2026-01-12 19:52:27

Mainstream financial media has been curiously quiet about the explosive moves happening in precious metals lately. Gold and silver just hit record highs, yet the coverage remains surprisingly muted. A casual mention here and there—oh, gold is up a bit today, nothing worth getting excited about—completely undersells what's actually happening in the markets.

Here's the reality: gold surged roughly $115 in a single trading session, marking the largest one-day price jump in the entire history of gold trading. That's not a minor blip. That's a seismic shift in the precious metals space. Yet this monumental move barely made a dent in the financial news cycle.

This disconnect between what's objectively happening—record prices, historic daily gains—and how it's being portrayed raises questions about media priorities and whether alternative assets deserve more serious attention in mainstream financial discussions.

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Hash_Bandit

· 01-15 18:16

ngl, the media blackout on this gold move is wild... reminds me of how they treated early btc surges, always downplaying until it's too late to matter. $115 spike in a day isn't noise, that's hashrate-level disruption in a supposedly stable market lol

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CoinBasedThinking

· 01-15 17:17

Mainstream media is pretending to be asleep. The recent surge in gold prices has directly broken historical records, yet they are still downplaying it. It's really laughable.

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ReverseTradingGuru

· 01-14 21:18

Mainstream media pretend to be asleep; they turn a blind eye even as gold hits a new all-time high. This tactic is truly clever.

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FreeMinter

· 01-13 15:38

NGL, mainstream media is really sleeping. They can ignore the fact that gold's single-day increase broke historical records.

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FlatlineTrader

· 01-12 20:22

Are mainstream media pretending to be asleep? They didn't say a word about the biggest single-day increase in gold history, it's outrageous.

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DAOdreamer

· 01-12 20:21

Gold rises $115 in one day to hit a new all-time high, yet mainstream media act as if they haven't seen it—this move is absolutely brilliant.

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DevChive

· 01-12 20:20

Mainstream media collectively turn a deaf ear and mute, while gold soars by $115 in a single day—no one says a word, it's outrageous.

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just_vibin_onchain

· 01-12 20:10

Mainstream media are really turning a blind eye; gold rises $115 in a day and no one says a word --- This historic surge in gold prices, and the news is as if nothing happened --- Gold and silver soaring to new highs, but mainstream financial media are just downplaying it... something's off --- A $115 surge in a day and only superficial reports? The media really has a problem --- The biggest daily increase in gold history, and it didn't even make the headlines, hilarious --- Why do major events involving alternative assets remain silent in the media, while they hype up trivial matters --- Record-breaking surge in gold prices but met with indifference by the media—there's definitely a story here --- Reporters are really good at picking news; the gold myth is being turned into a minor ripple --- A historic gap in gold prices, and mainstream media: I didn't see anything

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HodlTheDoor

· 01-12 19:56

Mainstream media must really be asleep; no one is taking seriously the historic surge in gold prices.

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