Gold, Silver Cross $1 Trillion In Value In A Day: What’s Driving The Precious Metals Rally?

• Gold prices surged past $4,000 an ounce, with spot gold gaining nearly 2% to trade at $4,137.49 at the time of writing.
• Spot silver prices were up 1.72% to trade at $53.11 an ounce. 
• According to The Kobeissi Letter, gold and silver added a combined $1 trillion in market capitalization on Wednesday. 

The precious metals trade caught a leg up after the Democrats swept both chambers of Congress on Wednesday amid improved investor confidence. 

Gold prices surged past $4,000 an ounce, with spot gold gaining nearly 2% to trade at $4,137.49 at the time of writing. Meanwhile, spot silver prices were up 1.72% to trade at $53.11 an ounce. 

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Are Gold, Silver Still Worth Buying?

Many market experts believe that this is just the beginning for the precious metals trade, which is likely to edge higher in a Democratic-led Congress. 

Economist Peter Schiff said in a post on X, “After being up over $130 today, gold is up another $55 tonight, trading above $4,100. It's possible it may never trade below $4,000 again. Silver is up another 40 cents, trading above $52.50. It may never trade below $50 again. Just in case, buy both now.”

As per market commentator The Kobeissi Letter, gold and silver have added a combined value of over $1 trillion in market capitalization on Wednesday. 

Economist Steve Hanke also backed buying the precious metals, noting the surge in prices of gold and silver in a post on X. 

Ole Hansen, veteran commodities expert and Head of Commodity Strategy for Saxo Bank, said in a post on X that gold and silver have rallied, supported by a softer dollar and lower Treasury yields amid expectations that a Democrat-controlled Congress could constrain Trump's fiscal agenda and limit further, increasingly unaffordable fiscal expansion. 

Long-term Treasury yields eased late Wednesday, with the 10-year U.S. Treasury yield trading at 4.839%, while the 30-year yield was at 5.231%.

What Is Retail Saying About GLD, SLV?

The SPDR Gold Shares ETF (GLD) was up more than 1% at the time of writing. On Stocktwits, retail sentiment around GLD flipped from ‘neutral’ to ‘bullish’ over 24 hours. 

Meanwhile, the iShares Silver Trust (SLV) was up 1.4% at the time of writing, with retail sentiment in the ‘extremely bullish’ territory. 

One user said, “Gold was able to hold the $3,900 for the most part and made an impressive rebound back to $4,140.  The gold shares similar reasons why silver rallied (see below). I like the chance for gold to recover back to $4,700+ and silver to $65+ potentially by EOY rally.”

Another user said, “Trump is going to plan on working with democrats “financially”. Aka buy gold as much as you possibly can.”

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