silver trends

Twice in the past the price of silver has risen in a short period to $50. It happened in 1980 during the Hunt brother’s manipulation and again three decades later in April 2011, when the price rose to nearly $50 . . . .

Silver prices continue their slump from the previous week thanks to two major culprits . . . .

As the world continues to see economic improvements, Gold and silver are relegated to an after-thought by investors . . . .

Silver is likely to reach $18.50 an ounce in third quarter of 2018, and maybe even hit 2016 highs of $21.50 an ounce by the four quarter, based on . . . .

Next week is the two-day FOMC meeting followed by a press conference. Presumably there will be a 25-basis point rate “hike” on Wednesday, June 13th at 2:00 p.m. EST . . . .

The past few months have seen some unusual, maybe even unique, developments in the gold and silver futures markets, with gold becoming extremely bearish and silver almost ridiculously bullish . . . .

Investors shouldn’t panic about silver’s lackluster performance against gold as the market is following a very familiar pattern . . . .

I’ve got a series of charts for you that point to a silver trend that is so entrenched in its development, so inevitable in its outcome, so inescapable in its consequences that it comes as close as one can get to a guarantee. And once fully underway, it will have major implications for the silver price, along with the availability of investment metal . . . .

The price of silver will depend heavily on trends in investment demand in 2018 but could get a boost from international political and economic risk purchases, CPM Group said on Tuesday . . . .