that brings us to potentially the $70,000 level."

"Historically these OG investors (early adopters), they tend to sell at the top of the cycle, only to buy back in later again, and I think that's probably what we're going to see here," he added.

Bullish catalysts that could lift prices include a potential Federal Reserve rate cut in December and the prospect of more dovish leadership at the central bank, with Chair Jerome Powell’s term set to expire in May.

The reopening of the US government could also provide a tailwind for crypto, as some strategists expect additional liquidity from government spending to flow back into markets and support prices.

"The shutdown is stifling liquidity conditions and it is furthering growth concerns," Sean Farrell, head of digital assets at Fundstrat, said in a Thursday video to clients.

JPMorgan said in a note on Wednesday that the deleveraging episode that sent bitcoin lower in October “is largely behind us.”

JPMorgan managing director Nikolaos Panigirtzoglou added that “the rise in gold volatility over the past month has made bitcoin more attractive” to investors relative to gold.

That comparison implies “significant upside for bitcoin over the next 6–12 months," potentially sending the price as high as $170,000.

Source: Cryptoslate

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For years, the assumption inside crypto and across traditional finance was simple: when institutional adoption finally matured, Ethereum would be the chain Wall Street chose.

This is unsurprising, considering the network is the largest smart-contract network, the default environment for developers, and the ecosystem that has shaped today’s idea of programmable finance.

However, as institutional tokenization efforts accelerate, a new hypothetical question has entered mainstream discussion: what if the chain institutions ultimately rely on is not Ethereum, but Solana?

The scenario remains speculative, but the fact that it is being entertained reflects a shift in how market infrastructure is now being evaluated.

Solana’s evolving image

Solana’s early identity was shaped by retail speculation. Its low fees, high throughput, and ease of deployment made it the natural home for memecoins, high-velocity trading, and experimental retail primitives. For much of its existence, that chaotic environment defined the network’s cultural brand.

Yet the same characteristics, including sub-second finality, negligible fees, and a high-performance runtime, that fueled its speculative mania are now being reframed as the foundations for institutional-grade settlement.

Solana can process more than 3,000 transactions per second at an average cost of half a penny, according to Solscan data. Ethereum, by contrast, remains constrained at the base layer, relying on rollups to scale throughput and manage costs. How High Could Solana´s Valuation go if Wall Street Starts Using it Properly?_1

How High Could Solana´s Valuation go if Wall Street Starts Using it Properly?_1

This performance profile has caught the attention of analysts tracking the intersection of blockchains and traditional capital markets.

Bitwise CIO Matt Hougan recently described Solana as “the new Wall Street,” arguing that its low-latency execution model aligns more closely with institutional workflows than general-purpose alternatives.

At the same time, stablecoin issuers and tokenization firms have amplified this narrative by building increasingly sophisticated products on the network.

Still, Solana’s aspirations remain far ahead of its reality.

Today, the blockchain network averages around 284 “trades” per second in the sense of user-initiated value-moving instructions, which is far below the raw throughput it advertises.

On the other hand, Nasdaq executes roughly 2,920 trades per second and processes about $463 billion in daily volume, compared with Solana’s approximately $6 billion. How High Could Solana´s Valuation go if Wall Street Starts Using it Properly?_2

How High Could Solana´s Valuation go if Wall Street Starts Using it Properly?_2

So, the gap in economic density between the two platforms remains substantial.

However, Solana’s developers claim that upcoming upgrades will further optimize validator performance, enhance scheduling, and reduce block contention. Indeed, these are advances that could bring the network closer to the reliability profile expected of market infrastructure.

But whether that is achievable remains uncertain; nonetheless, the ambition signals a strategic shift, showing that Solana no longer wants to be merely a fast blockchain. The network wants to be an execution engine capable of supporting regulated financial operations at scale.

As Galaxy Research stated:

“[Solana] is now evolving toward a cohesive vision of “Internet Capital Markets,” a system capable of supporting the full spectrum of digital financial activity, from retail speculation and consumer apps to enterprise-grade infrastructure and tokenized real-world assets.”

What will Solana be worth if Wall Street gives it a Chance by 2030

The question of what Solana could be worth if Wall Street were to adopt it meaningfully has prompted the development of new modeling frameworks.

Artemis CEO Jon Ma recently published one such model, arguing that once traditional assets move on-chain, blockchains will be valued more like infrastructure than speculative equities.

In Ma’s framework, the value drivers become throughput, cost efficiency, fee capture, and the ability to support high-volume, low-latency financial flows. Narrative dominance matters less. His model predicts that the global tokenization market will be between $10 trillion and $16 trillion by 2030.

Under a scenario where Solana captures even 5% of that activity, it could support a market capitalization approaching $880 billion.

The model incorporates factors such as annual turnover, projected declines in inflation, and blended revenue rates derived from priority fees, base fees, and Jito tips.

None of these projections implies inevitability. They highlight, instead, how the market may begin to assess blockchains once real-world assets are moved on-chain at scale.

Tokenized RWAs already total about $35.8 billion, nearly double their level from late 2024, according to Rwa.xyz. As that figure grows, performance and execution costs become more central to the conversation.

In this framework, Solana’s appeal stems from the qualities that once defined its retail culture: speed, low fees, and the ability to scale without relying on external execution layers.

Ethereum’s strengths, including security, tooling maturity, and regulatory familiarity, remain the default institutional preference, but tokenization adds pressure to assess chains through a new lens.

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Below are the most important global events likely to affect FX and bond markets in the week starting Nov. 10.

The U.S. government shutdown has continued and is now the longest in history, leaving investors eyeing any developments that could lead to a breakthrough to end the political deadlock. If the shutdown continues, then official U.S. economic data will continue to be delayed.

Beyond the U.S., focus will center on China's October data, including industrial output, retail sales and investment. Gross domestic product data are also due from the eurozone and the U.K.

U.S.

The coming week will be quiet if the government shutdown continues. This would mean official data will still be delayed, including key inflation data for October, and there is little in the way of private data due.

The lack of recent official data, particularly figures on the labor market, make it difficult for investors and for the Federal Reserve to make an accurate assessment of the state of the U.S. economy and about how far and how quickly U.S. interest rates will need to fall.

At the time of its last decision, the Fed cut interest rates by 25 basis points but said a follow-up reduction was not a foregone conclusion.

Signals from recent non-official data have been mixed. The ISM services survey and ADP private payrolls figures for October were better than expected. Data from outplacement firm Challenger, Gray & Christmas, however, showed companies cut more than 150,000 jobs in October, the biggest reduction for the month since 2003.

Official data due during the week--which will be delayed unless there is a breakthrough in talks between Republicans and Democrats--include inflation data for October and jobless claims on Thursday, followed by October retail sales and producer prices on Friday.

"All eyes will be on Washington and the question of whether there will be any movement in the deadlocked budget dispute now that regional elections are over," analysts at LBBW said in a note.

The Treasury will auction $58 billion in three-year notes on Monday, $42 billion in 10-year notes on Wednesday and $25 billion in 30-year bonds on Thursday, marking a test of investor appetite for long-dated bonds.

Tuesday is the U.S. Veterans Day holiday. Treasury markets will be closed but stock markets will open as usual.

Eurozone

Germany's ZEW economic sentiment indicator for November on Tuesday will be one of the key releases during the week, possibly confirming cautiously optimistic sentiment in Europe's largest economy.

The second estimate of eurozone gross domestic product for the third quarter and flash estimate employment data on Friday are also awaited. Other releases include final CPI data for Germany and Italian industrial production for September on Wednesday, then final October CPI data for France and Spain on Friday.

Bond supply will include the Netherlands reopening the July 2035 DSL on Tuesday. Germany will offer 2046- and 2056-dated Bunds on Wednesday, while Italy's bond auction is scheduled for Thursday.

U.K.

Focus in the U.K. will continue to center on any clues on possible measures in the upcoming Nov. 26 budget and their implications for U.K. government bonds and sterling.

Investors will also pay close attention to jobs data on Tuesday and third-quarter gross domestic product figures on Thursday amid uncertainty about whether the Bank of England will cut interest rates as early as next month, or whether it will wait until February.

The BOE left interest rates on hold at 4.0% at its latest meeting, but the vote was tight, with four out of nine policymakers preferring to cut the main rate by 25 basis points. The central bank acknowledged that inflation had declined considerably and had likely now peaked, although it remains too high. If inflation continues to edge lower, the BOE should be able to gradually cut rates further, Gov. Andrew Bailey said in a statement.

Analysts interpreted this to mean that rates could fall in December as long as data continue to show a weakening in inflationary pressures and a slowing economy.

If Tuesday's jobs data show easing wage pressures while unemployment ticks up, this could add to prospects of a rate reduction before year-end.

"The labor market is expected to weaken further, with a rise in unemployment and slower pay growth," HSBC economists said in a note.

U.K. money markets currently price in a 58% chance of a rate cut on Dec. 18, LSEG data show.

Trade and industrial output data for September are also released on Thursday. The BRC's retail sales monitor for October is due Tuesday and the RICS October house-price survey on Thursday.

Scandinavia

Norwegian inflation data for October are due Monday, while Sweden releases detailed inflation data for October on Thursday.

Norway will hold an auction Wednesday.

Switzerland

A bond auction is scheduled for Wednesday.

Japan

With the timing of the Bank of Japan's next interest-rate hike in focus, investors will look for clues in the central bank's summary of opinions from its latest October meeting and in a speech by policy board member Junko Nakagawa, both scheduled for Monday.

Japanese local media have reported that the central bank "is now seriously considering an additional rate hike, and there is a possibility that a policy change could be implemented as early as the December meeting," Barclays analysts said.

"Against this backdrop, the focus will be on any discussions among the policy makers regarding the timing of a rate hike," the analysts said.

Japan's current-account balance for September and bank-lending data for October are slated for release on Tuesday.

On Wednesday, the Bank of Japan is scheduled to conduct outright purchases of Japanese government bonds across three sectors of the yield curve--securities with tenors of more than one year and up to three years, more than five years and up to 10 years, and more than 10 years and up to 25 years. The planned operations are expected to lend support to the domestic bond market.

The Ministry of Finance will auction about 700 billion yen of 30-year JGBs on Tuesday and about 2.4 trillion yen of five-year sovereign notes on Thursday. The 30-year bonds to be issued in November will reopen the October 2025 issue, the ministry said. Among the two auctions, the 30-year sale could attract stronger investor demand thanks to the higher yield likely to be offered.

China

A busy data week awaits in China, with a slew of indicators offering a snapshot of the economy's strength at the start of the year's final quarter. Industrial output, retail sales and fixed asset investment figures due on Friday will gauge momentum across key sectors, with markets looking for signs of a pickup in consumption and investment.

Economists in a Wall Street Journal poll expect October industrial production to have grown 5.5% on year, down from 6.5% in September. Last month's on-year retail sales growth is expected to ease slightly to 2.8%, while non-rural fixed-asset investment growth will likely slow further to 0.8% in the year to date.

Citi economists attributed the moderation partly to fewer working days and softer exports, while DBS economists say industrial activity remains constrained by weak domestic demand and persistent overcapacity, with firms scaling back operations amid Beijing's crackdown on excessive competition.

Despite continuing trade-in subsidies for durable goods such as home appliances and electronics, household sentiment remains fragile due to poor job prospects, slowing income growth and high precautionary savings, DBS economists added. Echoing those projections, HSBC economists also expect the October data to show slowing momentum, with Fixed Asset Investment likely deteriorating as the property-sector malaise drags on.

Markets will also watch housing-price data for signs of stabilization in the real-estate slump--a development economists say is key to reviving weak consumer and business confidence.

China's money-supply data is also due this week. ANZ economists expect M2 growth to ease to 7.8%, though they don't anticipate an immediate policy response given external pressures.

Australia

Australian bond traders are still adjusting to the new reality that the Reserve Bank of Australia may have already delivered its final interest rate cut of the current cycle.

The recent release of third-quarter inflation data has substantially reshaped the outlook for interest rates--a view reinforced by recent comments by RBA Governor Michele Bullock.

Deputy Governor Andrew Hauser will speak Monday, offering the RBA another opportunity to guide expectations.

With inflation expected to stay elevated well into next year, the central bank will likely remain sidelined. Only a sharp rise in unemployment might prompt a change in direction, but it would likely need to be significant for the RBA to shift its focus away from inflation risks.

Indeed, the next move in the official cash rate could even be upward.

Malaysia

Malaysia's revised third-quarter gross domestic product data on Friday will likely confirm that the economy expanded, supported by domestic demand. Barclays economists expect the reading to match the advance estimates of 5.2% on-year growth.

If the data come in line with or above estimates, it would reinforce the improving outlook for Malaysia's economy. The Southeast Asian nation has consistently outperformed expectations, prompting a string of full-year forecast upgrades despite lingering tariff risks.

Hong Kong

Hong Kong is set to release its third-quarter GDP data Friday. Advanced figures showed the city's economy grew 3.8% in real terms from a year earlier, reinforcing signs of recovery.

The government said last month it expects steady growth for the rest of 2025.

A continued, though moderate, global expansion and prospective U.S. interest-rate cuts should support asset-market sentiment, according to the city's statistics department.

India

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Gold (GC=F) futures sat near $4,000 per ounce on Friday, remaining steady after last month's sharp sell-off but raising questions over where the precious metal is headed next.

Gold remains on pace for its best year since 1979, driven by central bank purchasing, increased inflows into exchange-traded funds (ETFs), and bar and coin purchases. But the yellow metal is off roughly 9% from its all-time high north of $4,350 last month.

Analysts at Macquarie Group said Thursday they believe gold prices have likely peaked, noting that other central banks began cutting rates ahead of the Federal Reserve, which has remained noncommittal about another move in December. Rate cuts typically boost the metal's appeal over yield-bearing assets.

"With global growth beginning to rebound, central bank easing cycles near an end, real interest rates still relatively high and tensions between the US and China easing (at least for now), we suspect the near-term peak is in, with prices likely to fall over the coming year," chief economist Ric Deverell wrote on Thursday.

"However, the decline will likely be slower than seen after previous peaks, with prices remaining well above the end-2023 level through the current US Presidential term," he added. Gold was sitting near $2,000 per troy ounce almost two years ago.

The analysts noted that if geopolitical tensions reescalate or concerns about the size of the US government return, gold may rally further.

Gold saw its biggest daily drop in more than a decade in October, bringing a stunning rally to a sudden stop. It still ended the month with a roughly 5% gain.

A World Gold Council report released earlier this week said that a stronger dollar fueled gold's seesaw from its recent all-time high.

"With no long-term momentum 'sell' signals seen thus far, our view is that an October decline will likely provide a healthy and much needed breather in the core long-term uptrend," the report said.

Even if a peak is reached, some Wall Street analysts still expect gold to rise from current levels by the end of the year.

"Despite the recent pullback in gold to around USD 4,000 an ounce from a peak above USD 4,300/oz, our target remains USD 4,200/oz for the next 12 months; a rise in political and financial market risks could lead gold to our upside target of USD 4,700/oz," UBS analysts said in a note on Thursday.

Meanwhile, Goldman Sachs analysts predicted last month that gold would reach $4,900 per troy ounce by the end of next year.

"While a correction in speculative upside call options structures likely contributed to the selloff, we believe sticky, structural buying will continue further, and still see upside risk to our $4,900 end-2026 forecast from growing interest in gold as a strategic portfolio diversifier," Goldman Sachs analysts said in October.

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Consumer sentiment dropped to a three-year low and close to the lowest point ever recorded by the University of Michigan one month into the government shutdown, with pessimism over personal finances and anticipated business conditions weighing on Americans.

The November survey showed the index of consumer sentiment at 50.4, down a startling 6.2% from last month and it plunged nearly 30% from a year ago.

Economists were caught off guard. Those polled had expected a slight month-to-month increase for a reading of 54.2.

“With the federal government shutdown dragging on for over a month, consumers are now expressing worries about potential negative consequences for the economy," said Joanne Hsu, Surveys of Consumers Director at University of Michigan. “This month’s decline in sentiment was widespread throughout the population, seen across age, income, and political affiliation.”

The one exception, Hsu said, were those with large stock holdings. Big tech companies, particularly in artificial intelligence, have driven explosive returns for investors. The tech-heavy Nasdaq is up 17% this year.

“The top 20% of households by income drive 40% of consumer spending, and we think the wealth effect from the buoyant stock market has strengthened this year,” according to Michael Pearce, deputy chief U.S. economist at Oxford Economics.

The nation's largest retail trade group on Thursday forecast a trillion-dollar Christmas, with sales during November and December seen growing up to 4.2%.

The UMich survey showed that year-ahead inflation expectations inched up to 4.7% in November from 4.6% last month, and long-run inflation expectations declined to 3.6% from 3.9% last month.

James Knightley, chief international economist at ING, said the report's key takeaway is jobs.

“Seventy-one percent of households now expect unemployment to rise over the coming (12 months) while only 9% expect unemployment to fall. That gives a net reading of 62% predicting higher unemployment versus 52% last month," Knightley said. "A huge increase which ... has historically been the prelude to an ugly outcome for jobs.”

The first Friday of the month is typically when the government releases its key jobs report, but all data reports are on hold during the shutdown. Economists have turned to private sources which are showing that job seekers are taking longer to land a job in a " low hires, low fires " market.

At least one economist noted a change in methodology may have impacted the survey results.

“These numbers should be taken with a grain of salt, given the likely temporary drag on confidence from the ongoing government shutdown, plus the Michigan survey’s switch to online rather than phone-based sampling last year, which seems to have introduced a structural break that produces more downbeat results," said Oliver Allen, senior U.S. economist for Pantheon Macroeconomics.

Source: AP

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"Trump will fix it." That was the slogan hammered home last fall, in the final stretch of the presidential election. Donald Trump had it easy then. With Americans facing a return of inflation since 2021, it was easy for him to denounce "Biden's inflation" and say that he would solve the problem.

We know what happened next: he won the election hands down, with the added bonus of control of the House of Representatives and the Senate.

Control of Congress, a majority in the Supreme Court, and a willingness to push the limits of executive power allowed him to roll out his agenda: tariffs, tax cuts, tougher immigration policy, renovation of the White House... he was able to advance his priorities without encountering much resistance.

But just over a year after his re-election, his popularity has fallen significantly in the polls. While he may claim a number of victories (reduced immigration, tax cuts, trade deals), the results are more mixed on his main promise - that of lower prices.

Inflation is still around 2.5%-3%. This is a form of stabilization, of course. But prices are still much higher than they were four or five years ago. Only gasoline prices have fallen, in line with oil prices. And tariffs could keep inflation at slightly higher levels (the goods component of inflation indices has been rising for several months, offsetting the decline in energy and housing prices).

The economy is the primary concern for Americans. And when we say the economy, we are not referring to macro statistics. Otherwise, with 3% growth and 4% unemployment at the end of his term, Joe Biden would have been re-elected hands down. It is more about the cost of living. In other words, how households feel on a daily basis.

The economy is by far the number one concern for Americans.

For Republicans, the issue of the cost of living has come back to haunt them with the Democrats' victory in several local elections this week.

First, there was Zohran Mamdani's triumph in New York. Although the city is a Democratic stronghold, Mamdani identifies himself as a socialist (and therefore very left-wing in the United States). Above all, he made affordability the focus of his campaign, promising free buses, rent freezes, municipal grocery stores, and more...

Then there was the victory of two Democratic governors, in Virginia and New Jersey. This did not come as a huge surprise, but the gap with the Republicans is notable. Their campaigns also focused on the cost of living.

The case of Virginia is interesting. It is a state where many civil servants live. A population affected by DOGE layoffs and now the shutdown.

Donald Trump directly links the government shutdown to the Republicans' setbacks: "Trump not being on the ballot and the shutdown are the two reasons Republicans lost the election tonight," he wrote on Truth Social after the results were announced.

In any case, these local elections are a first warning for Republicans a year before the midterms. Donald Trump wants to avoid a repeat of the scenario from his first term: in 2018, he lost the majority in the House of Representatives, which then slowed down his legislative agenda.

Source: marketscreener

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Since then, prices have eased roughly 13.5%, slipping from over $54 to just below $47 an ounce. For some, that pullback looks like fatigue. But for seasoned traders at The Gold & Silver Club, this is no sign of weakness – it’s what they call “healthy bull-market digestion” – a brief pause before the next explosive leg higher.

“This isn’t the end of the move,” says Lars Hansen, Head of Research at The Gold & Silver Club. “It’s the reset before the next acceleration. Savvy traders see pullbacks like this for what they are – opportunities to reload before the next phase begins.”

Smart Money Is Quietly Positioning for the Next Breakout

Silver’s investment case differs sharply from Gold’s. Beyond its monetary heritage, Silver’s modern strength lies in its industrial utility – and that is precisely where demand is surging.

The white metal sits at the centre of transformative global industries: Clean Energy, Artificial Intelligence, Defence and High-Tech manufacturing. According to data from The Silver Institute, global demand climbed from 993 million ounces in 2016 to 1.16 billion in 2024, while supply slipped from 1.06 billion to 1.02 billion over the same period – flipping a surplus into a structural deficit.

“Structural deficits are now colliding with a once-in-a-generation demand boom,” notes Hansen. “A clean break above $50 – a key historical resistance level – unlocks a direct path back to the $54.50 record high. Once that level gives way, $75 and even $100 an ounce will become the next long-term Supercycle targets.”

Dollar Crash Fuels Flight to Hard Assets

A crucial tailwind behind Silver’s meteoric rise is the ongoing collapse of the U.S dollar. The greenback has already fallen more than 11% in 2025 – its steepest annual decline since the early 1970s – and Morgan Stanley expects another 10% drop by 2026 as global confidence erodes.

Trump’s so-called “Liberation Day” policies, combined with record fiscal deficits and mounting political pressure on the Federal Reserve to slash rates, have undermined the dollar’s long-standing safe-haven appeal.

In a recent market note, The Gold & Silver Club observed: “The U.S dollar has entered a long-term bear market, igniting a seismic shift into hard assets. Gold and Silver – unlike fiat currency – cannot be devalued, duplicated or destroyed by monetary policy.”

A Strategic Reclassification Changes the Game

In a landmark decision, the United States has officially added Silver, Copper and Uranium to its critical minerals list – elevating Silver from an industrial Commodity to a strategic resource vital to national security and technological independence.

“This reclassification could trigger government stockpiling and tax incentives,” says Hansen. “With over 70% of U.S Silver refined overseas and China dominating global capacity, Washington’s move adds a powerful new bullish catalyst to Silver’s long-term outlook.”

By joining the same tier of strategic importance as Lithium and Rare Earths, Silver now carries a geopolitical premium unseen in decades.

The Most Critical Accumulation Window Since 2011

With rate cuts looming, the U.S dollar under pressure and supply deficits deepening, analysts at The Gold & Silver Club believe Silver is entering its most lucrative accumulation phase in over a decade.

“From now until year-end could be the most rewarding stretch for precious metals since the post-pandemic boom,” Hansen concludes. “The last time Silver looked this cheap, it doubled within months. History could be about to repeat.”

This is the moment decisive traders have been waiting for. The next historic move in Silver is already unfolding – and those still waiting on the sidelines won’t just miss a rally – they’ll miss the greatest wealth transfer of our generation.