Silver Editorials & Commentary

Something is rotten in the state of Denmark the world (from Shakespeare’s Hamlet). In a world that cannot survive without incessant deficit spending, money printing and negative interest rates, there is clearly something very rotten. It is not only rotten but it...

Three of the largest silver producers in the world saw their combined mine supply continue to weaken in the first seven months of 2019.  While Mexico and Chile experienced declines in their silver production, Peru was by far the biggest loser. Peru, which is the...

Would you like to invest in platinum? “What? Why platinum?” – you’d probably ask back. And correctly so, this shiny metal has been declining in the previous years and only recently did it show some decent strength. And this may not sound important at all if you’re...

In the first quarter of 2019, global debt hit $246.5 trillion. Encouraged by lower interest rates, governments went on a borrowing binge as they ramped up spending, adding $3 trillion to world debt in Q1 alone. It reverses a trend that started in the beginning of...

The markets remained surprisingly calm last week, despite worse than expected U.S. economic data releases. The third-quarter earnings season along with Brexit play may have overweighed the data pessimism. This week, we will have some potentially moving news releases...

Our research team has been attempting to answer the question that seems to be on everyone's minds right now – are we setting up another Black Monday type of event in the global markets and what should traders/investors know before the event potentially takes place...

As September rolled into October, the US central bank’s monetary madness blew all over us like a fountain of foam in a windstorm. First, the Fed burst into $75 billion in overnight funding operations due to obvious shortages all over the map in bank reserves.

Silver is on a major BUY signal. Long-term – on BUY signal. Short-term – on sell signal. Cycle is down, a correction is in progress. We have taken profits and will buy back upon the completion of a correction. 

The long-term signal on the broad market is up. However, the current investing model favors bonds, therefore, investors should continue to overweigh with long bonds or bond ETFs for safety.

Last week the Fed announced that it was going to start buying $60 billion in T-Bills per month at least into Q2 2020.  The Fed will also rollover the proceeds as the T-Bill’s mature. The rationale was to address the decline in the “non-reserve” liabilities of the...

It was, after all, a simple question that sparked my interest in silver from the start. Some 35 years ago, my now-departed friend and mentor, Israel Friedman, challenged me with a question that took me a year to answer. Actually, “challenged” is not the right word,...

Metals Investors are positioning themselves for rapidly developing political and geopolitical events, as well as a rapidly expanding Federal Reserve balance sheet.

Crude oil seesaw trading goes on, as yesterday’s upswing gave way to a lower open earlier today. Given the declining USD, couldn’t black gold have acted just a little bit stronger? Let’s take a look what it means for our open position – time to head for the exits,...

In January 1980, the price of silver peaked at just under $50.00 per ounce. From its low in October 1971 at $1.27, silver had risen thirty-nine fold in little more than eight years.

Gold and silver are our main focus, no doubt about it. But they are only a part of the precious metals market. Actually, there is another side of the market which could be overlooked by investors starting to look into the precious metals market. So, we would like to...

The music died many times in the past. To name a few: 1929 Market crash. 1933 President Roosevelt confiscates citizen gold and declares it illegal to own more than a few ounces. 1971 President Nixon “closed the gold window” and severed the last link between the...

Crude oil bounced from its yesterday’s lows, and the oil bulls rebuffed another attempt to move lower earlier today. Does that mean that the upswing can continue now, or a cautious approach would win the day?

In yesterday’s extensive analysis we focused on gold, so in today’s analysis we’ll move to the second-most-popular precious metal and the favorite of many – silver. Silver is the metal of choice for many individual investors mainly due to two reasons.

It’s QE4ever, Baby! The Fed’s latest move back into quantitative easing took a quantum leap in a single day with last week’s rush announcement of major permanent money injections to begin this Tuesday. Since the Fed adamantly denies it is doing what it is doing —...

News, again, drives the US stock market and major indexes higher as optimism of a US/China trade agreement floods the news wires.  As we've been suggesting, the global markets continue to be news-driven and are seeking any positive news related to easing trade...

Jerome Powell has something in common with Bagdad Bob, Saddam Hussein’s infamous press secretary. They’re both liars, suggests Money Metals podcast guest Craig Hemke of the TF Metals Report.

The main stream financial media is absolutely ebullient about global central banks’ renewed enthusiasm to cut interest rates to a level that is even lower than they already are. And, most importantly, Wall Street is completely confident that theses marginally-lower...

For most of 2019, the emerging trends in the precious metals space have been undeniably strong. Many analysts (possibly a majority of the financial analyst community) seemed to think that these types of events were impossible, given the fact that the S&P500 was...

Silver has gone to sleep after its recovery. Silver is a highly speculative metal. Sentiment will drive the price of silver. The silver/gold ratio remains at a high level. USLV and DSLV for short-term trading in the silver market. 

Smog from vehicle emissions is estimated to cause a third of the air pollution in the United States. The US used to be the world’s biggest contributor of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases, but in 2008 China took the ignoble top spot. Despite greater...

Silver is on a major BUY signal. SLV is on short-term sell signal. Speculation has peaked and will take weeks to unwind.

The long-term signal on the broad market is up. However, the current investing model favors bonds, therefore, investors should continue to overweigh with long bonds or bond ETFs for safety. The best opportunity will be in the gold sector after the current correction...

The USD Index is setting itself up for a sizable move that we won’t watch disinterested. The charts have sent their message, upon which we have acted. Let’s assess the outlook for the days ahead as it stands right now.

As can be seen in the graph below, there is an almost uncanny similarity between housing prices at the 2006-2007 peak, and current home prices.

The entire precious metals sector rallied yesterday, but the upswing was particularly visible in case of silver and (especially) mining stocks. Both: silver, and miners moved to new October highs. Silver’s breakout was tiny, but miners rallied relatively...

The world’s most exciting daily chart.  The magnificent silver chart. A significant bull wedge is in play, and the target zone is well above the $19.75 area highs!

Will he or won’t he? That seems to be the question on a lot of traders and investors’ minds today with regard to Federal Reserve chair Jay Powell. An October rate cut appeared back on the table after disappointing economic news was released last week. But Friday’s...

The markets were shaken by PMI numbers releases last week. And it was worth paying attention to our last week’s News Calendar, as we pointed them out early in the week. This week, we will have some potentially moving news releases too. So let’s take a look at those...

Silver is definitely cheap. By almost any standard of measurement, the price of silver is cheap. It is cheap relative to gold, it is cheap compared to its recent peak in 2011, and it is cheap historically. For some, that apparently means that silver is a bargain,...

Silver is on a major BUY signal. SLV is on short-term sell signal. Long-term – on BUY signal. Short-term – on sell signal.

The long-term signal on the broad market is up. However, the current investing model favors bonds, therefore, investors should continue to overweigh with long bonds or bond ETFs for safety. The best opportunity will be in the gold sector after the current correction...

Oil has indeed recovered from the key support, and our decision to open long positions became immediately profitable. It’s up to the bulls to prove their mettle right now – how far can they take the oil price? Let’s consult the charts and assess the unfolding move’s...

Precious metals markets enter the often favorable fourth quarter trading season with the potential to reinvigorate their major uptrends.

“[Whatever] the repo failure involved, it is likely to prove a watershed moment, causing US bankers to more widely consider their exposure to counterparty risk and risky loans, particularly leveraged loans and their collateralised form in CLOs. a new banking crisis...