On July 23, ProShares Ultra Silver declined 8.11% in pre-market trading, trading at $62.68/share, with turnover of $9.42 million. As a 2x leveraged ETF tracking silver prices, the fund amplified the underlying metal's losses.

On the news front, Middle East geopolitical conflicts continued to escalate, with crude oil prices surging over 4% intraday. The spike in energy prices reignited inflation expectations, prompting market concerns that major central banks may maintain a tighter monetary policy stance for longer. The U.S. dollar index stabilized near 101, and rising real interest rates weighed on precious metals broadly. The transmission chain of higher oil prices leading to higher inflation and subsequently higher interest rates reasserted downward pressure on silver, with bears regaining the upper hand.

For context, silver had previously rallied sharply above $60 earlier in the week, driven by Iran confirming receipt of a 10-day ceasefire proposal and tight physical supply conditions in India, where import restrictions had caused domestic spot premiums to exceed 10%. However, the renewed oil price surge reversed those gains.

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