Silver just locked in something we haven't seen in over four decades. The 12-month chart is showing a gain north of 100%—first time since 1979 that this metal's pulled off a full-year double.
This isn't your typical market behavior. When precious metals start moving like this, it's usually telling you something bigger is shifting underneath. Could be inflation fears, currency concerns, or just smart money rotating into hard assets.
The people holding physical assets? They're eating well right now. While paper burns, tangible value keeps stacking. Whether you're in metals, crypto, or other real assets, this kind of price action validates the whole thesis about moving away from purely fiat exposure.
Worth noting: 1979 was also a pretty wild year for commodities. History doesn't repeat, but it sure loves to rhyme.
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AirdropDreamer
· 10h ago
Silver is doubling, the first time since 1979... this time is really a bit different
Fiat currency is depreciating, physical assets are the real deal, friends hoarding silver and copper are making a killing this time
History doesn't repeat itself, but it always loves to rhyme, this saying is spot on
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Is the madness of 1979 reappearing? I think it's uncertain, but hard assets are indeed worth following
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This wave of silver price rise is indeed fierce, but the question arises—how much room is there left?
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It's true that fiat currency is depreciating, but is physical silver really more stable than encryption... I'm a bit skeptical
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A 100% rise... is this the rhythm of a big market coming?
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Smart money is all about buying the dip in hard assets, while retail investors are still burning in fiat currency, the gap is indeed real.
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consensus_failure
· 10h ago
Silver prices doubled? Only seen once since 1979, quite intense.
Fiat money is burning, physical assets are piling up, that's why we need to allocate hard assets.
Wait, is this round really loose or just a rotation of funds? Feels a bit unreal.
History doesn’t repeat itself but loves to rhyme; it's not wrong to say that, but you can't believe it all.
Holding physical assets feels great right now, I've already entered a position long ago.
With such strong inflation expectations, is fiat really going to collapse?
With silver rising this time, will the next be other assets?
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ShibaOnTheRun
· 10h ago
Silver this wave? Really outrageous, it's the first time doubling since 1979... Now the paper money is indeed a bit panicky.
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LiquidityNinja
· 10h ago
The idea of silver doubling... to be honest, it feels a bit ridiculous, the first time since 1979? What kind of crazy market would that take?
I believe that fiat currency is really depreciating. But the problem is, at the current price of physical assets, how much capital is needed to buy the dip? As a commoner like me, I can only watch.
The phrase "history rhymes" is classic, but what will the next rhyme be? Who can predict?
Coin holders are making money while I'm just sipping soup, and that's where the gap comes from.
Silver just locked in something we haven't seen in over four decades. The 12-month chart is showing a gain north of 100%—first time since 1979 that this metal's pulled off a full-year double.
This isn't your typical market behavior. When precious metals start moving like this, it's usually telling you something bigger is shifting underneath. Could be inflation fears, currency concerns, or just smart money rotating into hard assets.
The people holding physical assets? They're eating well right now. While paper burns, tangible value keeps stacking. Whether you're in metals, crypto, or other real assets, this kind of price action validates the whole thesis about moving away from purely fiat exposure.
Worth noting: 1979 was also a pretty wild year for commodities. History doesn't repeat, but it sure loves to rhyme.