CME Hikes Margin as Silver Crashes: Is the Selloff Over?

Silver tumbled over 16%, erasing the past two days’ rebound, before bouncing from around $65. Gold fell less, down up to 3.5%. The key catalyst: CME margin hikes—gold margins raised to 9%, silver to 18%, effective after Feb 6 close. Higher margins force deleveraging, often extending volatility short term, especially for silver’s thinner liquidity. Gold’s smaller drawdown suggests relative resilience as leveraged positions unwind elsewhere. Will margin-driven selling push silver lower before stabilizing? Is silver still a 2026 bull story or a high-volatility trade only?

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avatarkoolgal
02-10

The Silver Dragon Roars : Is SLVP Silver Miners ETF The Ticket To The USD 100 Moon?

🌟🌟🌟Silver surged back to over USD 83/oz as of February 10, recovering from a brutal 35% flash crash in late January.  This latest jump is primarily driven by a weaker US Dollar, which fell to 4 year lows, making silver cheaper for international buyers. Key Reasons for Silver Recent Rebound  Dollar Weakness and Fed Uncertainty :  Markets are pricing in potential interest rate cuts for later in 2026.  Growing concerns of the Fed's independence and the recent nomination of Kevin Warsh as the next Fed Chair have created volatility, leading investors to seek hard assets like Gold and Silver. Central Banks' Gold Buying Spree:   Central banks around the world especially China, have continued their gold buying spree.  This has created a spillover effect that driv
The Silver Dragon Roars : Is SLVP Silver Miners ETF The Ticket To The USD 100 Moon?

Everyone Watching March: Silver Delivery Stress Is the Real Story

$iShares Silver Trust(SLV)$   $ProShares Ultra Silver(AGQ)$   $Sprott Physical Silver Trust(PSLV)$   Welcome to Muthu Boy Prata Shop ☕🫓 I’m breaking down my silver analysis the simple way—big global picture first, then the China/SHFE drama, COMEX delivery pressure in March, why CME margin hikes can only do so much, defensive tool loosing steam and the real risks at the end. Chinese billionaire Bian Ximing (via Zhongcai Futures) built a huge naked short position in silver on the Shanghai Futures Exchange (SHFE)—around 450 tonnes (30,000 contracts).  This exceeded the exchange
Everyone Watching March: Silver Delivery Stress Is the Real Story
The recent crash in silver prices, with a decline of over 16%, can be attributed to the CME's decision to hike margins for gold and silver contracts. The increase in margins, effective after the February 6 close, has forced deleveraging among traders, leading to a sharp sell-off in silver. The higher margins, particularly the 18% increase for silver, have reduced the attractiveness of holding leveraged positions, resulting in a rapid unwinding of trades. The fact that gold prices fell less, with a decline of up to 3.5%, suggests that the yellow metal is showing relative resilience compared to silver. This could be due to gold's larger market size and more diversified investor base, which can help absorb selling pressure. In the short term, margin-driven selling may continue to push silver
Sure short term correction due to liquidity  Middle to long term still bullish due to demand in country reserve or industrial demand Assigned a few lots of SLV Will follow my view and hold
avatarPatmos
02-07
Commodities Silver & Gold will hold there instinctive value I'am buyer here
avatarnaan
02-07
Silver physical is 120, paper sober n US UK MKTS IS 75 let us do arbitrage trade 
avatarRS819
02-07
now is the time to enter 😎
Those margin hikes are crazy high.  
avatar1PC
02-05
Nice Sharing 😁 Congratulations to Shernice2000 & All the Winners 🎉. @JC888 @Barcode @DiAngel @Shyon @koolgal @Aqa @Shernice軒嬣 2000
How to view Silver’s plunge This was a liquidity and positioning unwind, not a collapse in the long-term thesis. Silver had significantly outperformed gold and became the most crowded expression of the precious-metals trade. When geopolitical risk eased and U.S. data stayed firm, silver absorbed the bulk of the deleveraging. Its higher beta means sharp drops are a feature, not a bug. The speed of the fall suggests forced selling and margin pressure, not a reassessment of structural demand. Could Silver fall to $60 or $50 $60 is plausible in a full sentiment washout, especially if real yields firm and gold consolidates. $50 would likely require a broader macro shock: a sharp USD surge, aggressive rate repricing, or a disorderly unwind across commodities. Possible, but not the base case. Bel
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1. How I View Silver's Plunge The 14% single-day plunge is dramatic but not entirely surprising within the context of the recent parabolic rally. My view is that this is a necessary and healthy correction driven by a confluence of factors: Technical Overextension: Silver had risen nearly 50% in a matter of weeks, breaking decades-old records. The market became overheated, with extreme bullish sentiment and overbought technical indicators. A sharp correction was the most likely outcome. Catalyst Alignment: The fundamental triggers you mentioned—easing geopolitical fears (reduced safe-haven rush) and resilient U.S. data (lowering odds of imminent, deep Fed rate cuts)—provided the perfect fundamental excuse for profit-taking. Liquidity & Leverage: Such violen
Ok wait, are you talking paper silver? Or actual silver. Paper silver is going to zero bro. It's worthless. Why? It's a bit of paper. Wake up and smell the coffee. Real silver, like the bars are still worth $120 an ounce. Personally I'll make a fortune once people wake up... if they wake up. I'm just buying $Pan American Silver(PAAS)$  because It's a company that mines silver and gold.  The sheep of wall street keep getting hurded. The shepherds are corrupt to the core. I will just do my thing regardless.  Happy trading my fellow tigers
avatarCayChan
02-05
Replying to @BLAZ:Lowest at 67//@BLAZ:it just dipped now

[Winning Trade] Silver Just Went Wild — One Tiger Made $410,000

Gold’s been in the spotlight all year, but silver? That’s where things really got crazy. While many were watching gold break records, silver staged a violent comeback of its own — and some Tigers timed it perfectly: @等也是一种策略 如何等在哪里等 traded silver futures, up $410,000 @小强尼虎虎生威 traded silver options, up +335% @Cashflow Blazer traded silver options, up +90.98% @Shernice軒嬣 2000 traded silver options, up +90.98% Why Silver Exploded This wasn’t just a bounce. It was the classic playbook: extreme selloff → leveraged unwinds → sharp reversal. Silver and gold both suffered historic drawdo
[Winning Trade] Silver Just Went Wild — One Tiger Made $410,000
$XAG/USD(XAGUSD.FOREX)$  $iShares Silver Trust(SLV)$  Silver after big fall, now it is at a critical resistance level At $90. It needs to recapture $100 by end of this week to keep the bull alive if it does nto capture $100 then in the short term it could fall to $54 before bouncing again. So now capturing $100 to keep the momentum alive! Are you still holding silver? Or have you paper hand? Long term I'm Super bullish for silver. I expect it to hit $300 before trump terms end. What do you think?

Silver & Copper Surge 7%+ | NEWP, HL, AG, EXK & SVM Lead the Rally

The Silver and Copper sectors rose an average of ~8.36% and 7.61% respectively at the February 3, 2026 ET market close, primarily driven by a sharp technical rebound and dip-buying after severe prior sell-offs, fueled by renewed industrial demand expectations (especially AI/data centers and clean energy for both metals), supply tightness, and a pause in the US dollar's rally following recent volatility from Fed chair nomination concerns and margin hikes. This relief rally followed dramatic plunges in precious metals late last week, with silver futures surging over 12% and copper advancing amid broader commodity stabilization. $S&P 500(.SPX)$ pulled back as investors dumped technology stocks and moved into shares more broadly linked to improvem
Silver & Copper Surge 7%+ | NEWP, HL, AG, EXK & SVM Lead the Rally

Gold & Silver: Rebound or Reversal? Two Key Signals to Watch

After the sharp sell-off, the question weighing on many people right now is: can we buy the dip in gold and silver? If we do, are we looking at a short-term rebound—or a true reversal that resumes a longer-term uptrend? Let me start with the conclusion. In my view, the current rise in gold and silver should be treated only as a short-term rebound. Before prices rebound beyond a certain level, we should be extremely cautious: assume there will still be a C-wave selloff, and when the rebound peaks and shows signs of turning down, try again to build short positions. If the market keeps rising and moves above the entry level for the short, then stop out immediately. In short, before the market forms a clear bottoming structure, and before the risk event of Wash taking over as Fed Chair is defi
Gold & Silver: Rebound or Reversal? Two Key Signals to Watch
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