Report Summary 1. Report Industry Investment Rating No information provided on the report industry investment rating. 2. Core View of the Report On December 23, 2025, the main contract of Shanghai silver futures reached a new historical high, which was the result of the resonance of macro - easing expectations, the explosion of industrial demand, geopolitical risk - aversion sentiment, and the market short - squeeze logic. In the short term, Shanghai silver is likely to continue its strong and volatile pattern [9]. 3. Summary by Relevant Catalogs 3.1 Futures Market - **Contract Market**: On December 23, 2025, the main 2602 contract of Shanghai silver futures continued its strong upward trend, reaching a maximum of 16,573 yuan/kg during the session and closing at 16,441 yuan/kg, with a daily increase of 4.30%. The market was bullish [2]. - **Variety Market**: The trading volume of the main 2602 contract of Shanghai silver futures on that day was 1,230,157 lots, a decrease of about 27.8% compared with the previous trading day, indicating that funds were more cautious due to high - level fluctuations. The open interest remained relatively high at 340,510 lots, slightly decreasing from the previous day, showing that the long - position structure was still stable. The market showed the characteristic of "decreasing volume and rising price", reflecting intensified high - level gaming among funds and a dominant bullish sentiment [5]. - **Spot Market Data**: On December 23, 2025, domestic silver spot prices also reached new records. The prices of national standard No. 1, No. 2, and No. 3 silver were 16,340 yuan/kg, 16,325 yuan/kg, and 16,310 yuan/kg respectively, all rising by 320 yuan/kg compared with the previous day. The narrowing of the discount reflected the tight supply of spot silver and an increased expectation of physical delivery [6]. 3.2 Influencing Factors - **Macro - aspect**: The strengthening of interest - rate cut expectations and geopolitical risk - aversion led to a concentrated release of precious - metal buying. The US dollar index continued to weaken, and the RMB against the US dollar broke through 7.02. Tensions in the Middle East and the escalation of Ukraine's attacks on Russia's "shadow fleet" drove global risk - averse funds to flow into precious - metal assets [8]. - **Technical - aspect**: The daily MACD indicator of the Shanghai silver 2602 contract continued to run above the zero - axis, with the fast and slow lines in a long - position arrangement, indicating a stable upward trend. The daily KDJ indicator continued to give a bullish signal, and the RSI indicator rose but did not enter the overbought range, suggesting sufficient short - term upward momentum [8].

1. Report Industry Investment Rating - Not provided in the content 2. Core Viewpoints of the Report - The Fed's internal calls for interest rate cuts are rising again, with the probability of a 25 - basis - point rate cut in December at 81%. The precious metals market has strongly rebounded and broken through the previous shock range. In the short term, there are no clear positive factors in the precious metals market, and the Fed's interest rate cut expectations may continue to fluctuate. Gold prices are likely to move in a range. In the long term, the US debt pressure is intensifying, investors' confidence in the US dollar is weakening, and gold is still attractive as a hedge against US dollar credit. The central bank's gold purchases also support long - term gold prices. The focus ranges are 920 - 960 yuan/gram for the Shanghai Gold 2602 contract and 11700 - 12500 yuan/kg for the Shanghai Silver 2602 contract [2] 3. Summary by Relevant Catalogs 3.1 Futures Market - Shanghai Gold main contract closing price: 946.5 yuan/gram, up 16.18; Shanghai Silver main contract closing price: 12127 yuan/kg, up 319. - Shanghai Gold main contract open interest: 181169 lots, up 16549; Shanghai Silver main contract open interest: 366660 lots, up 19192. - Shanghai Gold main contract top 20 net positions: 110012 lots, up 3392; Shanghai Silver main contract top 20 net positions: 88690 lots, down 2786. - Gold warehouse receipts: 90423 kg, down 3; Silver warehouse receipts: 540572 kg, up 8273 [2] 3.2 Spot Market - Shanghai Non - ferrous Metals Network gold spot price: 925.39 yuan/gram, down 2.11; Shanghai Non - ferrous Metals Network silver spot price: 11818 yuan/kg, down 97. - Shanghai Gold main contract basis: - 4.93 yuan/gram, down 5.49; Shanghai Silver main contract basis: 10 yuan/kg, down 225 [2] 3.3 Supply and Demand Situation - Gold ETF holdings: 1040.86 tons, up 0.29; Silver ETF holdings: 15511.81 tons, up 253.89. - Gold CFTC non - commercial net positions: 231956 contracts, down 20952; Silver CTFC non - commercial net positions: 46217 contracts, down 3522. - Total gold supply (quarterly): 1248.76 tons, up 42.73; Total silver supply (annually): 987.8 million troy ounces, down 21.4. - Total gold demand (quarterly): 1313.07 tons, up 86.25; Total global silver demand (annually): 1195 million ounces, down 47.4 [2] 3.4 Option Market - 20 - day historical volatility of gold: 22.26%, up 0.14; 40 - day historical volatility of gold: 28.43%, up 0.04. - At - the - money call option implied volatility of gold: 24.37%, up 2.28; At - the - money put option implied volatility of gold: 24.38%, up 2.29 [2] 3.5 Industry News - The US and Ukraine completed a new 19 - point peace agreement draft, but sensitive issues remain to be decided. European countries warned that an agreement cannot be quickly reached, and Russia said the peace plan is not constructive. - Fed Governor Waller advocated a December interest rate cut due to a weak labor market. San Francisco Fed President Daly supported a rate cut next month, believing the risk of a sudden deterioration in the job market is greater [2]