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Raising Margin Requirements

The CME has raised margin requirements for gold, silver, palladium, and platinum for the second time in three days.

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Gold and silver prices fell on Wednesday as investors took profits following a historic rally and after CME Group raised margin requirements on precious metal futures for the second time in a week. Spot gold slipped 0.1% to $4,339.89 an ounce, while spot silver dropped 5.6% to $72.15, retreating after recently topping $80.

Despite the pullback, both metals are ending a blockbuster year. Gold is up more than 64% year-to-date, its best annual performance since 1979, supported by U.S. rate cuts, tariff concerns, and strong ETF and central bank demand. Silver has surged nearly 150% this year, also its strongest since 1979, driven by tight supply, strong Indian and industrial demand, and tariffs. CME said the margin hikes reflect heightened market volatility and require traders to post more collateral, a move that has recently pressured futures prices.

The bears and bulls are waiving their arms and spinning their fixed narratives, while volatility increases. Insights will ignore both, and listen to energy into the decline. Accumulation, an increase in energy into the decline, would support continuation.

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