“No COT? No problem. The Silver War doesn’t need their numbers anymore.”
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The U.S. government is in shutdown.
CFTC reports are frozen.
No COT. No Bank Participation. No transparency.
The paper world just went blind. 👀
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But here’s the thing — stackers don’t need their data.
We see what’s happening every day:
Vaults draining.
ETF inflows.
Registered bars disappearing.
Premiums rising.
👉 The battlefield speaks louder than the reports.
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When the numbers go dark, the truth comes to light.
And that truth is silver leaving the system — one real ounce at a time. 🪙⚡
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They can pause the reports, but they can’t pause the math:
LBMA vaults down again.
SLV keeps swallowing ounces.
COMEX deliverables shrinking.
Backwards spreads screaming: “Give me the metal NOW.”
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Stackers already read between the lines.
Because we are the data they don’t want to publish.
We are the physical drain.
We are the ones shortening their fuse. ⏳🔥
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Remember: when the system hides the truth, you’re closer than ever to it.
Each missing report is another confirmation that we’re hitting a nerve. 🧠💥
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No COT? Fine.
We’ll trust the only metric that can’t be manipulated — the sound of real silver hitting the table.
Clink. Clink. Victory loading.
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Stay calm. Stay focused.
The shutdown won’t last forever.
But the awakening it caused… will.
#SilverSqueeze #StackerLogic #PhysicalOnly #SilverGonnaPrevail
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🧵 Thread: How the silver market broke (2025 edition)
1. The calm before the storm
The global silver market had already been under strain for years. According to one analysis, from 2021 onward demand exceeded supply by ~678 million ounces.
Silver is unlike gold: much of its supply comes as a by-product of mining other metals. So it doesn’t respond as quickly to price signals.
On the demand side: industrial uses (especially solar power) are growing. Silver is used in photovoltaic cells, electronics etc.
On the investor side: With global uncertainty, inflation, weak dollar talk, precious metals were increasingly in focus.
So we had a market that was already stretched — then the spark hit.
2. India says: “Let’s load up on silver for the goddess”
In India, investors and consumers shifted part of their traditional festival buying away from gold → silver. Why? Because gold had run up so high, and people were looking for the next leg (and the social-media push on silver was strong).
One quoted dealer in India said: “I have never seen these kind of premiums … people who are dealing silver and silver coins, they’re literally out of stock.”
Premiums in India on silver above international rates, which are normally minimal, started climbing. Indian imports of silver fell ~42% in 2025 through August, even as demand surged.
Brown-note sarcasm: Yes, you heard it right — instead of “I’ll buy gold this festive season,” many went “Hmm, silver’s the under-dog, let’s go silver.” The under-dog turned into the scarce-dog.
3. The supply-chain & global arbitrage got squeezed
As India and others clambered for physical metal, supply chains began creaking. One big point: physical inventories in the global hubs (particularly London) fell dangerously.
One key condition: Although large amounts of silver exist in warehouses (e.g., in New York), not all of it is immediately deliverable to the points of demand (London, India).
So you could have “tons of silver” but still a shortage of usable supply.
Example: Leasing or borrowing silver in London became wildly expensive because metal was simply not available to lend. One commentator says overnight borrowing rates spiked. Business Standard+1
The perfect storm ingredients:
Festival demand in India
Industrial demand (solar etc)
Investment demand (ETFs, hedge funds)
Limited physical supply + logistical delays → large premiums and shortages
1️⃣ Is there a bigger problem than ZERO “free float” in London?
JPM could “fix” it on paper — without moving a single ounce of silver.
But they don’t. Why? 🧵👇
@KingKong9888 @pmbug
2️⃣ About 86% of all silver in London is locked inside ETFs/ETCs — mostly SLV.
SLV holds 12,213t in London and 3,209t in NY (Comex).
All within JPM’s vaults.
In theory, JPM could shift some SLV shares from London to NY
and instantly free up silver in London.
Yet they keep it tight
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Most silver in NY might be held in customer accounts, not JPM’s own “house” stock meaning it can’t be pledged to SLV.
And since silver was recently added to the U.S. strategic mineral list, those clients probably don’t want their silver “transferred” to London anyway.
🇨🇳 Both SGE (Shanghai Gold Exchange) and SHFE (Shanghai Futures Exchange) just hit ALL-TIME HIGHS in silver and gold.
Silver closed at ¥11,970/kg ≈ $52.2/oz, higher than COMEX.
➡️ Physical price leads. Paper follows.