空头盛宴！黄金日内暴跌超200美元，创四年最大跌幅

Group 1 - Gold experienced its largest drop in four years, falling over $200 and closing below $4,130 after reaching a historical high above $4,380 [2] - Silver also saw a significant decline, dropping over 7% in the same trading session [2] - The recent surge in gold prices had pushed technical indicators into extreme overbought territory, while a strengthening dollar made precious metals more expensive for buyers [2] Group 2 - Global demand for precious metals as a safe haven appears to be cooling, with the seasonal gold buying frenzy in India coming to an end [5] - Traders are increasingly concerned about corrections and consolidations in the market, which may limit the extent of any pullbacks due to potential buying interest [5] Group 3 - Commodity traders have lost access to valuable data from the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) due to the U.S. government shutdown, which may lead to larger speculative positions in the gold and silver futures markets [6] - The absence of holding data occurs at a delicate time, making speculative long positions in gold and silver more susceptible to corrections [8] Group 4 - The options trading volume for the largest gold exchange-traded fund (ETF) reached a record high, with over 2 million contracts traded in just two days [8] - Despite the current volatility, the absolute scale of gold held by the ETF has not yet reached past peaks, indicating that upward momentum may continue for a while [8] - Silver has retraced from nearly 80% gains year-to-date, with market sentiment wavering below $50, but it may stabilize as long as gold remains relatively strong [8]