Record Levels of Silver Shorts Hyper Bullish for Silver Price

An incredible constellation of positives for the silver price is forming before our eyes. The gold/silver ratio has topped the historically significant 80 level, JPMorgan holds the single largest single-institution physical silver position in history, and now we see speculative short positions hitting historic highs.

The opportunity in silver keeps getting more compelling by the day.

Friday’s commitment of traders (COT) report for gold and silver offered more of the same. Which is to say the gold futures action was boring and the silver action was strange and exciting.

Speculators are going aggressively net short silver, something very seldom seen, and commercials are almost in balance, which is also unusual.

Looked at in a vacuum, this is hyper-bullish. But of course the games futures traders play aren’t all that matters.

Between trade wars, massive ongoing government deficits and spiking stock market volatility, the reasons for owning safe haven assets like gold and silver are both multiplying and gaining urgency.

A year is coming (or maybe has arrived) when financial reporters doing their annual winners and losers articles will be shocked to find a list headed by precious metal miners, silver bullion and gold bullion.

- Source, Zero Hedge

Jim Sinclair and Bill Holter: March 26 Petro Yuan, What Does It Mean?

Please join Bill, Jim, Dave and somebody's barking dog as they discuss the recent trade wars and fear of morphing into a hot war.

China is set to trade oil for yuan beginning Monday, countries have been invaded and rulers deposed in the past who threatened to trade oil in a currency other than dollars.

The recent convulsions in markets leading up to the oil for yuan trade are only a precursor to the main show.The biggest generational shift in power and wealth in human history is upon us.

This discussion is being made public because of the importance of the topic.As many websites have recently been taken down by DDOS attacks, we want this on the record.

- Source, JSMineset

Nobody Escapes, It's All Being Setup To Close All The Exits

The house intel probe has come to an end, no collusion discovered. Facebook is trying to cover up what they really do, this is not the only company that sells private data. The push is on to have banks control who can purchase weapons. 

Turkey claims the captured weapons supplied to the Kurds by the US. Russia and US begin talks on Syria. Rand Paul says the deep state does exist. The push is on to take down the deep state, it is all being setup to bring down the central bank system that funds the deep state, bring those who committed crimes to justice and to reset the entire system. 

All exists have been blocked, nobody will escape, nobody.

- Source, X22 Report

You Want a Gold Rally? You’re Going to Get It!

For gold investors patiently awaiting a gold rally, Doug Casey’s right-hand man says the time has come. “This is exactly the time, that something unrelated sets off a gold rally. 

The charts say it’s time and the gold/silver ratio says its time, but it’s not going to come from where you think, it’s going to come from left-field,” said E.B. Tucker, editor of The Casey Report, and independent director of Metalla Royalty & Streaming Ltd. (MTA). 

The gold/silver ratio was designed at 15-1 but has continued to balloon over the years, getting as high as almost 90-1. In 2011, the ratio was 40-1 and has slowly widened back to 80-1. For Tucker, this ratio is a key indicator, noting it has only reached these levels four times in the last 20 years. 

“It is the number one indicator that we watch when we are looking at putting money to work in the space – the last time it happened, the HUI went on a tremendous run 150-200% – this indicator has been full proof the last 20 years,” he explained. 

Tucker added that he especially likes stocks that have been down on their luck, noting Coeur Mining (CDE) and First Majestic (AG) as his picks. “I’m going to tell you something shocking, When you see a big move in the sector, the stocks that have been the dogs actually move more than the stocks that have been really good,” he said.

- Source, Kitco News

Europe Is Short On Dollars, This Could Trigger A Liquidity Crisis

When the recession hits nobody will see it coming. Indicators are pointing to a recession and many indicators are showing that we are already in a recession. Wall Street is preparing for a downturn in global growth. 

The world is prepared and ready for what is coming. Europe's inter-banking system is running low on dollars, this will likely start a liquidity crisis. The threat is real the economy is at its end state, be prepared.

- Source, X22 Report

Jim Willie: A Global Reset Within Months?

China and Russia are preparing for a global reset within months, Jim Willie tells Silver Doctors.

- Source, The Silver Doctors

US Futures, Global Markets Down Ahead Of China Sanctions

Nasdaq futures and China-based stocks led early declines on Thursday as an expected trade policy announcement sent investors into a defensive stance.

Nasdaq 100 futures dropped 0.9% below fair value as Facebook (FB) traded lower and China-based NetEase (NTES) posted the index's heaviest early decline.

Futures for the Dow Jones industrial average dragged 0.7% lower, as blue chips traded flat to lower with Merck (MRK), JPMorgan (JPM) and Boeing (BA) at the bottom of the list. Futures for both the S&P 500 and the Russell 2000 small cap gauge traded 0.6% lower.

Markets were wary as the Trump administration prepared to possibly unveil Thursday what is expected to be upwards from $30 billion in fresh tariffs on Chinese-made goods. News reports said announcement of the tariffs, which are in addition to those imposed in February against China's steel and aluminum trades, could be delayed, and that the measures would not take effect immediately.

China's market dug in for a second day ahead of the expected trade sanctions. Hong Kong's Hang Seng index dropped 1.1%. The Shanghai Composite lost 0.5%. In Japan, Tokyo's market reopened from its one-day vernal equinox holiday with the Nikkei 225 jumping 1%.

Europe's markets showed steep losses as they braced for possible news on tariffs. In afternoon trade, Frankfurt's DAX and the CAC-40 in Paris were down more than 1.2% each. London's FTSE 100 was off 1%.

Beyond tariffs, Thursday's other economic news opened with first-time unemployment claims increasing a bit more than 1% to 229,000 in the week ended March 17, according to the Labor Department. Consensus estimates projected a downtick to 225,000 claims.

- Source, IBD

Ron Paul: Economic Boom? Why Is Homelessness Skyrocketing?

Prior to becoming President, Donald Trump accurately called the U.S. economy a “big, fat, ugly bubble.” That hasn’t changed, other than the big fat bubble being even uglier! 

Homelessness is skyrocketing. What's going on? Ron Paul talks about government policies that create an even bigger homeless problem in the U.S.

- Source, Ron Paul

Nassim Nicholas Taleb: What Does it Mean to Truly Have Skin in the Political Arena

New York Times bestselling author of "Skin in the Game" Nassim Nicholas Taleb joins today's Liberty Report to discuss the "interventionistas" who produce chaos everywhere in the name of "doing good." What does it mean to have "skin in the game"?

- Source, Ron Paul

Digging Gold: The Case for Gold and Precious Metals

Will it soon be gold’s time to shine once again? Rick Rule of Sprott Global Resources, Simon Mikhailovich Tocqueville Bullion Reserve and Ronald-Peter Stoeferle of Incrementum AG weigh in. Plus, in the long/short segment, Grant and Alex trade tennis, pant-ripping lasers and flighty models.

- Source, Real Vision

The Game Is Being Played Out In Front Of The World, Do You Want To Play?

The UK is pushing the idea that the press is with the people and supports free speech, Assange came out and went off on them. Sergei Skripal has direct connection with the Clinton's. Tillerson was not kept in the loop regarding NK. NK has not had a nuclear test since Nov 2017. 

Iran is loaning Iraq 3 billion line of credit to rebuild. Trump is getting ready to clean house in Washington. Trump is preparing to breakup the 5 eyes. Next move will be Iran. The game is no being played, and the deep state is on the losing end of this game.

- Source, X22 Report

Rick Rule and Amir Adnani Give Their Honest Opinions About the State of Gold & Silver

Mining stocks should be trading a lot higher, given that the companies are performing much better than they used to, said Rick Rule, CEO of Sprott U.S. Holdings. 

Amir Adnani, Chairman of GoldMining Inc., noted that there is a disconnect between gold prices and gold stocks, citing interest in other base metals as a reason. 

“If you look at gold stocks as a basket today, compared to gold stocks back in 2016, they’re probably 50% lower. The ratio of the gold index share price would suggest that we’re in a bear market, but we’re arguably $40 away from the magic $1,365 resistance level,” Adnani told Kitco News on the sidelines of the PDAC 2018.

- Source, Kitco News

David Stockman Discusses Deep State Propaganda

David Stockman discusses how the Deep State propaganda is used for endless military spending that is in large part responsible for bankrupting the Anglo-American empire.

- Source, Jay Taylor Media

Ron Paul: Trump Will Meet With Jong-un, What Should We Expect?

Peace is the foundation of Life, Liberty & Property. Yesterday, the news broke that President Trump will meet with North Korea’s Kim Jong-un. 

Never has a sitting American president met with a sitting leader of North Korea, making the event a historic one. Can we expect peace in our time? 

Will the warmongers surrounding the president, or even the president himself, derail it? Ron Paul talks about this important meeting on today’s Liberty Report.

- Source, Ron Paul

The Storm After The Calm, Has Market Volatility Returned?

Stock market volatility has surged to levels unseen in years. So is the era of unusual market calm now over and done with? Or was this latest episode just a temporary bit of turmoil? 

Steve Diggle of Vulpes Investment Management and Dennis Davitt of Harvest Volatility Management weigh in. Plus, in the long/short segment, Grant and Alex trade Apple, mediocre Olympic athletes and Jennifer Lawrence.

- Source, Real Vision

Max and Stacy Discuss JP Morgan Stacking Silver

In this episode of the Keiser Report, Max and Stacy discuss JP Morgan stacking silver in response to Max Keiser and also about the whistleblower claiming the VIX index is manipulated.

In the second half, Max interviews Mitch Feierstein of PlanetPonzi.com about manipulation of the volatility index and the collapse of some of its associated derivative products.

- Source, Max Keiser

Silver to Outperform Gold This Year

With the current gold to silver ratio, now is an excellent time purchase silver as these buying windows don't often come around. Silver is one of the most undervalued commodities out there.

Silver “remains relatively cheap compared with gold,” with the gold-to-silver ratio at about 80, versus a historical average of 60. A weaker dollar will translate into “upward pressure on gold and, eventually, as this trend becomes apparent, greater gains for silver.

Demand will also play a big part in silver’s climb.

“Silver demand from industrial applications is expected to grow mainly from [electric vehicle] and photovoltaic applications, as silver has excellent electrical conductivity properties,” says Will Rhind, chief executive officer of exchange-traded fund company GraniteShares. Photovoltaic panels collect solar energy. “With continued global economic growth, continued EV demand and a weakening dollar, silver has the potential to perform well in 2018 and potentially outperform gold,” he says.

A report from the Silver Institute released in January shows that demand for the white metal from industrial applications is the largest component for silver offtake, representing 60% last year, and it’s expected to continue to grow this year. Worldwide silver demand for photovoltaic applications, particularly in solar panels, reached an estimated 92 million ounces in 2017.

“We expect the growth to continue this year and set another record for silver demand, driven by large-scale solar capacity additions and continued strong demand uptake from individual households, particularly in China,” the report says.

Analysts also point out that the gold-to-silver price ratio, which measures the amount of silver ounces that can be exchanged for one ounce of gold, is historically high, suggesting a bargain in silver.

- Source, Marketwatch

Hoarding Gold, Food and Friendship

Chris Martenson talks with Stefan Molyneux of Freedomain Radio about the impending wrenching economic changes, how to navigate and survive them, and how peak oil, the demographics of aging, the collapse of the Euro and the mismanagement of the Federal Reserve is driving US policy with Iran, China and India.

- Source, Freedomain Radio

Alasdair Macleod When Will the Next Credit Crisis Occur?

Alasdair Macleod speaks to questions about when he thinks the next credit crisis will occur and the logic behind his view.

A crash is coming, prepare accordingly.

- Source, Jay Taylor Media

Keith Neumeyer Doubles Down On His Triple Digit Silver Call

Keith Neumeyer, CEO of First Majestic Silver, is sticking to his call that silver eventually will reach double digit prices. “Silver is extremely important, people look at it as the poor man’s gold, which is the absolutely the wrong way to look at silver,” Neumeyer said on the sidelines of the BMO Global Metals & Mining Conference. 

“Silver is an extremely critical metal, it’s a strategic metal, and the investment community will figure it out eventually.” Neumeyer noted that silver’s strategic prominence often flies under the radar, even when its applications are commonplace. 

“You couldn’t mine a bitcoin without silver,” he said. “No one talks about silver as the green metal. Silver is critical in achieving what we want to achieve as a human race.”

- Source, Kitco News

James Anderson: No Fiat Currency Survives, is the US Dollar Any Different?

A currency crisis is possible, Anderson says. The U.S.'s unfunded liabilities at net-present-value is $210 trillion. He sees the U.S. inflating its liabilities away, which will push down the value of the Dollar. 

Anderson discusses investing in precious metals. He says the optimal proportion of gold in a portfolio has proven to be 25% over the last decades. Besides gold, what are the fundamentals for owning silver, platinum, and palladium? Stay tuned to find out! Lastly, Anderson talks about cryptocurrencies. 

He reveals fraud in the Bitcoin system, and why Bitcoin cannot replace the financial system.

- Source, The Silver Doctors