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  The Great Precious Metals Slide: What’s Behind the Gold & Silver Crash in 2026? 📉 A Historic Drop in Bullion Prices In early February 2026 , global markets witnessed an extraordinary sell-off in precious metals. Gold prices plunged sharply — as much as 9% in major sessions — and silver suffered even steeper losses , with intraday swings that some commentators called the most severe in decades. This sudden downturn followed a period of record-breaking rallies: before the crash, gold had soared to unprecedented highs and silver had been one of the hottest performing commodities of the year. But markets can turn quickly — and they did. 🧠 Why Did This Happen? The Key Drivers Explained 1. Profit-Taking After Record Highs When gold and silver hit historic price levels, many investors and traders chose to lock in massive gains . This triggered widespread selling — particularly in futures markets — which put downward pressure on prices. 2. Margin Requirement Hikes on Fut...

  1️⃣ Context First (Non-Negotiable) Even when trading 1m, higher TF controls the flow . Required HTF bias (check before every session): 15m / 5m trend → bullish, bearish, or range Session → London / NY = real liquidity, Asia = chop Key HTF levels → prior day high/low, session high/low, VWAP 👉 Rule: If 5m is trending up, you only short at premium + confirmation . If ranging, you fade extremes , not mid-range. 2️⃣ Market Structure on 1-Minute (The Core Edge) 🔹 Bullish Structure (Continuation Day) Price prints HH → HL Pullbacks respect VWAP / 20–50 EMA Break → retrace → continuation Confirmation: Strong displacement candles (wide body, little wick) Pullback volume decreases RSI holds above 40–45 🔹 Bearish Structure LL → LH Pullbacks fail at VWAP or EMA Breakdown + weak bounce Confirmation: Breakdown candle closes below structure Retest shows rejection wick RSI fails below 60 🔹 Range / Chop (Most Traders Die Her...