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USA Rare Earth, Inc. is domestic supplier of rare earth magnets and heavy rare earth elements. It is developing a vertically integrated, domestic supply chain for rare earth element magnet production, with a facility in Stillwater, Oklahoma, and mining rights to the Round Top heavy rare earth and critical minerals deposit in West Texas. The company was founded in May 2019 and is headquartered in Stillwater, OK.

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USA Rare Earth is significantly trending following the announcement of a $1.6 billion U.S. government investment for a strategic stake, alongside a separate private financing deal and French government backing for a new European facility. The community is buzzing with excitement over this move, viewing it as a major validation for the company's "mine-to-magnet" strategy and a powerful de-risking event for the critical minerals sector. Intense discussion revolves around the implied valuation from these investments and their national security implications, with many anticipating substantial upside and a potential short squeeze.

The Stellar network is an open source, distributed, and community owned network used to facilitate cross-asset transfers of value. Stellar aims to help facilitate cross-asset transfer of value at a fraction of a penny while aiming to be an open financial system that gives people of all income levels access to low-cost financial services. Stellar can handle exchanges between fiat-based currencies and between cryptocurrencies. Stellar.org, the organization that supports Stellar, is centralized like XRP and meant to handle cross platform transactions and micro transactions like XRP. However, unlike Ripple, Stellar.org is non-profit and their platform itself is open source and decentralized.   Stellar was founded by Jed McCaleb in 2014. Jed McCaleb is also the founder of Mt. Gox and co-founder of Ripple, launched the network system Stellar with former lawyer Joyce Kim. Stellar is also a payment technology that aims to connect financial institutions and drastically reduce the cost and time required for cross-border transfers. In fact, both payment networks used the same protocol initially.  Distributed Exchange Through the use of its intermediary currency Lumens (XLM), a user can send any currency that they own to anyone else in a different currency.  For instance, if Joe wanted to send USD to Mary using her EUR, an offer is submitted to the distributed exchange selling USD for EUR. This submitted offer forms is known as an order book. The network will use the order book to find the best exchange rate for the transaction in-order to minimize the fee paid by a user.  This multi-currency transaction is possible because of "Anchors". Anchors are trusted entities that hold people’s deposits and can issue credit. In essence, Anchors serves as the bridge between different currencies and the Stellar network.  Lumens (XLM) Lumens are the native asset (digital currency) that exist on the Stellar network that helps to facilitate multi-currency transactions and prevent spams. For multi-currency transactions, XLM is the digital intermediary that allows for such a transaction to occur at a low cost.  In-order to prevent DoS attacks (aka spams) that would inevitably occur on the Stellar network, a small fee of 0.00001 XLM is associated with every transaction that occurs on the network. This fee is small enough so it does not significantly affect the cost of transaction, but large enough so it dissuades bad actors from spamming the network.   Prior to Protocol 12, Stellar had a built-in inflation mechanism conceived to allow account holders to collectively direct inflation-generated lumens toward projects built on Stellar.  As the network evolved and grew, it became increasingly clear that inflation wasn’t working as intended — account holders either didn’t set their inflation destination or joined inflation pools to claim the inflation themselves, and the operational costs associated with inflation payments continued to rise — and so a protocol change to disable inflation was proposed, implemented, voted on by validators, and ultimately adopted as part of a network upgrade.  The inflation operation is now deprecated. https://developers.stellar.org/docs/glossary/inflation/

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Stellar Lumens (XLM) is trending amidst community discussions focused on its impressive 30-day performance and strong ranking in Real World Assets (RWA). Enthusiasts are highlighting its live institutional integrations with major payment processors and the recent X-Ray privacy protocol upgrade designed to boost enterprise adoption, while a vocal skeptical contingent continues to express frustration over perceived long-term price stagnation and market cap dilution.

Trump Media & Technology Group Corp. engages in operating social media and in the technology business. Its brands include TRUTH Social, TMTG+ and TMTG News. The company was founded on March 28, 2024 and is headquartered in Sarasota, FL.

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Shares of DJT are trending amidst intense public and political debate following a recent incident involving federal agents in Minneapolis, where a U.S. citizen was fatally shot. Community discussion is sharply divided, with proponents defending the agents' actions against an individual perceived as a threat, while critics widely condemn it as an unjustified killing, citing footage suggesting the individual was disarmed prior to the shooting. This highly charged event fuels broader conversations around immigration enforcement, federal authority, and the political climate, directly impacting the sentiment surrounding the company associated with former President Trump.

Bitcoin is the world's first decentralized cryptocurrency, created in 2009 by the pseudonymous Satoshi Nakamoto. It enables peer-to-peer electronic cash transactions without intermediaries like banks or governments, operating on a blockchain secured by Proof of Work mining and the SHA-256 cryptographic algorithm.   With a fixed supply cap of 21 million coins and programmatic halvings every four years that reduce miner rewards, Bitcoin is designed as a deflationary digital asset often called "digital gold." Its value stems from solving the double-spending problem without trusted intermediaries, creating the first truly scarce digital asset with censorship resistance and permissionless access that no government, corporation, or individual can control.  Bitcoin operates as a decentralized peer-to-peer network where transactions are recorded on a public ledger called the blockchain, distributed across thousands of computers globally. Transactions are grouped into blocks added approximately every 10 minutes through mining, where specialized computers compete to solve complex mathematical puzzles.   Bitcoin has achieved mainstream adoption through multiple vectors. The January 2024 SEC approval of 11 spot Bitcoin ETFs opened Bitcoin investment to traditional finance participants, and corporations like Strategy (formerly MicroStrategy) are using Bitcoin as a treasury reserve asset to protect against currency debasement, offering MSTR holders amplified exposure to Bitcoin.   The Bitcoin ecosystem continues to evolve with innovations like Ordinals, which emerged in January 2023 to enable NFT-like functionality directly on Bitcoin, and BRC-20 tokens, an experimental standard for creating fungible tokens using Ordinal inscriptions. BTCFi (Bitcoin Finance) represents emerging financial applications extending beyond Bitcoin's traditional role, with protocols like Babylon allowing Bitcoin holders to stake BTC to secure Proof of Stake chains.

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Bitcoin is experiencing heightened volatility and liquidations, prompting widespread debate within the community regarding whether this marks a typical low-liquidity weekend dip or signals a more significant downturn. Bearish sentiment is strong, citing technical weakness and perceived market manipulation, while bulls anticipate a rebound from current demand zones amidst ongoing comparisons to the performance of traditional safe-haven assets.

GhostwareOS (GHOST) is the Full-Stack Privacy Layer of Solana — a next-generation AI-driven infrastructure for encrypted communication, anonymous identity management, and untraceable transactions. By combining advanced zero-knowledge protocols with autonomous AI routing, GhostwareOS allows users and developers to operate invisibly across Web3. It powers decentralized apps that demand true digital anonymity, scalable privacy, and zero metadata leakage — restoring control to users in an overexposed internet age.

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GHOST CRYPTO is trending amidst active community discussion around its significant upside potential, fueled by anticipation of a Centralized Exchange listing and the rumored launch of "GhostPay." While some users categorize it as a fast-moving meme coin with pump-and-dump tendencies, others are bullish on its low market capitalization and perceived privacy features on Solana, drawing comparisons to other tokens that have seen substantial growth.

Pump Mind Virus is a Pure Meme with a long term vision. We are building for the future while making no promises about the present. The project aims to bring the spirit of community memes back to the Solana ecosystem. We do that with engaging content and memes. Culture through community. Viral spread by word of mouth.  And most importantly, by not using the fake hype machine that has come to dominate the meme coin landscape.

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PMV Crypto is trending on the back of its robust community conviction and the infectious "Pump Mind Virus" narrative, as supporters actively push its viral meme culture. The community emphasizes a long-term vision and views current levels as a generational entry opportunity within the broader Solana memecoin ecosystem. Holders are focused on spreading the 'infection' and building a resilient, enduring meme coin presence.

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Ripple is the catchall name for the cryptocurrency platform, the transactional protocol for which is actually XRP, in the same fashion as Ethereum is the name for the platform that facilitates trades in Ether. Like other cryptocurrencies, Ripple is built atop the idea of a distributed ledger network which requires various parties to participate in validating transactions, rather than any singular centralized authority. That facilitates transactions all over the world, and transfer fees are far cheaper than the likes of bitcoin. Unlike other cryptocurrencies, XRP transfers are effectively immediate, requiring no typical confirmation time.  Ripple was originally founded by a single company, Ripple Labs, and continues to be backed by it, rather than the larger network of developers that continue bitcoin’s development. It also doesn’t have a fluctuating amount of its currency in existence. Where bitcoin has a continually growing pool with an eventual maximum, and Ethereum theoretically has no limit, Ripple was created with all of its 100 billion XRP tokens right out of the gate. That number is maintained with no mining and most of the tokens are owned and held by Ripple Labs itself — around 60 billion at the latest count.  Even at the recently reduced value of around half a dollar per XRP, that means Ripple Labs is currently sitting on around $20 billion worth of the cryptocurrency (note: Ripple’s price crashed hard recently, and may be worth far less than $60 billion by time you read this). It holds 55 billion XRP in an escrow account, which allows it to sell up to a billion per month if it so chooses in order to fund new projects and acquisitions. Selling such an amount would likely have a drastic effect on the cryptocurrency’s value, and isn’t something Ripple Labs plans to do anytime soon.  In actuality, Ripple Labs is looking to leverage the technology behind XRP to allow for faster banking transactions around the world. While Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies are built on the idea of separating financial transactions from the financial organizations of traditional currencies, Ripple is almost the opposite in every sense.  XRP by Ripple price can be found on this page alongside the market capitalization and additional stats.

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XRP is experiencing heightened discussion driven by key regulatory advancements, including Japan's decision to classify it as a regulated financial asset and the XRP Ledger's 'PermissionedDomains' amendment nearing activation for institutional use. Despite these positive indicators for future utility and integration, the community remains divided, with many actively accumulating during price dips while others voice strong skepticism about current price action and market manipulation.

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Fortress Biotech, Inc. engages in the manufacture and commercialization of novel pharmaceutical products and product candidates. It operates through the Dermatology Product Sales and Pharmaceutical and Biotechnology Product Development segments. Its products include Ximino, Targadox, Exelderm, Ceracade, and Luxamend. The company was founded in 2006 and is headquartered in Bay Harbor Islands, FL.

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<ul class="summary-bullets"><li>Spot silver prices have soared nearly 41% year-to-date, after rocketing around 147% through 2025.</li><li>Analysts at ING Think cite heightened policy uncertainty as one of the factors driving the surge in silver prices.</li><li>The analysts noted that the surge in silver prices reflects its resilient safe-haven status and robust industrial demand for the metal.</li></ul>Silver and gold prices continued to surge to new highs on Friday amid lingering geopolitical tensions.Spot silver prices touched a new high of $100.79 per troy ounce, rising around 5% over the previous day. Silver futures maturing in March rose by nearly 4% to $100.06.Spot gold prices also rose, climbing to a new high of $4,983 per troy ounce, gaining nearly 1%. Gold futures maturing in February gained 1.2% to rise to $4,974.<h2 class="st-heading-2">What’s Fueling The Surge In Silver Prices?</h2>Spot silver prices have soared nearly 41% year-to-date, after rocketing around 147% through 2025.Analysts at ING Think cite heightened policy uncertainty as one of the factors driving the surge in silver prices. “Support for silver has been reinforced by a weaker U.S. dollar, lower real yields, and stronger investor appetite for hard assets amid heightened policy uncertainty,” the firm stated in a Friday note.The analysts add that the surge in silver prices reflects its resilient safe-haven status and robust industrial demand for the metal.“Industrial demand - particularly from solar, electrification, and grid infrastructure investment - has tightened the physical market at a time when mine supply growth remains limited,” the firm said.<h2 class="st-heading-2">Risks Remain Despite The Rally</h2>The firm cautioned that risks for the metal remain despite the nearly 250% surge in silver prices since the end of 2024 to date.ING Think noted that a sharper global slowdown or sustained higher silver prices could destroy demand, especially in industries. The metal’s volatility also means that it can overshoot in either direction.The&nbsp;<a href="https://stocktwits.com/symbol/SLV">iShares Silver Trust ETF</a> (SLV) was up 4.01% at the time of writing, while the&nbsp;<a href="https://stocktwits.com/symbol/SIVR">abrdn Physical Silver Shares ETF</a> (SIVR) was up 4.05%. The SLV and SIVR ETFs have both surged more than 31% year-to-date, with retail sentiment on Stocktwits around the SLV ETF trending in the ‘neutral’ territory.The&nbsp;<a href="https://stocktwits.com/symbol/GLD">SPDR Gold Shares ETF</a> (GLD) was up 0.99% at the time of writing, while the&nbsp;<a href="https://stocktwits.com/symbol/IAU">iShares Gold Trust ETF</a> (IAU) was up 0.94%.Also See:&nbsp;<a href="https://stocktwits.com/news-articles/markets/equity/imf-georgieva-ai-tsunami-hitting-labor-market-warns-60-jobs-affected-advanced-economies/cmyR2J5R4gE">IMF’s Georgieva Warns AI Will Hit Jobs ‘Like A Tsunami’ – And Could Disrupt 60% Of Roles In Advanced Economies</a>For updates and corrections, email newsroom[at]stocktwits[dot]com.

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Spot Silver Touches $100 An Ounce For First Time Ever, Gold Within Striking Distance Of $5,000 Amid Lingering Geopolitical Tensions

Silver futures maturing in March soared by nearly 4% to $100.06.

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ETFs to Watch as Silver's Upward Momentum Continues

Silver's surge shows no signs of slowing, with ETFs offering exposure amid safe-haven demand and other macro tailwinds.

<ul class="summary-bullets"><li>Gold futures for February 26 deliveries climbed 2.1% higher to $4,866.1 per ounce.</li><li>Spot silver (XAG/USD) was up 0.3% at $94.9 an ounce, while futures for March 2026 deliveries climbed 0.2% to $94.8 per ounce.</li><li>U.S. equities were trading marginally lower in pre-market on Wednesday, while major European markets slipped on rising geopolitical tensions.</li></ul>Gold surged to a fresh high on Tuesday, continuing its historic rally, as investors sought safe-haven assets amid renewed trade-war concerns fueled by rising tensions between the United States and NATO over Greenland.Spot gold (XAU/USD) powered past $4,800 an ounce for the first time, rising as much as 2.6% to $4,888.5 per ounce.&nbsp;At the time of writing, the XAU/USD pair was up 1.8% at $4,851.2 per ounce, while gold futures for February 26 deliveries climbed 2.1% higher to $4,866.1 per ounce.Veteran trader Peter Brandt said gold prices reaching $8,000 is on the cards if the current bull cycle is similar to the previous ones.<a class="st-link-external" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://x.com/PeterLBrandt/status/2013800976449503618"><img src="https://news.stocktwits-cdn.com/Peter_Brandt_jpg_8b4e2b838c.webp" alt="Peter Brandt.jpg"></a>The pace of the current gold rally has already pushed prices beyond levels many banks were pencilling in for much later.<h2 class="st-heading-2">Analyst Take</h2>Earlier this month, Morgan Stanley said gold could reach $4,800 an ounce by the fourth quarter, driven by falling interest rates, changes at the Federal Reserve, and sustained buying from central banks and funds.Prior to that, Goldman Sachs projected gold would climb to $4,900 an ounce by December 2026, with further upside if private investors increase allocations. Goldman also pointed to structurally strong central bank demand and expected Fed rate cuts as powerful tailwinds for the metal.Spot gold prices have gained 14% so far this year.Meanwhile, spot silver (XAG/USD) was up 0.3% at $94.9 an ounce, while futures for March 2026 deliveries climbed 0.2% to $94.8 per ounce.<h2 class="st-heading-2">Markets Watch</h2>Major European markets slipped on Wednesday as investors assessed rising geopolitical tensions after U.S. President Donald Trump threatened to impose tariffs on goods from eight European countries unless an agreement is reached over what he described as the “complete and total purchase of Greenland.” Trump said the tariffs would start at 10% on February 1 and increase to 25% by June.U.S. equities were trading marginally lower in pre-market on Wednesday, with the&nbsp;<a href="https://stocktwits.com/symbol/SPY">SPDR S&amp;P 500 ETF</a> (SPY) down by 0.1%, while the&nbsp;<a href="https://stocktwits.com/symbol/QQQ">Invesco QQQ Trust ETF</a> (QQQ) and the <a href="https://stocktwits.com/symbol/DIA">SPDR Dow Jones Industrial Average ETF Trust</a> (DIA) declined 0.2%.Read also: <a href="https://stocktwits.com/news-articles/markets/equity/why-did-vero-stock-fall-over-50-in-premarket-today/cmUDrzHR4fX">This Microcap Company Announced Plans To Delist Just Days After The Stock Surged 450% — What Happened?</a>For updates and corrections, email newsroom[at]stocktwits[dot]com.

Gold Jumps To All-Time Highs – Veteran trader Peter Brandt Says $8,000 An Ounce Is On The Cards

Spot gold (XAU/USD) powered past $4,800 an ounce for the first time, rising as much as 2.6% to $4,888.5 per ounce.

<ul class="summary-bullets"><li>The gold–silver ratio has held support near 49 for a fifth consecutive session, Hansen noted.</li><li>Silver’s historic run will begin to test industrial demand, Hansen said in a post on X.</li><li>Silver futures for March 2026 deliveries surged over 6% while gold futures for February 2026 deliveries jumped 3.5%.</li></ul>Precious metals extended their record-breaking rally into Tuesday, with silver surging past $95 an ounce for the first time ever and gold vaulting above $4,700, as investors rushed to safe-haven assets amid increasing geopolitical uncertainties.&nbsp;Spot silver (XAG/USD) prices gained 1.6% to $95.9 an ounce, while spot gold (XAU/USD) rose 1.7% to $4751.4 per ounce. Futures showed stronger momentum as silver futures for March 2026 deliveries surged over 6% while gold futures for February 2026 deliveries jumped 3.5%.<figure class="image"><img src="https://news.stocktwits-cdn.com/Gold_Silver_jpg_5dc6d0027c.webp" alt="Gold Silver .jpg" width="1300" height="880"><figcaption>Spot gold and silver gains in 2026 : Source: TradingView</figcaption></figure>The gold–silver ratio has held support near 49 for a fifth consecutive session, suggesting a possible rotation back into gold, said Ole Hansen, veteran commodities expert and Head of Commodity Strategy for Saxo Bank, in a <a class="st-link-external" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://x.com/Ole_S_Hansen/status/2013623350010990937">post on X</a> on Tuesday.Silver’s historic run will begin to test industrial demand, which typically accounts for nearly 60% of total usage in a year, Hansen added.<a class="st-link-external" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://x.com/Ole_S_Hansen/status/2013623350010990937"><img src="https://news.stocktwits-cdn.com/Hansen_jpg_117a924f71.webp" alt="Hansen.jpg"></a>Retail sentiment for SPDR Gold Shares ETF (GLD) turned ‘bullish’ from ‘neutral’ a day earlier, while iShares Silver Trust (SLV) remained in the ‘bullish’ territory at the time of writing.<h2 class="st-heading-2">Markets Watch</h2>European and Asia-Pacific markets largely declined on Tuesday as investors weighed rising geopolitical risks after U.S. President Donald Trump threatened tariffs on goods from eight European countries unless a deal is reached for what he called the “complete and total purchase of Greenland.” Trump outlined 10% tariffs from February 1, rising to 25% by June.U.S. equities fell on Tuesday, with the&nbsp;<a href="https://stocktwits.com/symbol/SPY">SPDR S&amp;P 500 ETF</a> (SPY) down by 1.4%, the&nbsp;<a href="https://stocktwits.com/symbol/QQQ">Invesco QQQ Trust ETF</a> (QQQ) fell 1.3%, while the&nbsp;<a href="https://stocktwits.com/symbol/DIA">SPDR Dow Jones Industrial Average ETF Trust</a> (DIA) declined 1.2%Meanwhile, Japanese government bond yields jumped after Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi called snap elections, pushing 10-year and 30-year yields sharply higher.Read also: <a href="https://stocktwits.com/news-articles/markets/equity/tesla-stock-falls-below-100-dma-for-first-time-in-six-months/cmUuY9ZR4OR">TSLA Stock Falls Below 100-DMA For First Time In Over Six Months – Retail Expects Shares To Hit $400 Mark Soon</a>For updates and corrections, email newsroom[at]stocktwits[dot]com.

Gold, Silver Touch Record Highs – Why Commodities Expert Ole Hansen Sees Possible Rotation Back Into Bullion 

Silver surged past $95 an ounce for the first time ever, and gold vaulted above $4,700, as investors rushed to safe-haven assets amid increasing geopolitical uncertainties.

<ul class="summary-bullets"><li>Multi-month corrections in silver are a thing of the past, with pullbacks now unfolding in just days, Oliver said.</li><li>Silver has seen sharp volatility recently, sliding about 16% from record highs before rebounding to those levels within just 10 sessions.</li><li>Escalating unrest in Iran and a criminal probe on Fed Chair Jerome Powell are seen as key triggers.</li></ul>Silver’s breakout is likely to be explosive, with prices potentially racing past $200 an ounce sooner than expected and even reaching $500, veteran technical analyst Michael Oliver said on a YouTube podcast with the Living Your Greatness channel on Sunday.Oliver argued that the structure of the silver market has fundamentally changed. He&nbsp;said, “You don't get these multi-month corrections anymore. Now they're measured in days. And frankly, we expect to see silver uh reach .. my minimum is like $200, but I wouldn't be shocked if it approached $500, to tell you the truth.”Silver has seen sharp volatility recently, sliding about 16% from record highs before rebounding to those levels within just 10 sessions.<h2 class="st-heading-2">Gold, Silver Continue Record Run</h2>On Monday, both gold and silver surged to fresh record highs as heightened geopolitical risks and news of a criminal probe tied to Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell drove investors toward safe-haven assets.Spot gold (XAUUSD) broke above $4,600 an ounce for the first time, while spot silver (XAGUSD) jumped nearly 6% to $84.62. Gold futures for February 2026 rose 2.2% to $4,599.40 an ounce, and March 2026 silver futures surged 6.1% to $84.17.<h2 class="st-heading-2">What’s Driving The Gold, Silver Rally?</h2>Precious metals hit fresh record highs early Monday as the Trump administration escalated its confrontation with the Federal Reserve by issuing DOJ subpoenas, raising concerns over central bank independence, inflation, and the safety of U.S. bonds, commodities expert and Head of Commodity Strategy for Saxo Bank, Ole Hansen wrote in a <a class="st-link-external" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://x.com/Ole_S_Hansen/status/2010609307092390053">post</a> on X on Monday.“Safe-haven demand has been underpinned by escalating unrest in Iran, where ongoing protests continue to challenge the regime and stoke geopolitical risk premia,” he added.The Donald Trump-led administration is reportedly weighing criminal charges against Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell tied to his testimony before Congress last summer regarding a Fed construction project, a move Powell has described as an attempt to exert greater political control over the central bank and its policy decisions.Meanwhile, demonstrations across Iran escalated over the weekend as President Trump said the U.S. could engage directly with Iranian officials while considering a range of forceful responses, including military action, to Tehran’s violent suppression of protests.Trump warned Iran’s leadership that any move by security forces to fire on demonstrators would trigger a U.S. attack. According to U.S.-based rights group HRANA, at least 490 protesters and 48 security personnel have been killed, with more than 10,600 people detained.<h2 class="st-heading-2">How Did Stocktwits Users React?</h2>Despite the surge to record highs, retail sentiment on Stocktwits remained ‘bearish’&nbsp;for both <a href="https://stocktwits.com/symbol/SLV">iShares Silver Trust</a> (SLV) and <a href="https://stocktwits.com/symbol/GLD">SPDR Gold Shares ETF</a>&nbsp;(GLD). Both SLV and GLD were trending on Stocktwits at the time for writing.&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://news.stocktwits-cdn.com/SLV_jpg_52d4ef74d1.webp" alt="SLV.jpg" width="906" height="97"><figcaption>SLV's Sentiment Meter and Message Volumes at Premarket on Jan. 12, 2026 | Source: Stocktwits</figcaption></figure><figure class="image"><img src="https://news.stocktwits-cdn.com/GLD_jpg_0421f723b0.webp" alt="GLD.jpg" width="925" height="88"><figcaption>GLD's Sentiment Meter and Message Volumes at Premarket on Jan. 12, 2026 | Source: Stocktwits</figcaption></figure>Year-to-date, SLV has gained 7.5%, outperforming GLD’s 3.2% rise.Read also: <a href="https://stocktwits.com/news-articles/markets/cryptocurrency/monero-hits-record-high-outperforming-bitcoin-as-dubai-bans-privacy-tokens/cmU9xxER43y">Monero Surges To Record High, Outperforming Bitcoin – Even As Dubai Moves To Ban Privacy Tokens</a>For updates and corrections, email newsroom[at]stocktwits[dot]com.

Silver’s Next Move Could Be Explosive: Michael Oliver Sees $200–$500 Upside

Spot gold broke above $4,600 an ounce for the first time, while spot silver jumped to an all-time high of $84.62 an ounce on Monday.

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<ul class="summary-bullets"><li>The economist previously stated that investors have accepted that the gold rally is here to stay, after silver’s surge in December.</li><li>He added that investors had avoided buying silver and platinum until now because they expected gold prices to fall.</li><li>Hopes of a rate cut from the Federal Reserve are pushing prices of gold and silver up, according to Lukman Otunuga, a senior research analyst at FXTM.</li></ul>Economist Peter Schiff on Friday stated that 2026 is “when it gets real” for gold and silver, while remaining bullish about the two precious metals.“The 2026 precious metals rally continues. Gold is now up over $50, trading above $4,370. Silver is up over $1.60, trading above $73. 2025 was the breakout year, but 2026 is when it gets real,” Schiff said in a&nbsp;<a class="st-link-external" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://x.com/PeterSchiff/status/2006934298918793544">post</a> on X.<figure class="image"><img style="aspect-ratio:728/165;" src="https://news.stocktwits-cdn.com/Peter_Schiff_post_jpg_96480d69ea.webp" alt="Peter Schiff's post on X" width="728" height="165"><figcaption>Peter Schiff's post on X | @PeterSchiff/X</figcaption></figure>Last month, the economist stated that investors&nbsp;<a href="https://stocktwits.com/news-articles/markets/equity/peter-schiff-gold-rally-here-to-stay-silver-new-high/cLeU3nTREwQ">have accepted that</a> the gold rally is here to stay, after silver’s surge in December. He added that investors had avoided buying silver and platinum until now because they expected gold prices to fall.Spot gold prices were hovering at $4,388 per troy ounce at the time of writing, surging by more than 2% before paring some of the gains. Gold futures maturing in February gained 1.4% to rise to $4,400.Spot silver prices gained by over 4% to hover at $73.9 per troy ounce. Silver futures maturing in March gained 4.1% to hover around $73.51 at the time of writing.<figure class="table" style="width:468pt;"><table class="ck-table-resized" style=";"><colgroup><col style="width:50%;"><col style="width:50%;"></colgroup><tbody><tr><td style="border:1pt solid #000000;padding:5pt;vertical-align:top;">Particulars</td><td style="border:1pt solid #000000;padding:5pt;vertical-align:top;">Change (1-year)</td></tr><tr><td style="border:1pt solid #000000;padding:5pt;vertical-align:top;">Gold</td><td style="border:1pt solid #000000;padding:5pt;vertical-align:top;">65.91%</td></tr><tr><td style="border:1pt solid #000000;padding:5pt;vertical-align:top;">Silver</td><td style="border:1pt solid #000000;padding:5pt;vertical-align:top;">151.43%</td></tr></tbody></table></figure><h2 class="st-heading-2">Rate Cut Hopes Drive Prices Up</h2>Hopes of a rate cut by the Federal Reserve are reportedly pushing up the prices of gold and silver, according to a Reuters&nbsp;<a class="st-link-external" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.reuters.com/world/india/precious-metals-kick-off-new-year-higher-after-robust-2025-rally-2026-01-02/">report</a> citing Lukman Otunuga, a senior research analyst at FXTM.“Precious metals have kicked off 2026 on a firmly positive note ... after a bout of profit taking in the last days of 2025, bulls seem to be drawing strength from geopolitical risk and hopes of lower U.S. rates this year,” Otunuga said.According to data from the CME FedWatch&nbsp;<a class="st-link-external" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.cmegroup.com/markets/interest-rates/cme-fedwatch-tool.html">tool</a>, the probability of a 25-basis-point rate cut in January is now at 14.9%, down from 27.3% a month ago. The probability for a 25 bps cut in March remains relatively high, at 42.5%, compared to 39.6% a month ago.<h2 class="st-heading-2">Outlook For 2026</h2>Analysts at ING Think stated in a recent note that gold’s main drivers are still in place. This includes central bank buying, Fed rate cuts, a weaker dollar, concerns about the Fed’s independence, and ETF buying.“President Trump also recently said he has decided on his pick for the next Fed chair, a candidate that the market expects will push for lower interest rates. All of these factors will benefit gold. We see gold prices hitting more record highs in 2026,” the firm stated.According to a CNBC&nbsp;<a class="st-link-external" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.cnbc.com/2025/12/26/silver-tops-75-as-gold-and-platinum-surge-to-records.html">report</a>, Kelvin Wong, OANDA’s senior market analyst, is more optimistic. Wong expects gold to move toward $5,000 in the first half of 2026, while silver prices could rise to $90. UBS analyst Giovanni Staunovo said gold prices could be on track to hit $5,000 per troy ounce in 2026, according to a Reuters report.The&nbsp;<a href="https://stocktwits.com/symbol/GLD">SPDR Gold Shares ETF</a> (GLD) was up 2.02% at the time of writing, while the&nbsp;<a href="https://stocktwits.com/symbol/IAU">iShares Gold Trust ETF</a> (IAU) was up 2.04%. The GLD and IAU ETFs have both surged 64% over the past 12 months.The&nbsp;<a href="https://stocktwits.com/symbol/SLV">iShares Silver Trust ETF</a> (SLV) was up 4.25% at the time of writing, while the&nbsp;<a href="https://stocktwits.com/symbol/SIVR">abrdn Physical Silver Shares ETF</a> (SIVR) was up 4.26%. The SLV and SIVR ETFs are both up 144% over the past 12 months.Also See:&nbsp;<a href="https://stocktwits.com/news-articles/markets/equity/why-is-smx-stock-gaining-today/cmxVGkoRE61">SMX Stock Soars 35% Pre-Market After Expanding Rubber Glove Traceability Platform – Retail Traders Say ‘Hold On To It’</a>For updates and corrections, email newsroom[at]stocktwits[dot]com.

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