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Gold Crashes 6%: Liquidity Trap, Not Trend Reversal
Gold futures plunged $281 to $4,615 on March 19, erasing three weeks of gains in a single session. Silver fared worse, collapsing 8.8% to $70.78 — its steepest single-day drop since the January Warsh Shock. The VanEck Gold Miners ETF (GDX) cratered 6.8% to $82.09 on volume 14% above average. The consensus narrative writes itself: the Fed turned hawkish at last week's FOMC, the dollar rallied, and non-yielding assets got repriced. That narrative is half right and entirely misleading. This selloff — which follows yesterday's broad stock and gold decline — is a liquidity event masquerading as a macro repricing, and the distinction matters for anyone deciding whether to buy, hold, or run.
March 19, 2026Read More