Strykr Analysis
BearishStrykr Pulse 42/100. Algo-driven liquidation crushed silver despite stable fundamentals. Threat Level 4/5. Flash crashes can trigger cascade selling.
Silver got absolutely steamrolled last Friday as algos went haywire, dragging the AGQ ETF down a staggering 65% in a single session. This was not a fundamentals story but a systemic liquidation triggered by algorithmic selling gone rogue. Meanwhile, gold and stocks also took hits but nowhere near silver’s meltdown.
The real story here is the fragility of metal ETFs in an era of high-frequency trading. Gold’s rally from 2025 remains intact with no price movement in $DBC at $24.45 and $XLK tech stocks flat at $143.9. The market’s ignoring fundamentals and focusing on liquidity and technical stops. This chaos underscores the need for traders to respect the risk of flash crashes in thinly traded or leveraged ETFs.
Strykr Pulse 42/100 reflects the uneasy sentiment around metals and risk assets. The silver debacle is a warning shot for anyone complacent about ETF liquidity. Stay nimble and respect your stops.
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