Over the last 125 years, silver has formed two similar patterns. This year could be a breakout year, with a potential top around 2028 if the pattern holds true.
Silver outperformed gold and the stock market at least a decade after the major interest rate bottom. There is also a very good chance that this will be the case again.
The Sound Money Index is designed to evaluate and rank each U.S. state based on how friendly their laws and regulations are towards gold and silver. The index uses 14 different indicators to assess the extent to which states support sound money principles.
The Big 4 traders are short about 110 days of world silver production...up about 2 days from last week's report. The ‘5 through 8’ large traders are short an additional 51 days of world silver production...down 1 day from last week, for a total of about 161 days.
The Silver Institute projects silver demand will grow by 2 percent in 2024, with industrial demand posting another all-time high. This will likely lead to the fourth straight annual structural market deficit somewhere in the neighborhood of 215 million ounces.
Brickman says, "I don't want to see silver break out yet, because it will be a brave new world, and not necessarily one we will enjoy. As an investor, we long for that day. The reality is, it's coming."
Murphy discusses a bullish future for silver, emphasizing its potential to surge past $30 once it breaks free from market manipulation, echoing gold's trajectory.
