2025-12-31 15:22:41

Year-end market performance once again reveals the brutal truth of the market. On the last day of 2025, gold and silver staged textbook-level plunges—these two assets, which achieved their strongest annual performance in decades (silver up 160% for the year, gold breaking new historical highs), experienced a bloodbath of profit-taking at year’s end. Traders frantically exited positions in the final moments, locking in annual gains.

This sudden plunge exposes several truths: no bull market can escape the curse of year-end harvesting, and even the strongest upward trends will eventually face a correction. From precious metals to cryptocurrencies ($ZEC, $UNI, $CHZ, etc.), this pattern repeats almost every year—when everyone is convinced that "there are higher highs after new highs," the market resets in the most straightforward way.

This single-day crash, seemingly abrupt, is actually a wake-up call to the frenzy since the beginning of the year. Can your holdings withstand such volatility? Is this a mid-cycle pause in a bull market, or the night before a trend reversal? Looking forward to genuine position-sharing in the comments.

ZEC4,52%

UNI-2,5%

CHZ-6,37%

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RektRecorder

· 15h ago

Coming back to this again? Every year at the end of the year, a wave of sell-offs happens. The 160% increase in silver was directly cut back, and I just laughed. Holdings? I already sold out long ago. If you don’t believe me, check my Twitter records... I’ve seen bloodbaths before. Is this really a reversal this time or just another game to harvest the chives? Who knows. Anyway, I’m sitting tight with cash as king. It’s the same script every year, just waiting to see who takes the final position.

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ReverseTradingGuru

· 23h ago

Oh no, here it comes again—the annual harvest festival. Silver rose 160% but still couldn't avoid the final blow. This is the market. I'm used to it by now, every year it's the same routine, next year I'll get my face slapped again. By the way, this plunge is basically a lesson for retail investors. Precious metals plummeted, and crypto didn't fare much better—both suffer together. They say new highs come after new highs, but one statement from the institutions and everyone runs away. Honestly, I find this kind of market situation a bit exciting now—it's a chance to buy the dip. But who really dares to increase their position at this time? It's all talk. The New Year’s curse is just a trap; every year, we jump right into it.

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ClassicDumpster

· 23h ago

Here it comes again, the annual year-end show I knew would happen Thinking of fully exiting with only 160% profit in silver? Nice try, the big players have already had their eyes on you Speaking of which, this plunge is indeed fierce, but why does no one mention the profits made earlier? Only focusing on the losses? The real question is—do you have a take-profit plan, or are you just planning to hold on all the way until dawn? If this wave reverses, I’ll be live streaming while eating my keyboard, but honestly, who knows?

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CryptoMotivator

· 23h ago

Here we go again, the annual New Year's "harvesting" script I’m tired of. Someone who dares to go all-in after a 160% increase in silver must be about to cry this time.

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MEVSandwichMaker

· 23h ago

Silver rises 160% and you're willing to go all in—that's the result of getting cut. I've seen this year-end harvesting routine every year, why can't I change it? It feels like gambling, betting it will go up, betting it won't crash at the end of the year. You should have run early; greed really can kill you. That's why I say avoid year-end market trends; they're too risky.

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StableCoinKaren

· 23h ago

Another year-end harvest show, the 160% increase in silver is gone just like that, truly incredible. But then again, who hasn't stood guard at a high level? Consider this plunge as tuition fees. The sudden plunge in silver was predictable; year-end selling has been the same routine for years. I'm still holding my position, watching it turn green and panic-inducing—that's the market. Regretting selling too early, cutting losses too late, you can never get this timing right. Is the trend reversal a real change or just a halftime break? Honestly, I don't quite understand either; just survive for now. Gold hitting a new all-time high a few days ago, then crashing down—this psychological tactic is truly brilliant. It was the same last year at this time; the market loves to slap you when you're most confident. The year-end harvest curse really exists; I need to add a calendar reminder.

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CounterIndicator

· 23h ago

Oh no, here we go again. It's the same routine every year. I knew I shouldn't have chased the highs until the end of the year. Can't make the last minute money, and I got cut again this time. Silver's 160% increase was immediately halved, truly incredible... If I had known earlier, I would have sold everything on Christmas Eve. Greed really is the original sin. After such a shakeout, is there still hope? The rebound needs to be strong enough.

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