Precious Metals Pulse

Futures Price Slides

• 🔥 Gold and Silver on Hot PPI: Gold and silver futures prices slid on hot PPI data rising 0.7% month-over-month on 3/18/26,...

• Short-term bearish trigger: Silver futures slid amid hot PPI at 0.7% m/m, exceeding expectations and fueling inflation fears ahead of Fed pause.
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• Gold futures steady: April GC=F opens at $5010.60, nearly flat vs. Tuesday's $5008.20 close, despite dipping below $5000.
• Silver warning: Falls...

Silver has surged $56 from $32.10 a year ago to $80.96 as of March 17 – a year-to-date gain of over 175%. Massive move demands flow scrutiny for traders.

Shanghai silver's 55% premium ($125) is no hype—it's a clear signal of shifting dynamics. Traders: pause for positioning and timing before the quiet accumulation turns explosive.

The U.S. has abandoned its strong dollar policy, positioning higher gold prices as in the national interest amid #geopolitics, #trade, #china dynamics, and #criticalminerals. A macro bullish signal for gold investors.

Spot Price Updates

• 🔥 Silver Spot: Silver spot price at $80.84 per ounce as of 10:15 a.m. ET on March 16, 2026, up 0.31% from previous close of...

Gold's intraday path showed resilience amid dollar softness and inflation pressures:

• Opened lower: April futures at $4,996.20 (-1.3% from $5,061.70...

Gold at $5,019 (+20.9% YTD) and silver $80.99 (+13.1%) as of Mar 16.

Key bullish drivers:

• Stagflation fears: US lost 92k jobs in Feb (unemp 4.4%),...

• Silver's historic 36% intraday drop on Jan 30 stemmed from leveraged ETF rebalancing selling over $3B in futures.
• Daily leverage resets create...

Key angles on silver's $80 action:

• Spot at $80.84, up 0.31% today from $80.59 close, with buyers defending dips
• Physical supply tightening: London...

• Spot stability: Trading at $5,025/oz as of 9:20am ET, flat from yesterday but up $2,024 YoY
• Downside risk: Gold falls as inflation concerns...

Gold ETF Performance

• 🔥 SPDR Gold ETF Record: SPDR Gold ETF achieved a record 73% return in the past year with gold prices exceeding...

• Ongoing pressure: War hasn't driven higher gold & silver prices, with major headwinds persisting.
• Turnaround signals: Watch for 3 key signs...

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Key bullish signals for spot silver:

• Breakout above $50 signals strong trend
• Overall picture strongly bullish as price breaks out
• Rising oil prices and inflation risks could propel to $300

Asian physical shock vs Western paper lag exposes arbitrage drain:

• Shanghai premium fuels risk-free buys of $81.34 COMEX paper for physical delivery...

Major catalysts loom for precious metals:

• Geopolitical tensions, shifting energy trade routes, and sovereign debt stress could drive repricing.
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SPDR Gold ETF posts record 73% return over the past year, fueled by gold prices exceeding $5000/oz. Strong 3-year and 5-year metrics highlight paper gold's bull market surge for traders.

• Record surge: $60M+ gold tokens volume on BTCC March 6, fueled by safe-haven demand from Middle East instability
• TradFi XAU alone: $34.89M
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