A whale accumulated 1,066 XAUT at an average price of $5,261, longing silver and gold and shorting Nvidia.

Jan. 30 — Spartan Capital Securities analyst Peter Cardi noted a pullback in gold and silver futures may signal the metals have hit a recent peak. “We believe this reversal is significant,” he said. Gold spot prices are down more than 4%, while silver spot prices have fallen nearly 6%.

**January 30 – Per CBS News and other outlets, citing anonymous U.S. officials on January 29, the U.S. Navy has deployed an additional warship to the Middle East: the USS Delbert D. Black destroyer has arrived in the region in the past 48 hours. This brings the total number of U.S. destroyers in the Middle East to six, along with one aircraft carrier and three other littoral combat ships.**

January 30 — Per monitoring by HyperInsight (https://t.me/HyperInsight), Huang Licheng (nicknamed "Brother Ma Ji") has faced frequent liquidations from his crypto address during tonight’s market downturn, with daily losses reaching up to $2 million. As of now, only 2,500 ETH long positions remain in the address, carrying a current floating loss of over $430,000 and a liquidation price of $2,786.64.

As of Jan 29, AI Auntie’s tracking reveals the "BTC OG Insider Whale" address—after adding to its position on Jan 28—currently holds a $704M long position. It has a realized loss of $84M, with a drawdown of up to $53M amid the past two hours’ market downturn.

**Global Risk Assets Slide Sharply Amid Escalating Geopolitical Tensions (Jan 29)** Geopolitical tensions flared on January 29, driving sharp declines across global mainstream risk assets: ### U.S. Equities The Nasdaq 100 extended losses to 2%, the S&P 500 fell more than 1%, and the Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped 0.5%. Crypto-related stocks led the downturn: - MicroStrategy (MSTR): -6.88% - Coinbase (COIN): -4.37% - Robinhood (HOOD): -1.67% - DraftKings (SBET): -5.12% - BMNR: -7.83% - CRCL: -7.18% ### Precious Metals Spot gold tumbled through three consecutive round-number levels in 30 minutes, last trading at $5,155 per ounce—down over $400 from its intraday high. Spot silver plummeted 8% at one point; it earlier hit $121 per ounce, now trading at $108.23 (a drop of more than $15 from its daily peak). ### Cryptocurrencies Bitcoin slid from ~$88k to ~$84,500 since the U.S. stock market opened. Ethereum briefly dipped below $2,800, SOL fell under $118

January 29 – Market analyst Jeremy Boulton noted traders shouldn’t be overly concerned about the U.S. dollar, as it has shown significant resilience. What they should really watch is gold: its price has surged in an extremely volatile fashion, sharply raising the risk of a market reversal—especially since some investors view the metal as safer than the global reserve currency. Gold prices have jumped more than 27% so far this month. While nearly everyone is talking about the rally, very few actual traders have taken positions in the metal. Current long positions are even smaller than they were at the start of 2025, when Trump returned to office and sparked a trade war. This signals the current wave of buying is different in nature. The gold rally is extremely distorted right now, and any extreme trend should be approached with caution. (Jin10)