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Feedback from a couple of subscribers this week provided much food for thought. Their thoughts were similar and revolved around the plight of the 8 big shorts, including whether they could sustain continued big losses and continue avoiding publicly reporting...

In a twist I don’t recall seeing in my many years of analyzing Commitments of Trader (COT) reports, this week’s report was cutoff on Monday, December 21, instead of the usual Tuesday, given the holiday schedule. While unusual, it doesn’t...

In a holiday-shortened and subdued trading week ended Thursday, gold and silver prices ended the week slightly lower, with gold off by $3 and silver down by 5 cents. Still, it was second highest weekly close for gold in more...

I did an interview with Chris Marcus, from Arcadia Economics, the other day that might be of interest. As might be expected, I harped on the concentrated short position in COMEX silver (no surprise to subscribers), but in listening to...

Gold and silver prices surged this week, with gold up $43 (2.3%) and with silver up a much sharper $1.92 (8%). Gold closed at a one-month high, while silver closed at a three month high. As a result of silver’s...

It’s easy to become intensely focused on anything you develop an avid interest in and that certainly includes silver for me (and most of you). Combined with modern technology, one can easily slip into paying attention to every price tick...