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Global credit and geopolitical risks push up precious metals marketspoker101, gold and silver prices rose sharplypoker101, silver's recent increase has exceeded gold. Sentiment indicators show that silver bulls 'sentiment may turn. Companies are recommended to use option neckline strategies to hedge risks. Volatility traders can choose to sell wide-span combinations for profits.

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[Gold and silver prices surge, market sentiment indicators surge to all-time highs] Driven by global credit and geopolitical risks, as well as expectations of falling long-term interest rates, the market value of gold and silver has risen significantly.

[Speculative sentiment is high, and silver prices have risen more than gold] Data shows that investors are more speculative in silver, and its recent trading volume and price growth rates have both surpassed gold.

[Historical data reveals the trend at the end of the precious metals market] Looking back at history, the precious metals market is often accompanied by a decline in the gold and silver ratio at the end of the bull market, indicating that silver's bull sentiment has reached extreme levels.

[Options market sentiment may turn] Based on the trading positions of silver options and implied volatility data, market sentiment may usher in a moment of turning from its peak.

[Suggestions are made for companies to adopt option neckline strategies to hedge risks] For companies that hold gold and silver in spot, in a high-volatility environment, building an option insurance strategy may face expensive put premium payments, so it is more appropriate to adopt option neckline strategies to hedge the costs caused by price drops and high volatility.

[Volatility traders seize the opportunity to sell wide-span portfolios] For trading investors who focus on volatility, selling wide-span portfolios at this stage may make profits when the implied volatility decreases.

[Operational suggestions: Buy near-month spans and sell far-month spans] In the current market where the actual volatility of silver is expanding, investors can buy near-month spans and sell far-month spans, while achieving gamma gains and hedging vega risks.