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.

 

February 23, 2023

Figuring out the silver price may well be one of the more challenging missions in the field of finance. Because while the supply and demand fundamentals, as well as the massive amount of money creation, may suggest one outcome, the commodity is still priced by the...

Get your free copy of this detailed 54 page Silver Investing Guide. Inside this comprehensive guide, you'll discover: what drove silver's historic surge, the gold/silver ratio strategy that delivered exceptional returns, why analysts forecast prices well into the hundreds, the 5-year supply crisis, how to invest after a major rally, and more. Read More.

February 22, 2023

In the past 3 years since the pandemic outbreak there have been several times where surges in demand for physical silver have left many products unavailable or delayed, including as recently as last November.

February 21, 2023

Silver has been used as a form of money for thousands of years, dating back to ancient civilizations such as the Greeks, Romans, and Egyptians. In fact, the word "silver" is derived from the Anglo-Saxon word "seolfor," which means "money."

On Feb 16, the CFTC released another update on the status of the delay in publishing COT reports on all markets (some seem to think the delay is only for gold and silver), as result of the cyber-incident at a key third-party service provider.

February 20, 2023

Pyotr Kurzin joins the show, and we discuss some of the latest news and events in geopolitics. Russia's decision to cut oil production has significant implications for global oil markets.

The silver selloff over the last two weeks has certainly been frustrating, but the good news is that open interest (unsettled futures contracts) in gold has now hit two year lows, which usually coincides with intermediate bottoms.

Jeff Deist joins the show, and we discuss the latest news on the economy and the Federal Reserve.

February 18, 2023

Our long term stocks/bond model is in favor of bonds over equities. VIX is now up, caution is advised.

February 17, 2023

The silver price went through a rather volatile and chaotic path in 2022, before closing out the year near the $24 mark, where it settled at for the first month of 2023, before recently dropping to $22.

February 11, 2023

SLV is on short term sell signal. SILJ is on short term sell signal.

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

February 9, 2023

The Bureau of Labor Statistic (BLS) released new jobs data on Friday. According to the report, seasonally adjusted total nonfarm jobs rose 517,000 jobs, which was well above expectations.

February 8, 2023

In today's silver report with Vince Lanci, Vince looks back to the Pete Rose gambling situation from a few decades ago, and brings up an interesting point about how while Pete was only betting on the Reds to win, a closer examination shows how some participants were...

February 7, 2023

The silver price chart is as constructive as we could ask for in expectation of a rapid price appreciation starting in late-2023 and lasting through 2025. Upon a triggering of the current trading pattern, silver will target a price zone of $44 - $50 per ounce....

In this week’s Live from the Vault, the hedge fund expert and author of the Mining Stock Journal, Dave Kranzler, joins Andrew Maguire to discuss the potential effects of pricing silver in gold grams, gauging the chances for the silver squeeze to unfold.

February 6, 2023

The silver price closed on Friday at $22.30 oz., down $1.15 from its closing price the day before. What is worse, though, is that it follows a drop of $.50 oz. on Thursday. And, on both Thursday and Friday, the silver price collapsed early in the day,  found the ...

Exactly two years ago, thanks to sound money warriors, physical silver ownership exploded into the public consciousness. Silver prices have been in a down trend, but that down trend appears to have finally been broken this week.

February 4, 2023

Our long term stocks/bond model is in favor of bonds over equities. VIX is now down and markets are up.

Cycle is down. Trend is up. A correction is in progress.

January 31, 2023

There was a seismic shift in the global financial money system last year when Russia was cut out of the SWIFT system. Because not only was Russian removed, but it served as a warning signal for other countries that they could potentially be next.

January 29, 2023

In this week’s Live from the Vault, Andrew Maguire reports on the accelerating adoption of a gold benchmark price for silver and commodity trades between nations, while examining the main drivers behind the current gold price rally.

January 28, 2023

SLV is on short term sell signal. SILJ is on short term buy signal. Cycle is up. Trend is up.

Our equity/bond model - This long term reliable investing model provides investors with simple decision making in the markets:

January 26, 2023

While the mainstream financial media talks a lot about the latest news in the stock and bond world, there's usually little, if any coverage of the precious metals. Which made it somewhat eye opening to see CNBC talking about the dynamics in silver, where there was a...

January 25, 2023

The US government recently hit its $31.5 trillion debt limit after years of careening baseline spending on entitlements combined with emergency COVID-19 spending in the last few years to produce record-busting deficits.

It is time for our weekly show where we get an update on what is happening in the physical silver world, particularly in terms of premiums and product availability, and which has become a more important part of the market.

January 24, 2023

In the early weeks of 2023, the gold price has continued to rally, yet silver's price is now down on the year. Which has left many silver investors feeling confused as to what's going on, and why silver has not followed in tandem with gold as is often the case.

January 22, 2023

After a brutal 14-months bear market, Bitcoin prices reached an important low at 15,479 USD on November 21st, 2022. Since then, prices traded sideways for around six weeks. Over the last two weeks, however, Bitcoin exploded higher, reaching nearly 21,600 USD as of...

A weekly chart in our favorite metal shows that the price action in silver hasn't been this tight for this long since before silver squeeze.

Seemingly every day, there are news reports and political commentators repeating economic fallacies that should have been dead and buried long ago.

January 21, 2023

Current COT data supports overall higher silver prices. Cycle is up. Trend is up.

Our long term stocks/bond model is in favor of bonds over equities. VIX is now down and markets are up.

January 20, 2023

Retail sales and industrial production fell more than expected. With a recession on the horizon, silver may fly if the Fed stops the hikes!

January 19, 2023

Silver premiums went to some of the highest levels in history towards the end of 2022. Although in the end of the year, and into 2023 they've dropped to the lowest levels since 2020 reports Andy Schectman of Miles Franklin.

January 18, 2023

What a curious start to the year in COMEX Digital Gold and COMEX Digital Silver. The pair usually trade in tandem but, so far in 2023, prices have been moving in opposite directions. And it's not just price. As you'll see in this post, it's also sentiment and...

Willem Middelkoop returns to the show, and we dive into the current state of the global economy and how it is undergoing a "BIG RESET." One significant sign of this is China's recent announcement of increased Gold purchases.

January 15, 2023

Steve Penny, The Silver Chartist, returns to the show to discuss his latest prediction on the Silver price, he explains how silver could fall low, but there is a massive potential that it will go to $50 per oz. Furthermore, we talk bout a Fed pivot, Platinum...

January 14, 2023

Our long term stocks/bond model is in favor of bonds over equities. VIX is now down and markets are up.

Cycle is up. Trend is up. COT data supports overall higher silver prices. We are holding positions in the gold sector.

Pages

Silver Prices: Will Lower CPI Data Flip the Trend to Bullish?

Silver Phoenix Twitter                 Silver Phoenix on Facebook

The Complete Silver Investing Guide (Free)
After Silver's Historic Rally—Is It Still Worth Buying? Free 54-page guide.