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BREAKING NEWS: MARK IT. THIS IS SOME END OF EMPIRE SHIT FOLKS!
from SGT Report:
From $91 to $76 in less than two hours. This is some end of empire shit folks. Mark it. Mark your calendars. February 4, 2026. This is it. The empire is in its death throes.
Deep Cuts: We Are Witnessing A Tsunami Of Very Painful Layoffs And Closings In 2026
by Michael Snyder, The Economic Collapse Blog:
Do you remember the endless barrage of layoffs and store closings that we experienced during the Great Recession? Well, it is starting to happen again. All over the country, large employers are bringing down the axe really hard. For those that have been laid off, the outlook is not promising at all because competition for good jobs is extremely intense in this very tough economic environment. Meanwhile, stores and restaurants are being permanently shuttered at a blistering pace. We haven’t seen anything quite like this in many years. Of course a major economic meltdown is one of the 10 major trends that we have been anticipating. If a major war with Iran soon erupts, our economic meltdown will get a whole lot worse.
Metal Beats Paper
by Byron King, Daily Reckoning:
Today, we’ll discuss what happened to gold, silver, metals and mining shares last Friday, and how you should play this game from here. (And as I do the last edits on this article on Tuesday morning, silver and gold prices are both up strongly.)
First, I’ll note that yesterday was Groundhog Day. And surely, you’ve seen the movie of that name starring Bill Murray, right? It’s classic Americana.
‼️”SWITZERLAND HAS ZERO STOCK OF SILVER!”‼️
‼️"SWITZERLAND HAS ZERO STOCK OF SILVER!"‼️
"I spoke yesterday with a trusted person who works with one of the largest bullion dealers in Switzerland.
🔥They have ZERO STOCK OF SILVER. ZERO.
They haven't been able to get ANY for MANY WEEKS!!🔥pic.twitter.com/Gcgde8DBSI— SilverTrade (@silvertrade) February 4, 2026
Strong Rally in Gold Back Toward $5,000. Bitcoin Smashed Again
by Mish Shedlock, Mish Talk:
The rising wedge in Bitcoin broke hard. Expect another bear market.
Bitcoin Technical Chart Analysis
- Rising wedge broke sharply lower, as expected.
- A head-and shoulder pattern formed, with a weak right shoulder.
- Bitcoin is right on support now at ~75,000.
- The implied target of a break is ~(75,000 – (126,000 – 75,000)) = ~25,000. There is long-term support at 25,000.
- There is intermediate support at ~54,000. I would expect a bounce there. But a drop to 54,000 would only be a 60 percent decline.
- An 80 percent or greater decline is more typical for a bitcoin bear market. That’s the 25,000 level again.
- An 87 percent decline, hardly unusual, would take bitcoin to 15,000.
I found the smoking gun in $SLV latest 10-Q report. ⚠️
I found the smoking gun in $SLV latest 10-Q report. ⚠️
This is the exact arbitrage the banks exploited (brutally) on Friday and (much less) on Monday. https://t.co/p7ztxtTEL0 pic.twitter.com/7y1L3gRgw7
— JustDario 🏊♂️ (@DarioCpx) February 3, 2026
CNN’s Harry Enten warns Democrats about a “blue state depression” that could make the math harder for them after 2030.
CNN’s Harry Enten warns Democrats about a “blue state depression” that could make the math harder for them after 2030. pic.twitter.com/Ax2M0e2ih2
— Kipp Jones (@misterjkjones) February 2, 2026
Rickards: Buy the Dip
by Jim Rickards, Daily Reckoning:
After a major correction on Friday, gold and silver are dipping again.
As I write, silver is trading at around $81/oz and gold at $4,708. Both are still trading above their Friday lows, which is noteworthy.
And to keep things in perspective, silver is now trading at levels first reached on… January 9th, 2026. And gold is trading at levels last seen on… January 20th, 2026.
Clearly, the bull market was overheated in the short-term. Especially silver.
Making Sense of “Silver Friday’s” Utterly Rigged Nonsense
by Matthew Piepenburg, Von Greyerz:
On Friday, January 30, 2026, the world learned (or rediscovered) just how grotesquely rigged the paper gold and silver markets truly are.
The Great (Yet Familiar) Fall
Despite no change whatsoever in global supply and demand forces, silver went from a $120 near-high on Thursday to a $78 low on Friday, marking this as the largest single-day crash (35%) in the silver market in 44 years.
It goes without saying that such price moves don’t happen naturally.
