外媒：散户投资者将创纪录的资金投入白银

Group 1 - Retail investors are rapidly purchasing silver, making it the most crowded commodity trading target in the current market, with a total inflow of $921.8 million into silver-linked ETFs over the past 30 days [2] - The iShares Silver Trust ETF recorded a single-day retail inflow of $69.2 million on January 14, marking the second-highest single-day inflow since 2021 [2] - The iShares ETF has seen a year-to-date increase of 31.3% and a 12-month cumulative increase of 210.9%, with silver prices reaching $91.90 per ounce on January 15 [2] Group 2 - The current silver market differs significantly from the 2021 bull market, which was driven by meme stocks; the current rise is supported by more solid and specific logic [3] - Vanda Research emphasizes that the current accumulation of funds has surpassed the peak levels seen in 2021, suggesting that silver should be viewed as a "core macro trading asset" rather than a short-term speculative target [3] - Retail investors are not only actively investing in long products but are also significant participants in the ProShares UltraShort Silver ETF, which offers returns equivalent to double the daily decline in silver prices [3]