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Jan 18 11 tweets 2 min read Read on X
🧵 THREAD: Trump’s Tariff Playbook works for stocks — but breaks on Silver 🥈
1️⃣
The Kobeissi Letter just laid out President Trump’s exact tariff playbook.

They’re right about how markets react.
But they miss what breaks when tariffs become structural.
Stocks trade headlines.

Silver trades reality.
2️⃣
Yes — Trump’s tariff playbook is real:
• Weekend threats
• Delayed implementation
• Emotional selloffs
• Relief rallies
• “Deal coming” narrative

This has worked repeatedly for equities.

But silver is not an equity.
3️⃣
Here’s the key mistake:

Kobeissi assumes tariffs are episodic noise that fades.

For physical metals, tariffs don’t need to go live to do damage.

The threat alone changes behavior.
Industry doesn’t wait for tweets.
They secure supply.
4️⃣
Stocks react to sentiment.
Silver reacts to logistics.

Tariff threats cause:

• Forward buying
• Inventory hoarding
• Contract repricing
• Regional premiums

None of that reverses with a “talks progressing” headline.
5️⃣
This time is different — and Kobeissi even hints at it.

China trade disputes = export rules.
Greenland = strategic territory + Arctic control + raw materials.

That’s not a trade spat.
That’s geopolitics entering supply chains.
7️⃣
Paper silver can still play the volatility game.

COMEX can still print volume.
But physical silver responds structurally, not emotionally.

That’s why:
• Paper price ≠ real-world price
• Premiums widen before charts move
• Delivery stress appears before “confirmation”
8️⃣
The tariff playbook creates repeat volatility.

Repeat volatility creates repeat hedging.

Repeat hedging creates permanent demand.

That’s where Kobeissi’s model breaks.
You can fade headlines in stocks.
You can’t fade supply chain stress.
9️⃣
This is why silver doesn’t spike immediately.

It tightens quietly.

By the time the narrative flips bullish:

• Metal is already spoken for
• Delivery queues are longer
• Paper shorts are trapped in structure, not sentiment
🔟 Conclusion

Kobeissi explains how to trade the noise.

Silver exposes what happens when the noise becomes policy.

When tariffs turn into leverage, silver stops trading headlines — and starts pricing risk.

#Silver #PhysicalSilver #Tariffs #TradeWar
This feels like a bigger game.

Europe is already fragile — tariffs won’t hurt the U.S. first, they’ll accelerate Europe’s stress.

And ironically, this pressure helps silver break free from paper manipulation.

When systems strain, physical reality always wins. 🥈

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More from @honzacern1

Feb 8
1/9

🚨 STACKERS, WAKE UP.

This is the moment we’ve been watching for years.
The silver paper house of cards is starting to crack.
February 2026 set the stage — March could be HISTORIC.Image
2/9

📦 February 2026 deliveries: INSANE.
In just the first few days:

➡️ ~19 MILLION ounces taken physically.

That’s nearly ALL of last February’s deliveries — in under a week.

Even more telling: ~98% of open interest stood for delivery.

Buyers don’t want paper. They want REAL METAL.
3/9

📊 Now look at March 2026:

• Open Interest: ~80,500 contracts
• That’s OVER 400 MILLION ounces demanded
• COMEX registered (deliverable) silver: ~103 MILLION ounces

Do the math.
If even 25–30% stands for delivery like we’re seeing now…

👉 THERE ISN’T ENOUGH SILVER.
Read 10 tweets
Feb 7
🧵 THREAD:

This Executive Order isn’t about weapons.

It’s about physical scarcity. 🪙Image
1/

The America First Arms Transfer Strategy isn’t a foreign-policy memo.

It’s an industrial command.

The key phrase isn’t “arms.”
It’s production capacity.

And capacity runs on physical inputs, not paper.
2/
The order explicitly says the U.S. will use foreign money to expand domestic production.

That means:

– new factories
– new lines
– new inventories

You can’t finance that with ETFs.
You need metal.
Read 12 tweets
Feb 7
PHYSICAL SILVER CRISIS — WHAT’S REALLY HAPPENING 🧵Image
1️⃣

Physical silver is breaking away from paper markets.
Since early 2026, demand exploded while supply chains simply can’t keep up.
2️⃣

Major European wholesalers and dealers admit they’re overwhelmed.

Daily orders often exceed what they can process — even at higher prices.
Read 12 tweets
Feb 6
🧵 THREAD: Is this really the bottom in silver? Let’s break it down.
1/
Calls for a “silver bottom” are getting louder.

Leverage washed out. Margins raised. Asia volatile.
On paper, that looks constructive.
But paper ≠ physical.
2/
Yes, leveraged longs were flushed.
Yes, positioning has weakened.
Yes, ETF outflows suggest speculative fatigue.

That clears traders.
It does not create metal.
Read 14 tweets
Feb 5
🧵 SILVER REALITY CHECKImage
1️⃣
Paper smackdowns are loud.
Physical demand is quiet.

But guess which one decides the endgame.

February COMEX silver just printed massive early deliveries.

That’s not noise. That’s intent.
2️⃣
As of early February:

➡️ 3,500+ delivery notices
➡️ ~18 million ounces of silver tied to delivery
➡️ Over 550 tonnes moving through the delivery mechanism

February is not a major delivery month.
Yet here we are.
Read 12 tweets
Feb 4
🧵 THREAD: The winners are already decidedImage
1/
The U.S. is hosting 50+ countries to talk about loosening China’s grip on critical minerals.

Translation:
👉 the system already lost control.
When governments meet about supply chains, the shortage is real.
2/
China doesn’t just mine minerals.

China controls processing, refining, and delivery timing.

That’s the choke point.

And no amount of speeches can rebuild that overnight.

Years, not months.
Read 10 tweets

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