The recent surge in silver prices has indeed been astonishing; it's reported that the U.S. Mint has even suspended the sale of silver coins today.
To help everyone keep track of market trends, the following are investment instruments for going long or short on silver in the U.S. and Hong Kong stock markets:
Regarding the 2026 silver price targets predicted by major investment banks, I've specially compiled and summarized them for everyone:
Bank of America: 309 Citigroup: 100+ UBS: 100+ Goldman Sachs: 100+ HSBC: 88 Saxo: 70
Looking back at current market performance, silver prices have already strongly reached 89 before half of January is over. Notably, even though CME (Chicago Mercantile Exchange) has continuously raised margin requirements, it seems unable to curb this upward momentum. Under such market conditions, what do you think the future price could reach?
Imagine this: if Trump were to successfully acquire Greenland, which mining company in the U.S. stock market would benefit the most? Would it be directly entering the market to massively exploit rare earth resources?
$CRML
Critical Metals currently holds the Tanbreez rare earth project in Greenland, which is widely recognized as one of the largest rare earth deposits in the world outside of China. It is reported that the majority of its production capacity has already been pre-sold to customers in the United States and Europe, with plans to officially launch operations this上半年.
Looking back, the Trump administration previously showed interest in investing and providing loan support, making the connection quite evident.
Of course, this could also be part of Trump's grand vision for the midterm elections. It's realistically challenging to fully take over Greenland in the short term. Therefore, a more prudent strategy might be to accumulate positions at lower prices, patiently awaiting the gradual release of subsequent positive news.
Powell faced Trump's pressure directly this time, showing a firm stance: clearly stating that his duty is not to obey individuals, and also indicating he won't be intimidated by related accusations.
But this inevitably leads us to ponder a question: If the leadership were truly changed and a significant rate cut were initiated, would the market really experience a 'frenzied bull market'?
Next week, the Q4 earnings season for U.S. stocks will officially kick off. To help everyone stay in tune with market trends, we've outlined several key milestones and stocks worth watching:
**Tuesday (January 13)**
* **$JPM JPMorgan Chase**: As a major industry leader, its performance not only determines the direction of the banking sector but may also drive short-term market movements, making it a "must-watch". * **$DAL Delta Air Lines**: Its data serves as an important barometer for business travel activity and overall consumer economic conditions.
**Wednesday (January 14)**
* **$BAC Bank of America**, **$C Citigroup**, **$WFC Wells Fargo**: All three are systemically important banks; pay close attention to their net interest margin performance.
**Thursday (January 15)**
* **$TSM TSMC**, **$MS Morgan Stanley**, **$BLK BlackRock**, **$GS Goldman Sachs** will release their earnings. * Among them, **TSMC** is akin to a "thermometer" for real chip demand, as its results directly relate to the core narrative driving today's market, making it extremely important! * **BlackRock**'s data reflects institutional fund flows and significantly influences overall market sentiment. Focus primarily on its AUM (assets under management) growth, fee rate levels, and ETF inflow dynamics.
Given the strong performance of the drone sector yesterday, the widespread rally has drawn significant attention. We've compiled a comprehensive list of U.S. drone-related stocks for 2026. Please review and check whether your investment portfolio already includes any of the following:
Please pay attention to two important time points for the U.S. stock market today:
First, at 21:30, the December non-farm data and unemployment rate will be released; if the employment data is worse than expected, it will be seen as positive.
Second, at 23:00, the U.S. Supreme Court may issue its ruling on Trump's tariffs (the first opinion day); if the ruling declares them illegal, it will also be positive.
The Reddit US stock popularity ranking as of January 8 has been updated. As a barometer of retail investor sentiment in the US stock market, this ranking is comparable to China's 'East Money Stock Forum' and holds significant reference value. The latest data shows that APLD has successfully climbed to the 2nd position on the popularity list due to its outstanding performance.
Below are the specific rankings and mention counts:
1. $SPY (SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust), mentioned 324 times 2. $APLD (Applied Blockchain), mentioned 238 times 3. $NVDA (NVIDIA), mentioned 208 times 4. $ICE (Intercontinental Exchange), mentioned 194 times 5. $ASTS (AST SpaceMobile), mentioned 168 times 6. $MU (Micron Technology), mentioned 102 times 7. $TSLA (Tesla), mentioned 98 times 8. $AAPL (Apple), mentioned 92 times 9. $VOO (Vanguard S&P 500 ETF), mentioned 90 times 10. $DTE (DTE Energy), mentioned 87 times 11. $QQQ (Invesco QQQ ETF), mentioned 86 times 12. $AMD (AMD), mentioned 83 times 13. $PLTR (Palantir), mentioned 81 times 14. $SLV (iShares Silver Trust), mentioned 72 times 15. $AMZN (Amazon), mentioned 70 times 16. $VTI (Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF), mentioned 70 times 17. $RKLB (Rocket Lab USA), mentioned 70 times 18. $GOOG (Alphabet (Google)), mentioned 69 times 19. $META (Meta Platforms (Facebook)), mentioned 63 times 20. $LMT (Lockheed Martin), mentioned 62 times 21. $INTC (Intel), mentioned 59 times 22. $GOOGL (Alphabet (Google)), mentioned 51 times 23. $NFLX (Netflix), mentioned 49 times 24. $ELAB (Elevai Labs), mentioned 48 times 25. $EU (enCore Energy), mentioned 45 times 26. $MSFT (Microsoft), mentioned 43 times 27. $MSTR (MicroStrategy), mentioned 43 times 28. $ONDS (Ondas Holdings), mentioned 41 times 29. $SLS (Sellas Life Sciences), mentioned 39 times 30. $AM (Antero Midstream), mentioned 35 times
At this year's CES, Huang Renxun unveiled Alpamayo, an autonomous driving AI, joining the intense competition with Tesla's FSD. Morgan Stanley (Morgan Stanley) has also pointed out that this year is the eve of industry explosion, making it essential to outline the relevant concept stocks:
Brain (Computing and Decision Layer)
NVDA (NVIDIA) NXPI (NXP Semiconductors) GOOGL (Google-A) U (Unity Software) QCOM (Qualcomm) ARM (Arm Holdings) MBLY (Mobileye Global) TXN (Texas Instruments) TSLA (Tesla) AMBA (Ambarella) MSFT (Microsoft) BIDU (Baidu) BABA (Alibaba) META (Meta Platforms) AMD (Advanced Micro Devices) STM (STMicroelectronics)
**Why did silver prices sharply drop from 80 to 75 in just two days?**
The prediction made by Barron's earlier seems to be coming true. In its January 2nd edition, the cover story titled "Silver Will Soon Face Major Selling Pressure" explicitly pointed out: due to the rebalancing adjustment of the Bloomberg Commodity Index from January 8th to 14th, a silver futures sell-off worth up to $3.8 billion is expected.
**It is particularly noteworthy that**: The data cited in the article comes from JPMorgan.
JPMorgan was once the largest short position holder in the silver market (after facing penalties, its current approach has become more cautious and low-key), and it is also the main counterpart in the recent silver "short squeeze" rally.
This week, some U.S. market clients have reported receiving calls from brokers advising them to short silver, citing the exact factors mentioned above. This situation feels almost premeditated, reminiscent of "taking advantage of the wind."
**The so-called "wind" actually refers to historical patterns:**
Looking back, after a significant surge in silver prices in 2010, the market fell for an entire month during the rebalancing period in January 2011, only regaining upward momentum by month-end. Similarly, in 1980, the same pattern occurred. Historically, there has never been an instance where the market maintained an upward trend during a rebalancing period following a strong year.
This market phenomenon is similar to the "Christmas rally," which not only makes theoretical sense but has also become a strong market consensus as the pattern repeats over time.
Now, the "arrow piercing through the clouds" has been launched; the next focus lies in whether the market forces can fully suppress the bulls until the end of January.
Why is 2025 considered the year of victory for retail investors in the U.S. stock market? This can be clearly seen from the top ten most discussed stocks on Reddit in 2025 and their annual performance data:
Among these, the only losing asset is primarily affected by the performance of Bitcoin. Next, let's take a look at the top ten most popular stocks tracked so far this year:
1. ASTS (AST SpaceMobile): Satellite communications 2. RKLB (Rocket Lab): Large-scale space rockets 3. AMZN (Amazon): Amazon 4. GOOGL (Google): Google 5. NBIS (Nebius): AI 6. RDDT (Reddit): Own platform 7. MU (Micron): Memory chips 8. IREN (Iris Energy): Bitcoin mining/AI data centers 9. SOFI (SoFi): Financial services for young people 10. POET (POET Technologies): Photonic chips
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According to the data from January 5th, the ranking of popular discussions about US stocks on Reddit is as follows. You can compare it with Eastmoney Stock Bar as a barometer for retail investors. Among them, due to the impact of Venezuela, the popularity of CVX has risen to second place:
1. $SPY (SPDR S&P 500 ETF), mentioned 108 times 2. $CVX (Chevron), mentioned 78 times 3. $SLS (Sellas Life Sciences), mentioned 65 times 4. $PLTR (Palantir), mentioned 58 times 5. $NVDA (NVIDIA), mentioned 57 times 6. $QQQ (Invesco QQQ ETF), mentioned 57 times 7. $MU (Micron Technology), mentioned 56 times 8. $TSLA (Tesla), mentioned 52 times 9. $DTE (DTE Energy), mentioned 48 times 10. $SLV (iShares Silver ETF), mentioned 46 times 11. $EU (enCore Energy), mentioned 45 times 12. $VTI (Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF), mentioned 40 times 13. $NKE (Nike), mentioned 35 times 14. $VOO (Vanguard S&P 500 ETF), mentioned 35 times 15. $XOM (Exxon Mobil), mentioned 34 times 16. $ONDS (Ondas Holdings), mentioned 33 times 17. $HAL (Halliburton), mentioned 31 times 18. $AM (Antero Midstream), mentioned 28 times 19. $MSTR (MicroStrategy), mentioned 27 times 20. $ASTS (AST SpaceMobile), mentioned 26 times 21. $RKLB (Rocket Lab USA), mentioned 26 times 22. $AMD (AMD), mentioned 25 times 23. $INTC (Intel), mentioned 20 times 24. $SLB (Schlumberger), mentioned 18 times 25. $RR (Richtech Robotics), mentioned 18 times 26. $AMZN (Amazon), mentioned 17 times 27. $NFLX (Netflix), mentioned 17 times 28. $VT (Vanguard Total World Stock ETF), mentioned 16 times 29. $META (Meta Platforms), mentioned 16 times 30. $VZ (Verizon), mentioned 15 times
If Trump supports the new Venezuelan government coming to power, which companies will benefit from the US stock market?
$CVX
Chevron is the last major oil company in the United States still operating in Venezuela. Despite the sanctions imposed by the United States on Venezuela, CVX still holds the only export license that allows it to import Venezuelan oil into the United States, giving it a unique position in this market.
Therefore, in Maduro's New Year's speech a few days ago, he stated: "If they wish to obtain Venezuelan oil, Venezuela is willing to accept investments from the United States, just like Chevron, anytime, anywhere, and in any way."
On the first trading day after the speech, CVX's stock price rose by 2.3%.
If a pro-American government comes to power, Trump will undoubtedly lift the sanctions. With over 100 years of development, CVX has deep roots in Venezuela and may quickly capture a large portion of the Venezuelan oil market, thus becoming the biggest beneficiary.
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In January, the probability of the Federal Reserve cutting interest rates was only 15%, so relying on this factor to drive market trends seems unrealistic.
However, there is a positive signal: historically, there is a phenomenon known as the "January Effect."
Statistics show that stock market returns in January are usually higher than in other months, and this phenomenon is similar to the holiday market trends, including tax effects, year-end bonuses, and the impact of holidays.
In the past, the "January Effect" has mainly been observed in small-cap stocks, where retail investors are typically the main participants in the market.
Therefore, it is recommended to pay more attention to stocks that are frequently discussed on Reddit.