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JP Morgan bought ~$250 million worth of silver right at the bottom of the crash on Friday. They've historically manipulated the price of metals via short position spoofing. Some of their traders have even gone to jail because of it. 8 banks were prosecuted through 2023 for artificially suppressing prices. The rally since then shows what happens when "supply deficits meet a previously manipulated market." More about this timeline at the linked Substack.
https://navnoorbawa.substack.com/p/eight-banks-paid-13b-for-silver-manipulation
Other than some profit taking, the crash was triggered by 2 things: an increase in margin requirements and the announcement of a hawkish federal reserve chairman. People assume that Kevin Warsh will make decisions that will maintain the value of the dollar. This created a cascading liquidation which brought silver from $120 to $75 before closing at $85. Gold lost 12% as well.
@nerdy, the reason the Shanghai price is still at $120 is that they were already closed for the weekend when the crash began. They also require delivery of the contract whereas COMEX is 98% futures paper trading. The London exchange also mysteriously gone offline for an hour on Friday.