Gold prices just ripped to fresh highs. And silver’s following close behind.
Precious metals are exploding in value.
This kind of parabolic surge would traditionally send droves of miners into the hills. Pickaxes in hand, ready to dig themselves a fortune.
But the miners are nowhere to be found.
And the headlines barely mention the price surge.
While the financial media obsesses over AI stocks, tech earnings, Venezuelan oil, Trump’s Fed pick, interest rates and inflation, the real momentum is quietly shifting toward hard assets.
Gold, silver, even copper.
Partially because of its use in the tech sector, and partially due to growing geopolitical concerns. That’s a double catalyst.
Volatility is at an all-time high. And that’s where the money is made.
Look at the parabolic chart below of iSHares Silver Trust (NYSE: SLV). Every candle represents one trading day:
I just took a trade on SLV to lock in one of these fast price swings.
It was a short-term move. I made my trade and stepped aside.
But that doesn’t mean it’s over. Far from it.
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Over the past several weeks, gold and silver have erupted.
Gold broke through $4,500 an ounce for the first time ever on January 6, climbing more than 20% in just three months.
That’s the kind of move you usually see when the market senses something bigger under the surface. Like political and economic uncertainty, inflation pressure, and capital rotation away from risk assets.
Silver has been even wilder. The iShares Silver Trust (NYSE: SLV), the benchmark ETF tracking spot silver, surged nearly 30% since late November. It blasted through multiple resistance levels that held for years.
Spot silver itself recently touched $81 an ounce, its highest level in over four decades. In recent weeks, the volume on SLV exploded to more than three times its daily average.
And it’s not just about safe-haven demand anymore. Silver has an industrial side. It’s used in EV batteries, solar panels, and AI hardware. That adds a whole new layer of momentum.
Even copper is taking advantage of this trend. Prices jumped past $5.30 per pound, their strongest print since the 2022 commodity boom.
Put simply: The metals market is alive again.
My SLV Trade
I’m not “bearish or bullish” when it comes to the precious metals market.
I’m just looking to take advantage of short term momentum.
For example, I recently traded a sharp pullback on SLV because I could tell the chart was overextended.
The price surged to new all-time highs on January 6 and it closed strong near the top.
Just like SLV did a few days earlier on December 26. And the very next trading day, December 29, it fell lower.
The same thing happened after SLV’s spike on January 6 …
On the chart below, every candle represents one trading minute:
I traded this setup with Put contracts.
This isn’t rocket science.
I’m using the same patterns to trade over and over again. And contrary to popular belief, they’re not very complicated.
Now is a perfect time to get involved! This 2026 market is full of volatility.
Rapid 24-hour trades have already shown explosive potential in this market. Just look at the short term setup from SLV …
An upcoming shift in 2026 could send these plays into overdrive.
See how I exploit the hottest momentum in the market:
>> My Strategy For Trading Explosive Short-Term Setups <<
Stay Street Smart,
Jeff Zananiri
