The silver market is always one day from panic. The same could be said for the bond market or the dollar. In the age of electronic price discovery and massive reckless monetary imbalance anything can happen – and it probably will.
Silver and gold are first and foremost “emergency hedges”. Banking and finance in the money for the sake of the money itself. Policy is centered on behavior. Behavior of the masses, but also the behavior within the entire capital complex.They have not been able to fully suppress the prices of metals because there is a physical limit. No matter how often it is denied, there is a severe limit and scarcity associated with the precious metals.
The risk: You risk not being able to obtain metal in spite of lower prices by waiting. Retail availability can dry up very quickly, especially if the government mint restricts production.
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