# CME
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When the Gold Rush Faltered: Beijing Grandparents Queue to ‘Buy the Dip’ as Markets Plunge
A historic intraday crash on 30 January 2026 wiped out major portions of gold and silver’s recent gains, provoking panicked selling and a striking countertrend: older Beijing shoppers queuing to buy physical bars even as younger online investors were trapped. The rout was driven by stretched positions, margin increases on U.S. futures exchanges and uncertainty about U.S. monetary policy; it exposed frictions between physical dealers, retail products and global derivatives markets.
Markets Recoil: Silver Plunges, Crypto Halves from Peak as Exchanges Tighten Margins; Meituan Buys Dingdong Amid Beijing’s Regulatory Sweep
A sharp cross-asset sell-off saw silver tumble over 20% and bitcoin drop below $65,000, prompting exchanges to raise margin requirements. The turmoil coincided with geopolitical tensions as US and Iranian delegations prepared to meet in Oman, and with Chinese domestic moves including Meituan’s planned purchase of Dingdong and regulatory action against a financial influencer.
Silver Flash Crash Exposes Retail Frenzy and Margin Risk in a Roaring Commodities Rally
A January 31 silver flash crash and a concurrent gold tumble revealed how buoyant retail buying, speculative leverage and procyclical margining combined to produce a sudden market collapse. The episode wrenched through global and Chinese futures markets, exposing structural vulnerabilities in the link between physical and paper metal markets and leaving silver’s near‑term path particularly uncertain.
How a Reddit-Fuelled Silver Frenzy Became a Mass Liquidation — and a Payday for Banks
A retail‑led mania in silver, fuelled by Reddit and heavy inflows into SLV, sent prices sharply higher before a rapid 40% crash triggered by steep CME margin increases. Forced liquidations and a wide ETF discount handed large arbitrage profits to institutions with access to liquidity and authorised‑participant privileges, leaving many small investors wiped out. The rout highlights structural imbalances between leveraged retail traders and well‑capitalised institutions, and will likely spur regulatory and market‑structure scrutiny.
After a Whiplash Week for Precious Metals, Is the Gold Rally Still Intact?
A dramatic January swing saw gold spike to near $5,600 then fall almost 9% in a single day before rebounding, exposing the fragility of a momentum‑driven rally. Analysts say the sell‑off was driven by profit‑taking, margin hikes and a reaction to a hawkish Fed nominee, but many argue the underlying structural case for metals — central‑bank buying and questions about the dollar — remains intact.
Margin Calls, a Fed Nomination and an Epic Plunge: What Broke the Gold and Silver Rally
A sudden change in U.S. Fed leadership expectations triggered a dollar rally and mass liquidations that sent gold and silver tumbling from record highs in late January. Forced margin calls, tightened exchange risk controls and algorithmic selling amplified the shock, producing one of the most violent single-day declines in decades while raising questions about leverage and liquidity in commodity markets.
Safe Haven No More: Silver’s 36% Flash Crash Triggers $142m Tokenised-Futures Bloodbath in Crypto Markets
A 36% intra‑day slide in spot silver on 31 January triggered a cross‑market cascade that led to roughly $544 million of crypto liquidations in 24 hours. Tokenised silver futures were the largest single source of losses, underscoring how 24/7 trading, high leverage and thin liquidity can turn a traditional safe‑haven asset into a crypto‑market ‘‘bomb’’.
Gold Soars to Record Above $5,240 as Funds Halt Purchases; Silver, Miners and Exchanges Scramble to Manage Speculative Surge
Gold hit a record above $5,240 per ounce and silver spiked above $115 amid a weaker dollar, US political uncertainty and rising retail demand in China. Fund managers and exchanges have moved to curb flows and leverage — suspending subscriptions and raising futures margins — raising the risk of a volatile unwind.