There’s a growing online movement — once again — calling for silver buyers to unite and challenge what many see as a manipulated market. It’s the #silversqueeze. The proposed date? March 31st.
You may remember a similar pushback in 2021 when retail investors attempted to spark a “Silver Squeeze” by flooding the market with physical silver purchases. The idea was simple: trigger a supply crunch and force large institutions to cover massive short positions, potentially sending prices soaring.
That effort made headlines — but ultimately fizzled. So why is the movement back now? And what’s different this time?
In our latest GoldCoreTV episode, Jan Skoyles digs into what’s really going on behind the hype:
- What’s fuelling this renewed silver squeeze campaign
- Why some investors believe the silver price is being suppressed by bullion banks
- What history — and current data — tell us about the potential for a true market shift
- The role of physical silver in protecting against systemic risk
The theory behind the movement is this: a small group of large institutions, including bullion banks, have significant short positions in the silver market — particularly in paper markets like COMEX. Some estimate these short positions exceed 200 million ounces. If enough retail buyers opt for physical silver, rather than ETFs or paper contracts, the argument goes that it could stress the system, trigger delivery issues, and expose the distortions between paper claims and real-world supply.
Whether or not you believe in a coordinated suppression effort, there’s no denying the data:
- The estimated paper-to-physical silver ratio is 378:1
- Silver is in a structural supply deficit for the fifth year running
- Industrial demand is booming, from solar panels to EVs
- And silver remains dramatically undervalued versus gold, with the gold:silver ratio still near historic highs
At GoldCore, we’ve always believed in owning the real thing — not paper proxies. So, while we’re not in the business of hype, we do believe this moment deserves attention.
Watch our latest video to get the full story and decide for yourself what’s really going on — and what smart investors should be doing right now.
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