
Watching silver suddenly break down while the broader metals market starts behaving like memecoins really made me pause. Assets we once labeled as safe are no longer immune when crowd behavior takes over. At this point, the market is not being driven by fundamentals alone. Positioning, leverage, and emotional reactions to headlines are clearly steering price. When a trade becomes too crowded, risk stays hidden until everyone tries to exit at the same time. That is when volatility shows up and exposes how fragile the idea of safety really is. To me, this is a reminder that markets are often ruled more by human behavior than logic. Ignoring that reality is how even the safest looking assets can suddenly turn.