Gold $XAU is up 11% from its bottom and is now back above $4,880, adding roughly $3.07 trillion in market value in just 30 hours.
Silver $XAG has moved even faster—up almost 20% from its bottom, now trading above $85.5, adding around $800 billion in the same time frame.
That’s nearly $4 trillion recovered in 30 hours, roughly 35% of the entire crypto market’s total capitalization—and it happened quietly.
While crypto is often seen as the fastest-moving asset class, this move is a reminder that traditional markets still have the ability to reprice value at massive scale when conviction returns. Gold and silver didn’t need hype, narratives, or viral momentum. Capital simply rotated back to assets with deep liquidity, long-standing trust, and global recognition.
This doesn’t diminish crypto’s role—it reframes it. Markets don’t move in isolation. Capital flows where confidence, liquidity, and opportunity align. Sometimes innovation leads. Sometimes history does.
Understanding these shifts isn’t about choosing sides. It’s about recognizing where money moves when sentiment changes—and why paying attention beyond one market matters more than ever.