A look at the highly manipulated silver market and why physical silver is creating a big headache for shorts who can’t deliver it.
@DiscoveryAlert writes that the manipulation inckudes everything from fake orders (spoofing) to fake volume (especially during weekends and holidays)
The article says paper trades dwarf real metal 50–100:1
It talks about the criminal convictions and fines.
JP Morgan was fined $920M in 2020 for spoofing precious metals futures over eight years (2008–2016). Discovery says other banks are being investigated
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October 2024
Shorts estimated to be $1.3 Billion underwater on silver
Which five banks are at risk??
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Feb 2025
The reality is over many decades bullion banks have been caught repeatedly manipulating commodity markets.
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October 2025
The Shorts' Silver Shortage
Calling BS on financial media reports that silver is being sent to London
"...I don't think that is what's really happening. I think that is a pr campaign by Reuters and by Bloomberg to say everything is okay...
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October 2025
"...The day a short cannot deliver is the day that silver breaks free.
No delivery. No trust.
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February 2025
Another cautionary silver story - this one from the 70's. Three brothers, one of them a former owner of the Kansas City Chiefs, bought a boatload of silver in hopes of making billions.
They ended up losing big.
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