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Tuesday, September 2, 2025

Silver becomes the latest meme trade... $VIX does something extraordinary!

 You may also want to check out the weekend update linked  

To review last week's action: 

 It appears that traders wanted to raise some cash in order to pump the China India summit, so they sold the S&P at the 4500 (round number) target. It was an easy call.  

$SOX - Recap of Friday's reversal 

 

We also got Gold, and Silver miners right, and that helped lift (2X) Gold miners $NUGT, which closed up +21% for the week! 

 Silver becomes the latest meme trade

Labor Day (Monday) I noticed Silver pushing above $40, and I suspect the reversal is going to look exactly like the one we just saw in copper.   

Checkout the Silver Manipulator I spotted on YouTube less than a minute into the video he falsely claims that a +1% move in Silver is somehow extraordinary?   

A 1% move in Silver is nothing. I wouldn't be surprised to see a 10% move in Silver, after some of the meme trading we've witnessed over the past few years.  

The Broader Market  

This morning (Tuesday) we're seeing US futures slammed, and Germany leading the way lower. 

I spotted this lower target on the $SPX on Friday  

 

We're also seeing rumors that President Trump is in poor health, and some sort of announcement supposedly scheduled for 2PM. This is the chatter I'm seeing on the X platform.   


 $VIX does something extraordinary! 

The $VIX continues to trade below 20 which you would expect during a holiday week, but look where it was hammered (manipulated) this morning.  


 Crypto gets a bounce 

Lately we've seen Crypto getting hammered with Tech stocks, and it will be interesting to see if Crypto and tech stocks continue to move in tandem, or will they diverge? I really don't know, but considering what I'm hearing from the contrarians at CNBC, I wouldn't be surprised to see a divergence. This morning - for instance - were seeing Crypto get a lift, as NASDAQ futures are pointed to a lower (-1%) open. 


Getting back to last week's China Rally up another 2% on Labor Day (Monday)

The China Hang Seng has been bouncing off the 50 day moving average for months, and last week's rally  - to another lower recent high - was no different.
 
Meanwhile look at what's been going on in China   

US Banks Moved $312B in Chinese Drug Money, But Crypto Gets the Blame multiple sources 

 but wait there's more! 

Goldman, Citi lead US banks ploughing billions into China thebusinesstimes.com 

NPR Chicago 

China's Xi hosts Putin and Modi at Shanghai Cooperation Organization summit

 "Chinese President Xi Jinping is hosting a high-profile summit with leaders from Russia, North Korea and India gathering among others in a challenge to U.S. influence."

Alibaba gains $50 billion value after AI progress fuels rally

Also this from China lovin' Bloomberg 


Alibaba Share Surge Adds $50 Billion After AI Revenue Boost

With a government shutdown looming, and that story taking center stage, I would expect to see some choppiness, between now and Thanksgiving, but I'd be looking to sell China, Silver, Crypto, anything, other than the hopelessly rigged US equities market.  

Watch for a sudden reversal in Silver, similar to the one we saw in copper, with the closest near term support being the $34 level, right around where the 200 day moving average is currently trading.  

 


Take Care, AA   

   



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