Silver Editorials & Commentary

Read the latest silver market commentary, editorials, essays and reports about investments and trends in the silver market and the economy in general.

 

September 9, 2023

Our benchmark SP500 is on long term BUY signal. Oil sector remains on long term BUY signal at the end of August. Gold sector is on a long term BUY signal.

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September 7, 2023

Silver is trading lower again this morning as the dollar index has rallied and US bond yields are higher. It's been a slow start to the week for the precious metals, as the markets await the next Federal Reserve rate decision in 2 weeks.

Economist Peter St Onge joins us to discuss the staggering $33 trillion in government debt, the projected $2 trillion annual deficits, and the implications if a recession hits.

September 6, 2023

The financial markets re-opened on Tuesday following the Labor Day Holiday in the US, and gold and silver were down in response to a rally in the dollar index. Which leaves silver flat on the year, while gold is $100 higher.

September 4, 2023

It was a dark and stormy night, maybe, at least somewhere it was. And JP Morgan got notice that somebody, or a group of somebodies, intended to stand for delivery on 2,850 silver contracts.

September 2, 2023

Our long term stocks/bond model is in favor of equities over bonds. Trend is down. VIX is down. We closed out our short positions with a small profit.

Our cycle indicator is DOWN. SILJ is on short term buy signal. Current data is unclear. Silver is on a long term BUY signal.

September 1, 2023

By this point, you've likely heard plenty about how the pricing of gold and silver react to the latest developments out of the Federal Reserve, as well as the day to day movement in the pricing of the US dollar index.

August 31, 2023

If Silver makes a weekly close above $26, it triggers a measured upside target of $34. Silver against foreign currencies is also very close to a breakout and a 12-year high.

Rafi dives deep into the current happenings in the Silver and Palladium markets. JP Morgan is selling a massive amount of Silver, and something unprecedented is happening in the Palladium market.

August 30, 2023

The September silver delivery cycle begins in just a few days, and there's been a large chunk of silver on the move.

August 29, 2023

As credit conditions in China continue to deteriorate, they have begun easing and adding stimulus in various methods to their economy. The latest move came on Sunday night as China eased capital requirements for stock trading, which led to a sharp rally on the open...

August 28, 2023

The phrase "life imitates art" has been around for centuries. It was first used by the ancient Greek philosopher Plato, who argued that art should imitate reality.

Palladium is not a money, and a squeeze of palladium won't mean the death of the dollar. But it will bring us one giant leap forward to that end game, just as the nickel squeeze 17 months ago brought both gold and silver to intermediate highs.

August 26, 2023

Our cycle indicator is DOWN. Current data favors lower silver prices overall. Cycle is down. Trend is down. The correction continues.

Our long term stocks/bond model is in favor of equities over bonds. Trend is down. VIX is up. We are short via SDS.

August 24, 2023

After a tough few weeks in the silver market, investors are enjoying a move higher this morning following weaker than expected data and a selloff in the US dollar index.

August 23, 2023

The Federal Reserve's interest rate hikes created problems in the banking sector earlier this year, that led to the failure of some of the regional banks, and a surge in demand for physical gold and silver.

August 22, 2023

The past few weeks in the silver space haven't been so easy on investors, as the price has sold off, while the mining stocks have been beaten up again.

August 21, 2023

We all know it's going to happen, but when? Daniel Oliver of Myrmikan Capital throws his hat in the ring and has the gall to answer that question.

August 19, 2023

Our cycle indicator is DOWN. Cycle is down. Trend is down. The correction continues. We are now in cash and wait for the next cycle bottom.

Our long term stocks/bond model is in favor of equities over bonds. Trend is down. VIX is up. We are short via SDS.

August 18, 2023

Gary Wagner, the editor of TheGoldForecast.com, joins the show, and we discuss the current state and future outlook of gold and silver in 2023. Furthermore, we discuss the technical analysis of the US dollar index and its recent performance.

August 17, 2023

It is hard to make sense of the seemingly aimless meandering of the silver price on shorter-term charts so we’ll start by trying to identify the patterns in play by looking at silver on a long-term chart.

One year ago I published the article Silver Coin Premiums – Another Collapse?. In it, I expressed concern about the high premiums being paid by stackers and others for the privilege of owning silver in coin form, particularly Silver Eagles…

August 16, 2023

There's been a large drop in the American Silver Eagle premiums this year following last year's spike that left eagles selling for over $16 above spot price. Although with the premium dropping significantly in recent months, that's led to large demand at the lower...

August 15, 2023

With the end of the summer rapidly approaching, Vince Lanci takes a look today at the seasonal flows in the silver market, and the impact of the recent CTA selling in the sector that has pushed silver towards the lower end of its range for 2023.

August 12, 2023

Our cycle indicator is DOWN. Cycle is down. Trend is down. The correction continues. We are now in cash and wait for the next cycle bottom.

Our long term stocks/bond model is in favor of equities over bonds. Trend is down. VIX is up. We are short via SDS.

August 10, 2023

The silver price is trading lower through the first 3 days of this week, with the spot price now under the $23 mark again. Which is a reflection of the futures trading on the COMEX, yet ignores the rising costs the silver producers are facing in a market that's...

Silver prices have drifted under $23 per ounce in recent days, and gold is now trading under $1,940.

August 9, 2023

It's been a relatively quiet market throughout the summer following the chaos in the banking sector earlier this year. But despite Wall Street trader vacations and a relative calm in the markets, credit conditions have continued to tighten as the Federal Reserve has...

August 7, 2023

The Treasury just shocked the world by admitting they underestimated borrowing requirements by hundreds of billions of dollars for the 17th time in as many quarters, give or take.

August 5, 2023

Our cycle indicator is DOWN. SLV is on short term sell signal. SILJ is on short term sell signal. Current data favors lower silver prices overall.

Our long term stocks/bond model is in favor of equities over bonds. Trend is up. VIX is now up. We will trade the short side with inverse ETF.

August 4, 2023

As the Federal Reserve continues to hike interest rates in its efforts to tame inflation, the government figures have come down. Perhaps more than some expected, yet still a ways away from the Fed's 2% mandate.

August 3, 2023

The G7 leaders say they are committed to reaching so-called "net zero" emissions by 2050 after halving global emissions by 2030.

August 2, 2023

It's been a volatile few days in the gold and silver pricing following last week's Federal Reserve policy meeting and rate hike. The metals traded higher following the announcement and Jerome Powell's press conference, before getting hammered lower the following...

August 1, 2023

The crypto-unit bitcoin2 holds out the prospect of something revolutionary: money created in the free market, money the production and use of which the state has no access to.

In this video we discuss the interplay between rising bond yields, inflation and stock market peaks around the late 1960s.

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