MarketGauge investment strategist Michelle Schneider recommends keeping an eye on silver

The Gulf War has paralyzed a leading gold hub. Will prices spike?

Fears of high interest rates and a strong dollar put pressure on the price

"A benchmark in an opaque environment": gold is down 5% after a four-day rally

U.S. stocks fell sharply after the start of trading on Tuesday, March 3 - the fourth day of the war between the United States and Iran. Moreover, quotations fell more than a day earlier, when the U.S. stock exchanges opened for the first time since the conflict began. Investors are concerned about oil, which has risen to a maximum of almost two years and the possibility that the confrontation in the Middle East may be prolonged.

U.S. stocks fall more than 2%, fear index soars: Wall Street selloff

NVIDIA Corporation

Hims & Hers Health, Inc.

Nexstar Media Group, Inc.

TEGNA Inc.

The Kroger Co.

BILL Holdings, Inc.

Strategy Inc

Roivant Sciences Ltd.

Under Armour, Inc.

Microchip Technology Incorporated

IREN Limited

Daily review and forecast of events on the U.S. stock market from Mikhail Denislamov, Deputy Director of Freedom Capital Markets Research.<br>

Morning in New York: positive momentum looking for a foothold

Gold in the morning of February 9 cost a little above $5 thousand, silver - $81.5. The two metals were able to recoup some of their losses after the historic collapse in late January - early February. One of its reasons was the mass arrival of retail investors to the market with the rapid growth of prices. And the bull market, according to John Templeton, one of the greatest investors of the twentieth century, "dies in euphoria". How will events in the metals market develop further?

How retail investors crashed gold and silver prices 

Blackrock Silver Corp.

Core Silver Corp.

They seized the opportunity to buy an attractive asset cheaper: at the end of January, silver fell in price by almost 30%

Retail investors put nearly $500 million into silver last week

Alphabet Inc.

Investors continued to exit risk assets on Thursday, February 5. This led to capital outflow from technology stocks and cryptocurrencies. Additional pressure on the market was exerted by macro data: unemployment in the U.S. was higher than expected. The S&amp;P 500 fell below the values of early January for the first time this year, CNBC <a href="https://www.cnbc.com/2026/02/04/stock-market-today-live-updates.html">noted</a>. And the Nasdaq 100 experienced the worst three-day decline since April, Bloomberg <a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-02-04/asian-stocks-to-fall-as-tech-led-drop-gains-pace-markets-wrap">writes</a>.

Nasdaq suffered its strongest three-day collapse since April, bitcoin fell in price to $63,000

Bian Ximing formed the largest "short" in silver in Shanghai

Trader who made $3 billion on gold bets on silver's fall

Sony Group Corporation

HP Inc.

Dell Technologies Inc.

Acer Incorporated

ASUSTeK Computer Inc.

Silver collapsed after a speculative rally and tighter margin requirements. Alphabet shares sagged amid record plans to invest in AI infrastructure. These and other topics - in our review of key events by the morning of February 5.

Highlights for this morning: silver collapsed, PC makers ponder memory from China

Bloomberg analyst Mike McGlone thinks silver could fall to $50 an ounce

Silver collapsed more than 16%, reversing a two-day recovery

Precious metals prices reversed after the sharpest two-day collapse in decades

Gold is approaching its best day since 2008, silver is up 10%. What's next?

The market was supported by good data on manufacturing activity