Silver trading at $26

Why am I the only one up watching this? This is an epic move. Down nearly 20% in 6 hours.

1AM on a Sunday Night / Monday Morning may have something to do with it.

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apmex seems to out of inventory on 5oz America The Beautiful (silver) bullion coins.
 
My wife who does our household groceries shopping told me how prices have just spiked on everyday items. We mostly shop at Walmart and fill in from Kroger. We are in Indiana. Does anyone see anything similar? CPI reported inflation at 3.8% at the end of August for all items and 2% excl food and energy. We're definitely seeing this.
 
My wife who does our household groceries shopping told me how prices have just spiked on everyday items. We mostly shop at Walmart and fill in from Kroger. We are in Indiana. Does anyone see anything similar? CPI reported inflation at 3.8% at the end of August for all items and 2% excl food and energy. We're definitely seeing this.
I´m not living in the US but the MIT racking prices very accurately on a daily basis. They´ve reported slightly lower prices in August:
http://bpp.mit.edu/usa/
It´s called the billion prices project.
 
My wife who does our household groceries shopping told me how prices have just spiked on everyday items. We mostly shop at Walmart and fill in from Kroger. We are in Indiana. Does anyone see anything similar? CPI reported inflation at 3.8% at the end of August for all items and 2% excl food and energy. We're definitely seeing this.

Aldi, who has always has the lowest prices on sugar has it at $2.99/5# bag. It had been at $2.85 for a while and $2.49 not all that long ago.

(of course, that's only one item, which can have other market factors.)
 
What's your target for silver bosso?

As for the bottom, I'm buying tomorrow, come hell or high water. As for the top, I will stick my neck out here and predict silver will finally reach where it should be against the USD... $65... in 2012. I personally think gold needed a correction, but there's no way silver should have corrected at all, much less as precipitously as it did, just no way.

The key in my prediction is the qualifier "against the USD". In the final analysis, what silver is worth against a dinosaur fossil is irrelevant. Whether it was measured against a cow, a bushel of wheat, a drachma or a Ruble, silver has always been silver and it could always buy all of the above.

So, I really don't have a target for silver vs the USD. I see that as largely irrelevant, other than a means to multiply the stack for free. Through trading silver since the 2008 meltdown, I've quintupled the value in USD, but only doubled the stack of silver. That may help someone see what I mean, but I also know that the bankers have Americans so under the spell of their little pieces of paper that most won't pull their root out of their dollars until after it goes the way of Confederate paper and all the rest before them (when it's too late).

Just the way I see. YMMV, etc.

Bosso
 
My thoughts exactly.

As for the bottom, I'm buying tomorrow, come hell or high water. As for the top, I will stick my neck out here and predict silver will finally reach where it should be against the USD... $65... in 2012. I personally think gold needed a correction, but there's no way silver should have corrected at all, much less as precipitously as it did, just no way.

The key in my prediction is the qualifier "against the USD". In the final analysis, what silver is worth against a dinosaur fossil is irrelevant. Whether it was measured against a cow, a bushel of wheat, a drachma or a Ruble, silver has always been silver and it could always buy all of the above.

So, I really don't have a target for silver vs the USD. I see that as largely irrelevant, other than a means to multiply the stack for free. Through trading silver since the 2008 meltdown, I've quintupled the value in USD, but only doubled the stack of silver. That may help someone see what I mean, but I also know that the bankers have Americans so under the spell of their little pieces of paper that most won't pull their root out of their dollars until after it goes the way of Confederate paper and all the rest before them (when it's too late).

Just the way I see. YMMV, etc.

Bosso
 
Gold/silver ratio >57 this morning. Physical silver looks damn attractive IMO.
 
This is one of the best opportunties to buy into what will wind up being one of the greatest bull markets in documented history.

If I had 100K I would not bat an eye buying all in with it, into silver. No joke. I'd be quite comfortable doing that.

Gold/silver ratio >57 this morning. Physical silver looks damn attractive IMO.
 
My wife who does our household groceries shopping told me how prices have just spiked on everyday items. We mostly shop at Walmart and fill in from Kroger. We are in Indiana. Does anyone see anything similar? CPI reported inflation at 3.8% at the end of August for all items and 2% excl food and energy. We're definitely seeing this.

Howdy, fellow Hoosier! :D

Yeah, I've noticed this too, and not just in Indiana. Prices have been going up most other places I've been lately, too. :(
 
This is one of the best opportunties to buy into what will wind up being one of the greatest bull markets in documented history.

If I had 100K I would not bat an eye buying all in with it, into silver. No joke. I'd be quite comfortable doing that.

why are you so sure gold won't outperform when pm's start rising again?
 
Am I 100% sure? No.

Does a 56 to 1 ratio make sense considering the Earth produces a 13 to 1 ratio with silver supplies at historic lows? No.

In 2008 the gsr reached 83. You obviously know way more than me. I just don't see why in the short-medium term it couldn't get that high again. Or even why it's less likely than reverting back downward.
 
I am a strong long who is very content sitting on my investment for another decade if need be.

Long term fundementals favor silver, in my opinion.

I've said this before:

Gold will do very very well. Silver has more potential, but more volatility. If you are in a situation where you may be forced to liquidate your core holdings at any time, gold is the better play.

If you have a steel (silver?!? :D) stomach and are content sitting on the investment for 3-10 years, I MUCH prefer silver.

In 2008 the gsr reached 83. You obviously know way more than me. I just don't see why in the short-medium term it couldn't get that high again. Or even why it's less likely than reverting back downward.
 
JUST FYI, I owned Gold Resources Corp. (GORO) recently but sold at first sign of the PM pullback. I got a notice from them for a shareholder vote on the company's plans to implement dividend payments in actual gold or silver. A shareholder would have the option to take the monthly cash dividend or let their dividend store up in the company's records until you have enough to request shipment of silver or gold bullion. Some of the questions asked on the vote was "would you be willing to receive in-kind dividends? would you be willing to pay for shipping of the PMs? Would you like a storage facility to hold your metals in?" and a few others i forget... The company is under attack by short sellers and their tricks, but I really like the management of GORO. Plus they are the only mining company I know of that will be paying dividends in actual PMs (if you elect to receive PMs). They have a goal of producing 300k equivalent gold ounces in 2013 at zero or negative production costs (due to using the sale of the other mined metals to offset gold production price)--that's 300 million in revenue at 1500 an oz. gold. Also, the management has stated that part of their financial strategy is to use 1/3 of revenue for dividends back to share holders, 1/3 to reinvest in the company, and 1/3 for taxes. They have both growth and income potential.

Keep in mind, though, that the price could go lower in the short term, but the prospects seem great for this company and I love the management. However, I haven't done in-depth research on the company, but what I have seen so far is good. Do your own research and understand the risks!
 
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Agreed. If silver keeps going down, a few billionaires will simply say 'Holy smokes that is a mega value investment - 50 million ounces please".

If it keeps dropping, within a few days you will not be able to get any physical - none. Wait times will be in the months.

I believe that's the game plan.

"If the American people ever allow private banks to control the issue of their currency, first by inflation, then by deflation, the banks and corporations that will grow up around [the banks] will deprive the people of all property until their children wake-up homeless on the continent their fathers conquered."
 
gold went up for many consecutive years, and being gold the primary metal for store of value used, when correcting makes silver less important in this "field". also the economic use of silver gets under pressure in current economic environment.. so we have 2 pressures down on the silver price: gold losing (temporarly) value as a store of value (making silver even lesser attractive) and on the other side the economic situation (copper also lost 1/4 of its value in the last week)..
add the margin calls of these days and speculative sellers and you get the picture.. but at this point i think there are already many sellers who quit and many buyers who enter

could it go further down? i wish i would know.. probably yes, but at 24 i would buy and would not care if it goes down further
 
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