Silver is mostly produced as a byproduct of other chalcophile metal production, especially zinc and tin; so supply varies with demand for those industrial metals. Demand also fluctuates.
There is no reason to expect the historical linkage to hold true in the medium term. Long term, you're probably right, but in the long run we're all dead...
True. Silver is a long term investment. Peak silver is estimated in the next decade, 2025 to 2035.
There are multiples more paper shorts of silver. The price will only change if the bluff is called.
Silver is also used industrially. There are 3 ounces of silver in every Tesla, and Samsung has developed a silver solid-state battery that promises a range of 500–1000 miles and fast charging times. They go mass production in 2027.
If the bluff is called, and the regulator doesn't lean on the scale again.
I hold a bit of physical silver, but as you say its a longterm investment (and a hedge against a political crisis of the worst kind).
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