Silver’s Historic January Rally Ended by the Biggest Intraday Price Drop

January 2026 will be remembered as a shock month for precious metals, delivering silver’s best performance in decades and volatility that caught even veteran market watchers off guard. Silver price started the year near $70 on January 1 and surged to an all-time nominal high of $121 on January 29—then everything changed. In less than 30 hours, the market violently reversed, with silver plunging from its peak. By Friday afternoon, January 30, prices bottom just below $75 per ounce, marking one of the most brutal daily corrections in silver’s trading history. Gold and the broader precious-metals complex were swept into the chaos as well, with massive upside and downside moves packed into a single week. Silver surged, then crashed in dramatic fashion—listen to understand what unfolded last week behind the price action.