【Epic Witness】A once-in-40-years "Gold and Silver Flash Crash"! US stocks and BTC plunge across the board. What exactly happened during the global financial "Black Friday"?

📉 This week, global assets are "going crazy"
This has been the darkest week in financial history, filled with fear, faith, and flames. In the last week of January 2026, it’s a story that has kept global investors awake at night. What was initially thought to be a bullish celebration turned into tears of the era.
Gold/Silver: After reaching new all-time highs, they experienced the most severe single-day crash in 40 years! Spot gold once plummeted over $400/$1000, and spot silver fell more than 30% intraday.
Bitcoin (BTC): Instant breach of 85,000 and 80,000 levels, over 220,000 traders liquidated in 24 hours, hundreds of billions of dollars vanished into thin air.
US stocks: The Nasdaq once dropped nearly 3%, AI giants like Microsoft faced "earnings report kills," and the narrative logic of AI began to loosen.
🔍 Behind the scenes: Who is pulling the trigger?
1. The Federal Reserve "leadership change" nuclear-level turmoil
Trump nominated Kevin Warsh (Kevin Warsh) to succeed as Federal Reserve Chair. The market expects this "hawk" not only to cut interest rates but also to aggressively shrink the balance sheet! The dollar index instantly rebounded, becoming a deadly whip for precious metals.
2. "Bull" profit-taking collectively
Gold and silver had previously surged wildly (Silver up over 60% in January). When prices pierced the clouds (Gold at $5600/oz, Silver at $120/oz), technical RSI hit extreme overbought levels. Slight profit-taking by bulls triggered a "stampede" of sell-offs.
3. The "disillusionment" of AI faith
Major companies like Microsoft reported: AI investments are astronomical, but returns haven't caught up. Funds began retreating from overvalued Nasdaq and shifted to more liquid defensive positions.
4. Bitcoin's "hedging paradox"
Initially thought to be "digital gold," BTC behaved more like a risk asset during easing geopolitical tensions (rumors of Iran releasing dialogue signals), crashing in sync with US stocks.
💡 In-depth summary: Is this a "bull return" or a "top collapse"?
Short-term: Extreme volatility indicates the market is entering a "high leverage cleansing period." Although gold and silver experienced unprecedented single-day declines in 40 years, the long-term logic of anti-inflation and de-dollarization has not completely disappeared.
Mid-term: Pay attention to the Federal Reserve's clear stance on "balance sheet reduction" in February. If Warsh's appointment means liquidity tightening, all overvalued assets will face revaluation.
Warning: The current market is no longer "boiling frogs in warm water," but "scalding pigs in boiling water." Friends using leverage, protecting your life is more important than making money.
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