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Predictions for gold/silver

ended 27. January 2026

Gold hit $5,000 yesterday and silver hit $100 last week in significant milestones. But what are your predictions for 2026?

  • How high can gold and silver go? What are your predictions for 2026?
  • Or have gold and silver reached their peak? Is it a bubble and could it burst?
  • Any other thoughts?

Responses this morning.

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Gold loves crazy and the world is mad at present, so who knows how higher the store of sensible can go? With Trump in the White House geo-politics is going to be on a turbulent ride for the foreseeable future which means Gold should retain its highs. St currently levels it might be naive buying in now though.
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We are likely in a high-volatility super-cycle where the long-term floor has moved up, even if a short-term correction is not probable but possible. While a short-term "burst" or correction toward $4,500 (Gold) and $80 (Silver) is highly possible due to profit-taking, the long-term structural drivers suggest the peak may not be in just yet. Gold’s surge to $5,000 and silver’s leap to $100 have been fuelled by geopolitical friction and central bank diversification. For 2026, many analysts see gold climbing toward $5,400–$6,000, while silver could test $125 if industrial deficits persist. The steepness of the rise in the value of both will naturally feed the "bubble" debate. The rest of 2026 hinges on the Federal Reserve; if interest rates stay elevated, the opportunity cost of holding non-yielding metals could trigger a sell-off. Conversely, a weakening dollar could push these metals into a final, parabolic "blow-off top."