2026-01-20 05:33:14

Retail investors are rewriting the landscape of the silver market.

Recently, I looked into some data and found that the situation is indeed quite intense—retail investors are pouring into the silver market at an unprecedented speed, making this commodity one of the most crowded investment assets right now.

Just looking at the performance over the past 30 days reveals the trend. Retail investors have collectively purchased $921.8 million worth of silver ETFs, with iShares Silver Trust (SLV) becoming the main driver of inflows. This fund saw a single-day inflow of $69.2 million from retail investors last Wednesday, which is the second-largest single-day inflow since 2021.

From this momentum, it’s clear that retail enthusiasm for silver has reached new heights. When so many people are optimistic about a particular asset simultaneously, market congestion also surges. This phenomenon often signals some noteworthy market changes.

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Layer2Observer

· 8h ago

Hmm... $920 million flowing in sounds pretty crazy, but to clarify—such unilateral inflows usually indicate a reverse signal, and this has happened several times in history.

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OvertimeSquid

· 8h ago

Wait, is this a replay of 2021? Back then, silver was also going crazy like this. So, what happened? I'm really a bit worried about retail investors rushing in blindly.

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ParallelChainMaxi

· 8h ago

Retail investors are starting to band together again, this time with silver? Be careful not to get caught, brothers. The silver market is really crowded this time, which feels like a warning sign. $900 million flowing into SLV, this number is a bit scary... Is another hot asset about to crash? History always repeats itself. Places where retail investors gather are often traps, be cautious. Crowded markets = the easiest to crash markets, this logic is solid. $69 million inflow into SLV in a single day? The hype seems a bit excessive.

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BankruptcyArtist

· 8h ago

Here comes the harvest again, right? --- SLV does this wave seem a bit suspicious... --- Retail investors rush in en masse, can we make money this time... --- Invested 900 million, just wait to be trapped haha --- Crowded things usually fall --- Silver? Or should we first check how much is left in our accounts --- This is probably the top of the history, I bet five bucks --- This wave of retail investors is collectively FOMO... --- Feeling sorry for that $69.2 million... --- Feels like another trap again

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