Pop goes the bubble...

Discussion in 'Coin Chat' started by mrweaseluv, Jan 30, 2026 at 1:58 PM.

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  1. Bill in Burl

    Bill in Burl Collector

    The only one I couldn't remember was "Stranded in the jungle", although I liked "The Cadets"
     
    Bill in Burl, Jan 31, 2026 at 7:24 AM
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  3. gxseries

    gxseries Coin Collector

    What are the odds that the current administration is manipulating the market to fix the debt? Maybe that's being generous?
     
    gxseries, Jan 31, 2026 at 7:29 AM
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  4. ToughCOINS

    ToughCOINS Dealer Member Moderator

    I don't think the large movements we saw on 1/30 sprouted from efforts at manipulation by a select few . . . they manifested across not just the bullion markets, but the stock markets and cryptos too. I am convinced the correct analysis is that they were a more organic reaction to broader conditions (Fed leadership, overbought offerings, profit-taking and programmed-selling), and actions taken by a larger number of investors.
     
    ToughCOINS, Jan 31, 2026 at 7:56 AM
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  5. Bill in Burl

    Bill in Burl Collector

    Well, if you think that gold and silver dropped alot, platinum lost about 20%. Here look at the Kitco page:
    https://www.kitco.com/
     
    Bill in Burl, Jan 31, 2026 at 8:34 AM
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  6. Pickin and Grinin

    Pickin and Grinin Well-Known Member

    So, who else thinks this is due to a new Fed chair reducing interest rates? I think it has a lot to do with it. We'll see.
     
    Pickin and Grinin, Jan 31, 2026 at 10:26 AM
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  7. -jeffB

    -jeffB Greshams LEO Supporter

    I'm seeing a report that China halted trading in a big silver fund (and several oil funds) on Friday (their time):

    https://www.fxleaders.com/news/2026...aused-china-acts-to-limit-speculative-losses/

    It sounds like retail investors were getting whipped into even more of a frenzy there. I can't imagine things will be much calmer when those markets open Monday, given silver's global trajectory through the end of Friday.
     
    -jeffB, Jan 31, 2026 at 10:29 AM
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  8. -jeffB

    -jeffB Greshams LEO Supporter

    My take is that everyone was expecting the nomination and installation of someone who will compliantly drop interest rates when they're told; instead, they're getting someone who at least in the past was quite hawkish.

    I'm hoping for the most that I feel I can hope for these days - that someone good gets nominated by mistake.
     
    -jeffB, Jan 31, 2026 at 10:35 AM
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  9. Collecting Nut

    Collecting Nut Borderline Hoarder

    It’s not being manipulated at all. It’s political reasons behind the sell off and what is taking place in the world’s economy. Thus sell off started Thursday night in the overseas markets and spread to our daytime trading. Things will settle down, fears will be relieved and then it’s all uphill for all of the PM’s and the stock market.
     
    Collecting Nut, Jan 31, 2026 at 10:51 AM
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  10. Randy Abercrombie

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    Yeah, there are certainly a myriad of political and geopolitical irons in the fire.... I am more of a mind that the rise was so dramatic and unrealistic that this lies more in the arena of a correction than anything else. At least that is what my Magic 8-Ball says....
     
    Randy Abercrombie, Jan 31, 2026 at 11:18 AM
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  11. ToughCOINS

    ToughCOINS Dealer Member Moderator

    I think it has far more to do with folks’ limited perceptions of what this Chairman can / will do than with reality. Along with lower interest rates, whether to stimulate the economy and / or reduce current debt service, will come increased debt. We are trapped by our past indulgences, and future austerity is all that can dig us out. There is no soft landing . . . The sooner we accept that, the sooner we dig out.
     
    ToughCOINS, Jan 31, 2026 at 11:25 AM
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  12. Randy Abercrombie

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    Well said.
     
    Randy Abercrombie, Jan 31, 2026 at 11:31 AM
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  13. rte

    rte Well-Known Member

    China's Friday is before our US Friday.:wideyed:
    I'd be curious about this FIRST full-day suspension ON January 22.
    Where would someone find that information?
    Might be a little indicator of Friday slight dip o_O
     
    rte, Jan 31, 2026 at 11:44 AM
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  14. rte

    rte Well-Known Member

    How about Folks Limited Purchases? o_O
    If the public buys more, the .gov collects more taxes...if not wasted :wideyed: could lower the debt?
    Lower interest rates are supposed to get that done.
     
    rte, Jan 31, 2026 at 11:52 AM
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  15. ToughCOINS

    ToughCOINS Dealer Member Moderator

    I‘m not all that optimistic about the stimulation of the economy under our present circumstances.

    The people who can already afford their needs aren’t likely to increase their spending with the loosening of credit. Why? Because prices in USD will rise and deter them from buying things they already feel are nominally too expensive.

    You are probably right that people who “need” things will likely buy them as soon as cheap credit becomes available to them. Unfortunately, they make up the preponderance of unqualified / underqualified borrowers who eventually default and cost the rest of us more in higher prices, higher taxes or both.
     
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    ToughCOINS, Jan 31, 2026 at 12:14 PM
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