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February 3, 2021 24 mins

Why has silver jumped to its highest price in eight years. What you need to know to invest in silver.

Topics covered include:

  • What drove the huge spike in silver purchases
  • How silver differs from meme stocks
  • How hedge funds are positioned with regard to silver
  • What are three ways to invest in silver
  • What is the annual demand and supply for silver
  • What are the reasons to own silver
  • How good has silver been as an inflation hedge
  • What is the gold-silver ratio and how to use it
  • What happened when the Hunt brothers tried to corner the silver market
  • What evidence is there that the silver market is manipulated


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Show Notes

Silver Prices Surge to Eight-Year High Amid Reddit-Fueled Frenzy by Eddie Spence, Jake Lloyd-Smith, and Yvonne Yue Li—Bloomberg

r/wallstreetbets

Silver price retreats rapidly in blow to new retail buyers by Henry Sanderson and Neil Hume

‘What’d You Miss?’ Full Show (02/01/2021)—Bloomberg

Silver Price Chart—BullionVault

Silver Supply and Demand—The Silver Institute

Understanding Futures Expiration & Contract Roll—CME Group

Silver $50: Three Years After the “Shortage” by Miguel Perez-Santalla—BullionVault

JPMorgan Admits Spoofing by 15 Traders, Two Desks in Record Deal by Tom Schoenberg and Matt Robinson—Bloomberg

CME Hikes Silver Margins After Prices Surge to Eight-Year High by Yvonne Yue Li


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