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Bitcoin Sinks Below $65,000 as Leverage Unwinds and Selling Accelerates
Bitcoin fell below $65,000 as leveraged positions were forcibly closed and market turbulence accelerated a four‑month sell‑off. The drop, roughly half from October’s highs above $126,000, highlights structural risks from concentrated leverage and raises questions about liquidity and regulatory safeguards in crypto markets.
Bitcoin Plummets Below $65,000 as Leverage-Unwind Sparks Fresh Crypto Rout
Bitcoin tumbled below $65,000 on 6 February amid a rapid unwind of leveraged positions, dragging ether down more than 15% to multi-month lows. The sell-off — part of a four-month correction that has erased nearly half of bitcoin’s October peak — highlights persistent leverage and liquidity fragilities in crypto markets and raises the prospect of wider market and regulatory consequences.
Bitcoin Sinks Below $67,000 in a Sudden 24‑Hour Sell-Off
Bitcoin plunged to about $66,928 on 5 February, falling more than 10% in 24 hours and breaching the $67,000 level. The move highlights the market's sensitivity to liquidity squeezes and broader risk‑off sentiment and raises questions about how durable recent gains are.
Silver Collapses as Chinese Night Futures Turn Red: Metals, Tin and Copper Suffer Broad Sell-off
China’s night session saw a broad sell‑off in commodity futures, with silver plunging more than 13% and gold down around 2%. The move, mirrored by declines in base metals and weaker US futures, appears driven by sudden deleveraging and a shift to risk‑off sentiment, exposing vulnerabilities in leveraged onshore investment products.
Panic and Purchase: Shenzhen’s Bullion Benches Run Dry as Gold Prices Swing Wildly
A historic, short-lived collapse in global gold prices left Shenzhen’s Shuibei bullion market short of physical bars as holiday-driven retail demand surged and upstream suppliers hoarded inventory to avoid realising losses. Analysts say the shock was triggered by a sudden reassessment of U.S. monetary policy risk and was amplified by crowded long positions, but medium-term drivers for gold — central-bank buying and geopolitical uncertainty — remain intact.
Chinese Lithium Carbonate Futures Plunge Nearly 11%, Rattling Battery Supply Chain
China's main lithium carbonate futures contract hit the daily limit down, falling 10.99% to 132,320 yuan/ton, a move that depressed lithium‑battery stocks and underscores tensions between near‑term oversupply and long‑term demand from EVs and energy storage. The plunge highlights short‑term market fragility and could squeeze upstream producers while adding uncertainty for battery and carmakers.
Silver’s Sudden Freefall Rocks Markets as Gold Sheds Safe‑Haven Shine
Spot silver plunged about 15% to below $75/oz while gold fell roughly 3%, triggering sharp falls in Chinese precious‑metals equities and a silver LOF product that hit its fourth straight limit‑down. Officials and market veterans attribute the discordant moves to speculative short‑term flows and silver’s higher sensitivity to sentiment compared with gold. The episode underscores how leveraged, retail‑heavy positioning in a thin market can amplify price moves and create domestic market stress even when gold remains a macro hedge.
Guidance Shock Sends AMD Sliding as US Stocks Open Mixed
US equity markets opened mixed as investor focus on corporate guidance produced sharp moves in individual stocks. AMD plunged after lowering its Q1 revenue outlook, while Super Micro surged on an earnings beat and Novo Nordisk fell after trimming guidance, highlighting a guidance-driven, sector‑specific market landscape.
Chinese Tech Board Slides as Coal, Space‑Solar and Property Stocks Rally in Mid‑Session Rotation
China’s growth‑oriented ChiNext fell 1.74% at the mid‑day break as heavy trading and rapid sector rotation produced sharp divergences. Coal, space photovoltaic, aviation, real‑estate and hydrogen concepts surged in pockets while precious metals and AI application stocks sold off, leaving market breadth weak despite elevated turnover of RMB 1.62 trillion.
After a Thrilling Rout, Gold Rebounds — But the Market’s New Logic Is Unsettled
Gold and silver swung wildly in late January, with record highs followed by sharp one‑day falls and a partial rebound that left volatility at multi‑year highs. Analysts point to profit‑taking, margin hikes and Fed political signalling as immediate triggers, but many see longer‑term supports — central‑bank buying and dollar fragility — still intact, making the market structurally different and unpredictably volatile.
Queues at Beijing Gold Counters Tell Two Tales: Panic Sellers and Contrarian Buyers
A surge of retail selling and buying at Beijing’s Caibai gold counters on February 3 highlighted the sharp volatility in gold prices: domestic spot rates hovered around ¥1,070–¥1,082 per gram while international quotes fell from near $5,500/oz to about $4,700/oz before a partial rebound. Banks and wealth managers warned of continued turbulence and advised risk-management strategies, even as many ordinary investors both locked in quick profits and cut losses.
Retail Traders Double Down as Gold Crashes; Chinese Banks Raise Bar to Curb Risk
A sharp fall in global gold prices at the end of January and early February prompted Chinese retail investors to average down aggressively while major banks raised minimums and issued warnings to curb risk. The episode reflects growing retail participation in precious‑metals markets and a tension between long‑term structural demand drivers for gold and short‑term monetary policy signals that can reverse price gains rapidly.